Mechanical Engineering Degree Apprenticeship

Get started on an exciting and meaningful career path, working and learning at the same time on large-scale, innovative, and challenging projects. Learn from a multi-disciplinary team of industry experts as part of PM Group’s international network of offices.

Employer

PM Group is a leading International engineering, architecture, project and construction management firm. With a network of offices in Europe, Asia, and the US and a multi-discipline team of 3,500 people, we deliver complex, capital projects in the life sciences, food and beverages, mission critical/ICT, advanced manufacturing, energy, and environmental sectors. We are 100% employee owned, so we work together to make our company successful.

Job Role & Responsibilities

As a Mechanical Engineering Apprentice, your day-to-day role would involve, but not be limited to, the following activities:

• Read and interpret technical drawings, schematics, and computer-generated reports.
• Read and interpret schematics and P&IDs and translate them into schemes of work.
• Research and analyze vendor/supplier design proposals, specifications, manuals, and other data to evaluate the technical content, feasibility, cost, and maintenance suitability.
• Manage a wide variety of technical tasks using first engineering principles.
• Understand project health and safety aspects relating to mechanical engineering including CDM and supporting design risk assessments.
• Support senior and principal engineers on live projects with the preparation of design deliverables such as:
  • Drawings/sketches
  • Specifications
  • Data sheets
• Support the mechanical engineering department with administrative tasks to underpin broader learning within the business.

Why PM Group?

We will support you through a Level 6-degree apprenticeship in Mechanical Engineering at a local university, as well as providing personal and career development.

As an employee-owned company, we are inclusive, committed, and driven. Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability are the heart of our new 2025 business strategy. Click here to read more in our Corporate Responsibility and Health, Safety & Wellbeing Report 2022.

Inclusion and Diversity are core to our culture and values. Wherever we work, we commit to a culture of mutual respect and belonging by building a truly inclusive workplace rich in diverse people, talents, and ideas. Valuing the contributions of all our people and respecting individual differences will sustain our growth into the future.

PM Group is committed to ensuring our hiring process is fair and accessible to all and will provide candidates with disabilities with reasonable accommodations required to participate in the recruitment process. If you require any assistance in this regard, please let us know.

Requirements & Experience

• Excellent skills with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, etc.) with proficiency in a technical software package as a plus.
• Good verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work in a vibrant multi discipline design environment.
• Strong work ethic and the ability to produce accurate work to strict project deadlines.
• Flexibility to work both in design office and on construction teams.

University Criteria

• You will need 96 UCAS Points.
• Your Level 3 subjects must include mathematics and a science subject; for instance, A-level Mathematics and Physics or BTEC Extended Diploma in Engineering.
• Technology and engineering subjects and additional mathematics subjects (such as further maths and statistics) will be accepted as science subjects.
• You should also have five GCSEs at grade C or above or grade 4 to 9 (or equivalent), including English, Mathematics, and Science.
• If you have an HND/C in an appropriate engineering discipline, we'll consider you for entry to level HE5 of this programme, depending on the subject area of qualification and the level of maths and science that you have achieved.

You may be asked to undertake additional assessments (s) to determine your suitability for the course. You may be required to attend an interview and/or provide a portfolio of work.

Do not contact the employer directly, the University is acting as the training partner, not the employer and will require previous learning checks to be undertaken to assess suitability for course entry requirements.