Apprentice

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Are you looking for a career opportunity where you can complete a degree level apprenticeship in Civil Engineering?

If you’d like to gain a degree, without the debt, we are looking for a Civil Engineering Degree Apprentice to undertake this amazing opportunity to develop into a professional career.

As our apprentice, your affinity for mathematics and attention to detail will be a welcome addition to our team at South Gloucestershire Council who is making a real difference to the lives of the people who live, work and learn here.

We’ve achieved a great deal, but we are ambitious about the future. Join us and be part of something bigger.

How you’ll make a difference

Working in the Structures team in the Place Design and Operations (StreetCare) division you will be involved with the asset management of bridges and other highway structures that are essential to the highway network working efficiently. The team play a key lead role on major schemes in South Gloucestershire. The team work with other Local Authorities and partners across the West of England.

As our apprentice, you will contribute to the inspection, assessment and maintenance of our bridges and structures as well as supporting the team in carrying out the design of new structures and the design of strengthening existing structures. As we work in multi-discipline teams to deliver projects, you will learn and gain knowledge of a number of engineering disciplines to gain practical experience using the latest applications and technologies. You will develop skills, competencies and experience required to gain a professional qualification.

This is a practical role within the organisation, with a good balance between training and support, autonomy and flexibility.

Over the 5 year apprenticeship, you will be taught at UWE and will learn key engineering concepts, alongside vital professional skills in management, creative skills in design of civil and structural engineering and systems, practical skills in surveying, geographical information systems (GIS) and computer-aided design (CAD). You will have commitment to meet requirements of the professional training and ensure that all reporting and training documents are completed on time and to the quality standards agreed.

On successful completion, you will gain a BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering degree and will be working towards the Incorporated Engineer professional qualification.

You will get the opportunity to:

• Carry out inspection of bridges and highway structures to national standards
• Undertake the design, programming and implementation of engineering projects and schemes.
• Preparation of drawings, calculations, specifications, documents, consultation and publicity material, and scheme cost estimates.
• Arranging and supervising the implementation of schemes, including liaison with contractors and consultants, site supervision, survey and setting out work, and monitoring of scheme expenditure.
• Preparing reports and responding to enquiries and correspondence from MPs, Council Members, Parish Councils, other organisations, and the general public.