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Construction and the built environmentLevel 3Green occupationOCC0061 · ST0061

Building services engineering service and maintenance engineer

Building services engineering operative or technician · Technical · Building Services Engineering

The official framework — 84 requirements.

Every Knowledge, Skill and Behaviour below is the verbatim regulatory text of the Building services engineering service and maintenance engineer apprenticeship standard (v1.1). On EngTree, each one becomes a node — verified knowledge entries, training modules and End-Point Assessment evidence all map back to it.

Knowledge (45)

What the apprentice must understand

  • K1

    Regulations and legislation that impact the sector and its safe operation.

  • K2

    Company policy and procedure that impact the sector.

  • K3

    Individual and organisational consequences for non-compliance to regulations and legislation.

  • K4

    Principles of risk assessments, for example hierarchy of risk.

  • K5

    Methods of hazard identification and risk management.

  • K6

    Control measure application and method statements.

  • K7

    industry related procedures, processes, standards, specification, and codes of practice.

  • K8

    Principles of project management.

  • K9

    Principles of planning work programmes.

  • K10

    Scientific principles underpinning building services engineering including measurement, force and pressure, heat and power, materials, and electricity.

  • K11

    Sustainability principles and techniques.

  • K12

    Environmental and sustainability regulations, legislation, standards, and guidance.

  • K13

    Waste management techniques including recycling, reuse, and safe disposal of waste.

  • K14

    Principles and techniques of efficient use of resources, for example, materials, time, and cost.

  • K15

    Preparation requirements for starting work including setting out.

  • K16

    Principles of selection, use, securing and storing of hand and power tools, equipment, and components.

  • K17

    Factors that delay the completion of planned work.

  • K18

    Reasons for, and techniques in, amending or replanning of work.

  • K19

    Design, layout, and operating principles of the installation of systems.

  • K20

    Principles and practices of pre-commissioning building service engineering systems.

  • K21

    Principles, practices, and standard operating procedures of testing and commissioning building service engineering systems.

  • K22

    Principles, practices, and standard operating procedures of decommissioning building service engineering systems.

  • K23

    Materials, equipment, technologies, and processes used to complete planned maintenance activities on building services engineering systems.

  • K24

    Materials, equipment, technologies, and processes used to complete reactive maintenance activities on building services engineering systems.

  • K25

    Principles of isolating building services engineering systems.

  • K26

    Principles and practices of identification, diagnosis and resolution of faults in building service engineering systems.

  • K27

    Methodology for replacement of components.

  • K28

    Handover techniques and processes.

  • K29

    Principles of safe working with gas in systems and components.

  • K30

    Principles of safe working with electricity in systems and components.

  • K31

    Principles of safe working with oil in building service engineering systems and components.

  • K32

    Principles of safe working with hot and cold water in systems and components.

  • K33

    Principles of safe working with heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems and components.

  • K34

    Limits of competence on safe working with gas, electricity, HVAC, water, and oil.

  • K35

    Principles of mechanical sustainable energy systems for example, carbon reduction, solar, rainwater and heat recovery.

  • K36

    Principles and procedures for using information technology and digital systems to monitor and manage the operation of plant and equipment.

  • K37

    Principles and techniques of building management systems set points, time schedules and temperatures.

  • K38

    Types of documentation that a service and maintenance engineer may encounter and use.

  • K39

    Methods of interpreting and extracting relevant information such as manufacturer's instructions, drawings, plans, specifications, or previous reports.

  • K40

    Written communication techniques.

  • K41

    Spoken communication techniques. Giving and receiving information. Matching style to audience. Barriers in communication and how to overcome them.

  • K42

    Principles of providing internal feedback to improve the quality of business products and services.

  • K43

    Principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace.

  • K44

    When to escalate tasks and issues, and to whom.

  • K45

    Principles and practices of repairing components.

Skills (33)

What the apprentice must be able to do

  • S1

    Apply safe working practices and comply with safe working methods, including highlighting control method application and safe systems of work.

  • S2

    Comply with current company policies and procedures.

  • S3

    Undertake dynamic risk assessment to identify and manage a safe working environment.

  • S4

    Produce a risk assessment.

  • S5

    Produce a method statement.

  • S6

    Plan work activities.

  • S7

    Apply sustainable principles and techniques.

  • S8

    Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance.

  • S9

    Follow organisational and site procedures for waste management across the site.

  • S10

    Plan, organise, and carry out tasks in a way that utilises resources, for example cost, quality, safety, security, and environmental impact.

  • S11

    Plan, organise, prepare, and secure area of work for setting out and work activities.

  • S12

    Minimise delays to planned work.

  • S13

    Amend and replan work activities.

  • S14

    Prepare and maintain work areas to ensure safe access and egress for self and others.

  • S15

    Select, use, secure and store hand and power tools, equipment, and components.

  • S16

    Interpret information from sources such as manufacturer's instructions, drawings, plans, specifications, or previous reports.

  • S17

    Carry out testing and commissioning of a building services engineering system.

  • S18

    Carry out decommission of a building services engineering system.

  • S19

    Undertake planned maintenance activities to building services engineering systems.

  • S20

    Undertake reactive maintenance activities to building services engineering systems.

  • S21

    Isolate building service engineering systems.

  • S22

    Identify and diagnose faults and outline solutions for resolution.

  • S23

    Replace components.

  • S24

    Communicate options in writing for repairs, replacements or improvements including the impact of cost, and timescales in writing.

  • S25

    Handover completed maintenance activities.

  • S26

    Use information technology and digital systems to monitor and manage the operation of plant and equipment.

  • S27

    Record or enter information - paper based or electronic.

  • S28

    Provide internal feedback.

  • S29

    Communicate verbally with internal and external stakeholders using sector specific terminology.

  • S30

    Follow equity, diversity, and inclusion principles and policy.

  • S31

    Refer problems outside of own responsibility or authority to the relevant person.

  • S32

    Identify, carry out and record industry related continuing professional development (CPD) activities.

  • S33

    Repair components.

Behaviours (6)

How the apprentice must conduct themselves

  • B1

    Promotes safe working.

  • B2

    Supports equity, diversity, and inclusivity workplace culture.

  • B3

    Takes personal responsibility for sustainable outcomes.

  • B4

    Takes ownership of work, performance, and training, committing continued professional development (CPD).

  • B5

    Adapt to new and changing situations with stakeholders.

  • B6

    Collaborate with customers, other trades and the whole team.

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