Civil Engineering Technician Apprentice
Level 3

Apprenticeship Summary

Sanderson Associates have an exciting career opportunity. The Apprentice Technician will support the Civils design team in delivering highway and drainage projects, including drafting, surveying, site inspections and meetings. You will be mentored by experienced staff throughout your apprenticeship.

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you’ll do at work

• Provide technical support in the preparation of drawings, specifications, and reports for new highway schemes and improvements to existing infrastructure, including works under Section 278 and Section 38 Agreements
• Assist in the collection, collation, and review of existing utility records and statutory undertakers’ information
• Assistance in undertaking levels design in accordance with current design standards, utilising relevant design manuals, local authority requirements, and software such as Civil 3D
• Assistance in the preparation of highways, external works, levels, and drainage drawings to support planning application submissions, primarily for highway and drainage projects
• Undertake design tasks using AutoCAD, AutoTrack, and drainage design software such as Causeway Flow
• Assistance in the liaison with clients, highway authorities, utility providers, and other stakeholders to support the detailed design process and secure necessary approvals
• Assist senior staff as required, including attending meetings and preparing meeting notes with clients, local authorities and consultants from various disciplines

Where you’ll work

Sanderson House
Jubilee Way, Grange Moor
Wakefield
WF4 4TD

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Your training course

Civil engineering technician (level 3)

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Training Schedule

• 2 ½ Year Apprenticeship Programme
• Civil Engineering, Knowledge, skills & Behaviours – delivered in the workplace
• Level 3 BTEC in Civil Engineering – Day Release or Remote Delivery
• Specialist Training Programme Blocks of your choice
• End Point Assessment – Knowledge Test, Practical Test and Presentation/Interview
• Specialist Training in industry software

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

• English (grade 4+)
• Mathematics (grade 4+)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Team working
• Initiative

Other Requirements

This is a pathway of progression to becoming a Professionally Qualified Chartered Engineer.

About this Employer

Sanderson Associates Consulting Engineers are a specialist firm of Highways, Traffic, Transportation and Water Consulting Engineers, and part of Fairhurst Group LLP. The business was founded in January 1987 at a small office located in Holmfirth and now resides at Grange Moor, situated midway between Huddersfield and Wakefield and benefiting from being in very close proximity to both the M1 and M62. We support our Clients through ALL aspects of access planning to deliver cost effective solutions and to satisfy the planning requirements in both the Private and Public Sectors. From an initial site review to planning appeals and site supervision during Highway construction works, Sanderson Associates deliver objective and bespoke advice to ensure best value for money solutions. In June 2016 we became part of the large multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy firm, Fairhurst Group LLP who employ in the region of 400-500 staff across all disciplines of design. In addition to our Planning, Detailed Design and Construction services Fairhurst can extend support by providing Geo/Environmental, Civil & Structural Engineering, Landscape Architecture, Planning Consultancy services and other specialist disciplines from its network of 17 offices located throughout the UK.

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After this apprenticeship

Once you have completed your apprenticeship, you will have the chance to work as a qualified civil engineering technician, which in turn can lead on to a Project/Principal Technician role. Chartership (EngTech, MICE) through the Institution of Civil Engineering will also be encouraged.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

Declan McDonnell

[email protected]

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000027008.