Mid Green occupationEngineering and manufacturing
Engineering design technician - Electrical power design technician
Producing engineering designs and drawings for components, structures and systems used in industrial and commercial construction.
Summary
This occupation is found in a wide range of industries of national importance including but not limited to power and water infrastructure, petrochemical, oil and gas, nuclear, renewables, food and drink processing, defence, chemicals and pharmaceuticals. This is a core and options apprenticeship standard. Apprentices will be trained and assessed against the core and one option. There are five options:
• Electrical power design technician
• Control and instrumentation design technician
• Mechanical design technician
• Piping design technician
• Structural design technician
The broad purpose of the occupation is to contribute to the preparation of design solutions and produce designs, drawings or models for structures, piping, electrical systems, control and instrumentation systems or mechanical components. They must understand technical models, drawings and specifications and be able to create their own. They will identify factors likely to affect design decisions, produce Computer Aided Design (CAD) models and engineering drawings and be able to communicate design information to internal and external parties.
In their daily work, an employee in this occupation interacts with a range of internal and external stakeholders. They are usually based at office locations within project design teams and occasionally work at on-site locations. They are required to understand on-site hazards and health, safety and environmental requirements.
An employee in this occupation will be responsible for contributing to the design of engineering components, structures and systems. They will typically report to an engineering design manager for supervision, greater levels of technical guidance and support, review approvals and sign-off.
Typical job titles include
- Building information modelling (bim) technician and industrial design technician | Cad technician | Control and instrumentation design technician | Design technician | Draughtsperson | Drawing technician | Electrical design technician | Engineering design technician | Engineering designer | Mechanical design technician | Piping design technician | Structural design technician | Systems design technician
Knowledge, skills and behaviours (KSBs)
K1:
Requirements of company management systems, policies and procedures and codes of ethical working.
K2:
Documentation: methods and requirements, data management and change control - electronic and paper.
K3:
Awareness of engineering standards and regulations, relevance to the occupation and technician's responsibilities: International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO), European Norm (EN) and British Standards (BS) for engineering representations, drawings and graphical information.
K4:
Common engineering principles and the application of maths and science to engineering.
K5:
Fundamentals of engineering drawing and design as defined by BS8888.
K6:
Digital Literacy: Digital interfaces, email, Management Information Systems (MIS), spreadsheets, presentations, word processing, virtual communication, learning platforms, work collaboration platforms. General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Cyber security.
K7:
Factors to consider in choice of materials and components: cost, quality, physical properties.
K8:
Principles of sustainability and the circular economy. Energy efficiency and reuse of materials. Recycling procedures. Principles of control and management of emissions and waste. Efficient use of resources.
K9:
Factors to consider in design safety and environmental impact: security, risk, whole life cycle impact, carbon emissions and end of use plans.
K10:
Factors to consider in design end-user perspective and experience: ergonomics, aesthetics, the intended use and purpose of the design.
K11:
Manufacturing and construction methods.
K12:
Relevance and application of Building Information Modelling (BIM).
K13:
Verbal communication techniques: Giving and receiving information. Matching style to audience. Barriers in communication and how to overcome them. Engineering terminology.
K14:
Written communication techniques: Plain English principles. Report writing. Engineering terminology
K15:
Non-verbal communication techniques: Gestures, facial expressions, tone of voice, eye contact, body language.
K16:
Equality Act - Equality, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace. Unconscious bias.
K17:
Awareness of health and safety regulations, relevance to the occupation and the technician's responsibilities. Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (CDM), Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH), Display Screen Equipment, due diligence, electrical safety and compliance, emergency evacuation procedures, Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 – responsibilities, isolation and emergency stop procedures, lone working, management systems of occupational health and safety ISO45001, manual handling, near-miss reporting, noise regulations, Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR). Risk assessments, safe systems of work, safety equipment: guards, signage, fire extinguishers, situational awareness, slips, trips and falls, types of hazards. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), working at height, working in confined spaces.
K18:
Constructability principles.
K19:
Measuring techniques for reverse engineering.
K20:
Quality assurance procedures for engineering design.
K21:
Option 1. Basic electrical principles: Ohms Law, power, terminology, generating, transforming.
K22:
Option 1. Principles of electrical regulations: Electricity at Work Regulations 1989, BS7671.
K23:
Option 1. The drawing principles, electrical symbols, hatchings notifications and conventions required for producing standard designs.
K24:
Option 1. Principles of producing general arrangements and detailed electrical power production drawings.
K25:
Option 1. Cable types, specification and installation requirements.
K26:
Option 1. Digital tools and techniques used in electrical power engineering design. CAD and BIM.
Technical Educational Products
- ST0164: Engineering design technician - Electrical power design technician (Level 3) Approved for delivery
- TL0003a: Design and development for engineering and manufacturing - Design and Development: Mechanical Engineering (Level 3)
Technical education progression
- TL0003b: Design and development for engineering and manufacturing - Design and Development: Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Level 3) Technical education progression
- Reference:
- OCC0164B
- Status:
Approved occupation
- Average (median) salary:
- £32,034 per year
- SOC 2020 code:
- 3120 CAD, drawing and architectural technicians
- SOC 2020 sub unit groups:
- 3120/02 BIM and CAD technicians
- 3120/99 CAD, drawing and architectural technicians n.e.c.
S1:
Apply health and safety procedures and safe systems of work in compliance with regulations and standards.
S2:
Work in accordance with the design process, company management systems, policies and procedures.
S3:
Review and interpret technical information and requirements from different sources such as specifications, engineering drawings, concepts, stakeholders.
S4:
Identify and assess factors that affect designs such as materials, application, location, risk and environment.
S5:
Select materials and parts.
S6:
Propose and evaluate ideas for sustainable engineering concepts to solve engineering challenges.
S7:
Develop solutions that can be manufactured or built, and proven, operated and maintained during their operational life and decommissioned or recycled at the end of their operational life.
S8:
Provide feedback on engineering designs.
S9:
Apply quality assurance procedures to engineering drawings or models, including own designs and those of peers.
S10:
Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
S11:
Produce written documents, schedules and reports.
S12:
Identify, organise and use resources to complete tasks with consideration for cost, quality, safety, security and environmental impact.
S13:
Identify inaccuracies or discrepancies in drawings and specifications and propose solutions.
S14:
Incorporate changes to an existing design as a result of any modifications made during the as-built implementation.
S15:
Create concepts for system layouts and associated components.
S16:
Read, interpret and establish design intent.
S17:
Determine the correct tolerances for components of the design.
S18:
Follow equality, diversity and inclusion procedures.
S19:
Perform simple calculations to use in design drawings.
S20:
Use measuring techniques for reverse engineering.
S21:
Option 1. Produce general arrangements of electrical power.
S22:
Option 1. Produce detailed drawings of electrical power components such as wires connection, voltage, capacity, main switches.
S23:
Option 1. Identify cable types and application.
S24:
Option 1. Use digital tools such as CAD and BIM to produce electrical power project deliverables such as output drawings and electrical designs.
Technical Educational Products
- ST0164: Engineering design technician - Electrical power design technician (Level 3) Approved for delivery Technical education progression
- TL0003a: Design and development for engineering and manufacturing - Design and Development: Mechanical Engineering (Level 3) Technical education progression
- TL0003b: Design and development for engineering and manufacturing - Design and Development: Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Level 3) Technical education progression
- Reference:
- OCC0164B
- Status:
- Approved occupation
- Average (median) salary:
- £32,034 per year
- SOC 2020 code:
- 3120 CAD, drawing and architectural technicians
- SOC 2020 sub unit groups:
- 3120/02 BIM and CAD technicians
- 3120/99 CAD, drawing and architectural technicians n.e.c.
B1:
Take personal responsibility for and promote health and safety.
B2:
Take personal responsibility for own sustainable working practices.
B3:
Respond and adapt to work demands and situations.
B4:
Act ethically.
B5:
Act professionally.
B6:
Be committed to continued professional development (CPD) to maintain and enhance competence in own area of practice.
B7:
Supportive of the needs and concerns of others, for example relating to diversity and inclusion.
Technical Educational Products
- ST0164: Engineering design technician - Electrical power design technician (Level 3) Approved for delivery Technical education progression
- TL0003a: Design and development for engineering and manufacturing - Design and Development: Mechanical Engineering (Level 3) Technical education progression
- TL0003b: Design and development for engineering and manufacturing - Design and Development: Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Level 3) Technical education progression
- Reference:
- OCC0164B
- Status:
- Approved occupation
- Average (median) salary:
- £32,034 per year
- SOC 2020 code:
- 3120 CAD, drawing and architectural technicians
- SOC 2020 sub unit groups:
- 3120/02 BIM and CAD technicians
- 3120/99 CAD, drawing and architectural technicians n.e.c.
