Degree Apprenticeship Vacancies

You'll work closely with the Natural Resources, Infrastructure  team to design and deliver projects that are key to the UK's infrastructure

Your day to day will include:

• Responsible for maintaining setting out and dimensional control, to ensure accurate construction of the work. (Initially assisting the project engineer and then taking them over once competent)

• Assisting in managing systems to enable the progress of work to be reviewed against time, quality, dimensions and quantity with the site teams and project engineer

• Taking responsibility for regularly checking the setting out points and benchmarks and checking that all setting out instruments and measuring equipment are delivered to site with a calibration certificate and recorded accordingly

• Be aware of the provisions of the Kier Health and Safety Management System and to assist in its implementation to ensure a safe working environment

  Attending university during pre-determined block weeks to attend lectures and meet other students on your coursetypically 5 years part-time alongside employment

Requirements

Skills

• Communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Problem solving skills
• Number skills
• Analytical skills
• Logical
• Initiative

Other requirements

A Level: AAA

AAA grades at A level, to include Mathematics and a Physical Science. Applicants with strong profile but without A level Mathematics will be subject to passing appropriate assessment.

BTEC Extended Diploma grade DDD including the two Mathematics units, 'Calculus to Solve Engineering Problems' and 'Further Engineering Mathematics'.

Where a candidate has already gained an undergraduate degree this may be offered to meet entry requirements. Please note that, due to the funded nature of a Degree Apprenticeship programme, applicants with undergraduate degrees in comparable subjects may not be eligible to be recruited.

Level 2

All apprentices are required to have Level 2 English and Maths prior to taking the End Point Assessment and these Level 2 qualifications are expected as an entry requirement.

Training schedule

• BEng (Hons) Civil and Infrastructure Engineering Degree Apprenticeship delivered by the University of Warwick
• Duration typically 5 years part-time alongside employment
• Apprentices will complete both on-the-job training and academic study, contributing to the degree qualification

Training is delivered through a blend of:

• Workplace learning (majority of time)
• Off-the-job university study (minimum 20%)
• Study is typically delivered in block release at the University of Warwick (Coventry), consisting of several one-week teaching blocks per year
• The programme includes lectures, seminars, laboratory work, project work and assessments
• Leads to a full Bachelor of Engineering degree and completion of the Level 6 Civil Engineer apprenticeship standard

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

• English (grade 4)
• Maths (grade 4)

Desirable qualifications

A Level in:

• Maths (grade A)
• Physics (grade A)

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
• Problem solving skills
• Presentation skills
• Number skills
• Analytical skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Initiative
• Non judgemental
• Patience