Assistant Technician Review

On a day to day basis I took the role of a Revit Technician within a project team. Using my knowledge of services (gained via the college courses and on site learning) to coordinate various building projects. This involves modelling services such as pipework, cable trays, ductwork and various other services to different levels of detail.

I have learnt a lot with regards to building services that I wouldn't have learnt outside of the apprenticeship. I gained my knowledge via the college course, CPDs, and listening to experienced engineers.

I enjoy working in project teams as you build a good relationship with those around you. I believe this has helped build my people skills in general. The work can be very stressful due to tight deadlines and demanding clients, however this is all made easier by having the support of your team.

I feel valued via my involvement within projects and the responsibilities I am given however, other than perhaps a bit of praise mentioned in my yearly appraisal, I didn't recieve much appreciation from my manager. Internal recognition is also quite hard to recieve other than in your project teams as everyone is working hard.

The programme is well structured. I believe the training at work that you recieve could be better. In my particular area I found that people at college could take on certain assignments quite easily (calculations etc.) where as because my day to day job consisted mainly of revit, I struggled with these calculations more than I perhaps would have at other companies. Studying was done all out of working hours, but I did find that engineers were ready to help support you in your study / give you helpful information. I do believe the mentor meetings were well organised as well as the programme itself.

The support from various colleges were good. They helped with any additional questions you had, or helped 1 on 1 if you were struggling with a particular area.

I found I had enough support from my Mentor and engineers around the office with help with anything technical.

At the moment it meets my costs quite well as I live with parents, however if I wasn't then I would struggle.

Yes, in fact I am moving to Japan through work this year. Arup are a fantastic company with regards to global mobility.

Yes

Despite being the only company that I have worked for, they have to be one of the most 'family' like companies there is. When you come to work you really do feel this way. Overall they provide good support, and although the pay packet may not be the highest with regards to competitors, they provide excellent training with regards to the latest software and design methods.

I would say that it takes dedication to work at Arup, however if you put in, you will definitely see the rewards come out of the prcoess. The interview was relaxed, and is not something worth stressing over as long as you are honest, and yourself.