Our Higher and Degree Apprenticeships in Technical will provide you with the experience, training and support you need to become a future Technical Co-ordinator. Technical Coordinators ensure that each Barratt home is tailored to local design code - with carefully engineered structures and placemaking - and that they align with our 'Great Places' ethos. As you progress, you’ll work with internal designers and engineers, urban designers and planners on a variety of schemes.
Our Technical team bridge the gap between the Land, Quantity Surveying and Construction departments, managing and leading sites from purchase through to construction. It’s a role that required detailed technical design knowledge and an understanding of civil engineering. As part of the Technical team, your duties will include selecting materials and house types for schemes; reviewing floor plans and layouts; investigating topographical levels and highways; developing sustainable drainage strategies and adopting modern methods of construction (MMC) in your design solutions. You’ll work both onsite and in the office, and will need to consider both design requirements and the needs of yours and the Construction teams.
You’ll need to communicate design changes to various departments, and develop your project management skills, particularly when working with external consultants. You’ll form an essential part in Barratt Developments' drive towards a zero-carbon future by 2030, using innovative, cost-effective design approaches such as timber-frame construction, spantherm and airtight insulation. We need enthusiastic people who are willing to learn. Creativity and an analytical mind are integral to delivering high-quality homes.
Your university modules will provide academic teaching on best practice, regulation, and everything an exceptional Technical professional needs to master. By the time you’ve finished, we hope you’ll be running a site of your own. Your degree will equip you with the latest information about modern construction methods and sustainable building techniques, plus people and management skills. For a detailed overview including course length, click here.
Our apprenticeships award two industry-recognised qualifications:
You’ll start on the Higher Apprenticeship unless you already meet the criteria for a Degree Apprenticeship. We want all Apprentices to complete the Degree Apprenticeship, so if you successfully complete the Higher Apprenticeship, then you’ll be automatically enrolled onto the Degree Apprenticeship in the following academic year.
You’ll join as a Trainee Technical Coordinator and start your journey along the technical department career pathway from day one alongside your academic studies. Promotion in the role is based on your performance on the job, and so even before you’ve completed your degree, we’d expect you to become a qualified Assistant Technical Coordinator or Technical Coordinator. From there, the future is yours. We’re an ageing workforce and one of our key reasons for creating this programme is to support people to become leaders of the future. That could be as a Senior Technical Coordinator, or into a Technical Manager, Design Manager or Technical Director role.
Degree Apprenticeship
We have submitted an application to the Chartered Institute of Builders (CIOB) and Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT) for the BSc (Hons) Professional Practice in Technical Design and Management, which you will acquire upon completion of your Degree Apprenticeship to be an accredited degree. We hope this process will be complete by April 2022. Subject to our application being accepted, if you are interested in becoming a chartered member of the CIOB or CIAT following completion of your degree, we will provide support and funding in helping you achieve this accreditation.
Search & applyTo join a Higher or Degree Apprenticeship, you must have a keen interest in customer expectation and commercial needs. It’s a big commitment: you’ll need manage real work on-site while furthering your education.
To qualify for a Higher Apprenticeship you’ll need one of the following:
Those completing the Higher Apprenticeship will automatically be enrolled onto the Degree Apprenticeship following completion. However, if you already have one of the following, you may be able to join the Degree Apprenticeship programme directly:
For entrants with an Armed Forces background, factors such as work experience, previous qualifications or skills gained may be accounted for in place of formal qualifications.
You’re well-rounded with the initiative to make decisions and the awareness to understand how they will impact the wider business.
You understand the importance of customer satisfaction and you’re always looking to improve their experience.
You work well with people and understand the importance of teamwork, account for differences in personalities, and value honest, open feedback.
A confident communicator in any situation, you’re sensitive to other people’s views, but can present your own in a positive and persuasive manner.
You work tirelessly to achieve objectives; thinking laterally, overcoming challenges, resolving issues and delivering.
You adapt positively to new challenges and don’t mind stepping out of your comfort zone, especially to improve yourself and the business.
Join Barratt, and you’ll join the best of the best. We have 5 star housebuilder status, and are the only major housebuilder to have been awarded this 5 star rating for fifteen years in a row. What’s more, for the past seventeen years, our Site Managers have won more NHBC Pride in the Job Awards than any other housebuilder’s. And since 2018, 84 of our team have graduated with a BSc (Hons). If you’re looking to build a lasting career, there’s no better place to learn.
Our vacancies and locations for this programme vary each year. To find out this year’s locations and roles, please check on the application form by clicking ‘Search jobs'. If you want to find out more about our different locations, visit our ‘Locations’ section.
Remember, selection is a two-way process. We want to find out more about you, but you need to ask about us too. Applications open between February and June, although we’d recommend you apply as soon as possible, as some locations close their vacancies early.
Search and apply for the programme using the link below, ensuring that you attach your CV. Here are some additional hints and tips on submitting a great application.
If successful, you’ll be invited to participate in a video interview, where you’ll be asked about your key skills, commercial awareness and motivations. Here are some hints and tips on how to prepare for your video interview.
Assessment centres will take place from April onwards and will include a short pre-prepared presentation and interview with a Director from your local office. Here are some hints and tips on how to prepare for your Assessment Centre.
If successful at the video interview stage, you’ll complete a University application to check your eligibility against the entry criteria.
Successful applicants will receive their offers from May onwards. We’ll also help you complete the remainder of your University eligibility activities, which include:
You can find out more about the Sheffield Hallam University eligibility process here.
You’ll start your job with us from October, with your induction at Sheffield Hallam University taking place the following January.
Head over to our FAQ page and take a look at the Higher and Degree Apprentices section
