Design & Technical Trainee in Warrington

Overview: A Design & Technical Trainee role at Vistry Group, starting Sept 2026 in Warrington. You will support the technical team with planning, coordination and design tasks from tender to post-contract, gaining hands-on experience while completing a Level 4 Apprenticeship.

Responsibilities:

• Identification of client requirements in construction projects
• Identification of health and safety risks in the design of projects
• Checking of compliance with regulations on a construction project
• Minimise the environmental impact of construction projects
• Assisting architects with the development of detailed design on a construction project
• Co-ordinate design information on a construction project
• Monitoring of quality on a construction project
• Assisting commercial staff with the monitoring of costs on a construction project, interpret and compare performance information to choose compliant materials, components and parts
• Select and use technical literature and other sources of information and data
• Produce design and technical drawings, designs, and models using analytical and computer-based software packages
• Produce technical design solutions
• Comply with industry standards, CDM, statutory regulation and legislation, policies and codes of practice
• Comply with health, safety and welfare regulations, standards and guidance
• Complete risk assessments to identify, evaluate and mitigate risk
• Apply principles of sustainable development and assess impact
• Apply ethical and data security principles to design projects
• Prepare written design reports
• Interact with the operation and maintenance of a Common Data Environment (CDE) and ensure this maintains integrity and follows agreed protocols and data security
• Handle information including validating, managing, disseminating and storing throughout all stages of a project or asset
• Identify design defects and solve problems to advise a compliant outcome, escalate issues or concerns
• Apply quality assurance techniques
• Use computer-based software systems and packages to manage construction projects (e.g., BIM tools, data analytics and databases)
• Conduct site inspections of designs and report findings
• Comply with sustainability regulations, standards and guidance including the management and designing out of waste
• Optimise energy use through design of efficient fabric, passive and active design solutions, low energy lighting, building controls, energy performance
• Optimise site potential and building space
• Communicate with internal and external stakeholders using sector-specific terminology
• Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders
• Apply project management techniques (e.g., project budgets, estimating, cost control, cost forecasting, investment appraisal)
• Interpret and extract relevant information from drawings, specifications and work instructions including BIM and other task-specific modelling software
• Apply mathematical, statistical and data interpretation tools to interpret and solve technical, engineering and design problems

Qualifications:

• GCSEs: English and Maths (Grade 4 or above)
• A Level in any relevant subject (Grade: Pass)
• T Level in any relevant subject (Grade: Pass)
• BTEC in any relevant subject (Grade: Pass)
• Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience

Skills:

• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Customer care skills
• Problem solving skills
• Presentation skills
• Administrative skills
• Number skills
• Analytical skills
• Logical thinking
• Team working
• Creative

About Vistry Group: Vistry Group came together at the start of 2020, bringing together the energy, talent and deep-rooted experience of Bovis Homes, Linden Homes and Countryside Partnerships. We are all about people, and it is our people, around 3000 of us, who have created a UK top-five housebuilder, with a five-star rating. We care about the wellbeing of our people and we value diversity and inclusion, seeking to create a supportive, dynamic environment where talented and dedicated people can develop their career.

Benefits: Competitive salary & bonus, up to 34 days' leave, 2 volunteering days, private medical, enhanced family leave, strong pension, life assurance, shares schemes, rewards portal and extensive employee benefits.