- GMFJ Reference
85974
- Wages
£5.77 p/h
- Hours
40.00 per week
- Date Posted
18/05/2018
- Start Date
03/09/2018
- Approx. Duration
18 Months
- Location
Stoke-on-Trent
- Status
Now Taking Applications
- Sector
Construction
- Opportunity Type
Advanced Level 3
- Employer
Withheld
Description
As a Civil Engineering Apprentice what will I be doing?
On this Civil Engineering apprenticeship you’ll learn all the skills you need to assist with the preparation and delivery of technical solutions to engineering problems. You will learn how to liaise between the engineers, management and operatives in a Highways Environment, and undertake activities such as preparing technical designs, drawings and documentation including setting out, site measurements, quality control and checking and reporting on progress. Following the apprenticeship programme we would expect you to have developed skills in:
- Working independently using your own initiative
- Principles of highway management and maintenance
- Understand safe working practices, Health and Safety and CDM regulations within the work environment
- Using CAD design tools
- Information, quantities and communicating with others
- Building methods and construction technology
- Mathematics for civil engineers
- Planning and design process and environmental considerations
- Using specific Information technology solutions used within the contract
- Commercial awareness
- Supervisory skills
- Managing excavation and plant
Onsite Experience
In addition to the formal training programme you will receive hands on experience including mentoring and coaching from experienced members of the team.
There will be a rotational work programme to gain experience of numerous different aspects of the Highways Sector and Suffolk Highways business including:
- Designing improvement schemes
- Designing surfacing and surface dressing schemes
- Designing footway and drainage improvement schemes
- Planning and programming
- Control hub
- Operations
- Health, safety and environment
- Quality and performance management
- Commercial and estimating
For more information about this vacancy please contact Learning Skills Partnership on 01482338840 (Ref ID: 85974)
Company website : www.kier.co.uk
- Good standards of written and verbal communication
- IT literate
- Able to work in a team
- Willingness to learn
- Customer service skills
- UK driving licence
4 GCSE’s grades 9-4 (A*-C) or equivalent including Maths, English and a Science subject
On this apprenticeship programme you will complete an Advanced Apprenticeship in Civil Engineering Technician with the CITB where you will gain:
- Level 3 Construction Diploma in Civil Engineering
- Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Construction Contracting Operations
- Level 2 Functional Skills (maths and English)
- Personal Learning and Thinking Skills
- Interest in construction/engineering
- Self-motivated
- Able to work under pressure and to deadlines
- Ability to work outside in all weather conditions
This is very much the start of an exciting career in the construction industry with wide ranging prospects which may span a number of roles.
The initial stages of the programme will provide the essential grounding and understanding of what is a challenging environment. As the programme progresses, depending on the role you choose to pursue, you may progress to a professionally recognised qualification providing the foundations for a career which can lead to the management of site teams.
Options include engineering, quantity surveying, site management, planning, buying, estimating, designing and many more.
Kier is committed to the long term development of their staff. The Construction Technician programme is very much the start, apprentices who display the required abilities and attitude will become permanent employees.
Progression Opportunities
- Foundation degree/HND in civil engineering
- Highways Design Engineer
- Supervisor/Manager in Highways Maintenance
- Quantity Surveyor/Estimator
- Planner/programmer
This role may involve some travelling, specifically in order to attend the training facility to undertake your academic training, as such a driving licence would be beneficial. This apprenticeship may involve working weekends and may involve working in the evenings. A career in construction may involve being based on projects in various locations.