Civil Engineering Technician Apprenticeship Level 3
TONY GEE AND PARTNERS LLP
Gloucestershire (GL10 3UT)
Closes in 31 days (Sunday 1 June 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 23 April 2025
Contents
Summary
The successful candidate will be involved in a successful civil engineering design consultancy assisting with the design of public infrastructure across the UK such as railways, highways, power & energy and the temporary works structures to facilitate the construction.
- Wage
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£17,000 a year
- Training course
- Civil engineering technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Start and finish flexible. 5 days per week, Monday - Friday.
Min 7.5hrs per day
Hours per week: 37.5
Breaks and lunchtime: Flexible. Min. 30mins, max. 1.5hrs
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 September 2025
- Duration
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3 years 3 months
- Positions available
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2
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
Initially the successful candidate will train and become competent in drawing and modelling the civil engineering designs using a variety of software packages, whilst completing the college course one day a week. The role will be office-based in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, working with a team of engineers and CAD technicians with the opportunity to do occasional site visits to support our clients.
Following successful completion of the Level 3 apprenticeship and obtaining the EngTech qualification with the Institution of Civil Engineers, the candidate can choose to specialise in CAD drawings/modelling or, if the business need supports it, can progress onto a degree level course and potentially progress through to chartered civil engineer.
Daily duties:
- Prepare documentation including but not limited to drawings, models, estimates, schedules, quantities as directed by a Project Engineer.
- Prepare drawings and models in accordance with the company’s BIM manual.
- Liaise with both internal and external stakeholders as directed by a Project Engineer.
- Participate in site surveys and investigations as required.
- Co-ordinate with other BIM technicians/designers in the regional offices and between Groups.
- Undertake a relevant apprenticeship qualification as agreed.
- Check drawings including reinforced concrete schedules.
Where you’ll work
301 Stonehouse Park
Sperry Way
Stonehouse
Gloucestershire
GL10 3UT
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
NEW COLLEGE SWINDON
Your training course
Civil engineering technician (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
- Apply appropriate civil engineering principles, techniques, and methods, including mathematical, scientific, and technical know-how, to civil engineering and the construction process
- Apply key principles, techniques and methods of data and technical information collection, analysis, and evaluation to support the delivery of civil engineering models, designs, and technical solutions
- Operate appropriate software packages for data gathering and analysis, such as Computer Aided Design (CAD) or Building Information Modelling (BIM), to create technical drawings, models and designs using relevant conventions and engineering terminology
- Apply statutory health, safety and welfare policies, procedures, and regulations in the civil engineering environment, using risk management processes, procedures, and documentation
- Support and contribute to the production or modification of civil engineering technical solutions in accordance with relevant industry standards, regulations, and procedures and codes of practice
- Apply environmental policies and sustainable principles in civil engineering projects, recognising the need to reduce carbon use, lower emissions and plan for wider sustainability
- Plan, carry out and manage own work in line with quality assurance, recognising the wider implications to customer needs, and within cost and resource limitations
- Consider equality, diversity and inclusion in the delivery of civil engineering projects
- Apply document control processes and procedures using the approved processes, maintaining quality compliance when creating or amending engineering documentation
- Communicate using appropriate methods for the audience, and incorporate relevant and appropriate terms, standards, and data
- Apply ethical principles to civil engineering projects, including the secure use of data and information
- Plan, undertake and review their own professional competence, regularly updating and reviewing their CPD to improve performance
- Apply appropriate civil engineering principles, techniques, and methods, including mathematical, scientific, and technical know-how, to civil engineering and the construction process
- Apply key principles, techniques and methods of data and technical information collection, analysis, and evaluation to support the delivery of civil engineering models, designs, and technical solutions
- Operate appropriate software packages for data gathering and analysis, such as Computer Aided Design (CAD) or Building Information Modelling (BIM), to create technical drawings, models and designs using relevant conventions and engineering terminology
- Apply statutory health, safety and welfare policies, procedures, and regulations in the civil engineering environment, using risk management processes, procedures, and documentation
- Support and contribute to the production or modification of civil engineering technical solutions in accordance with relevant industry standards, regulations, and procedures and codes of practice
- Apply environmental policies and sustainable principles in civil engineering projects, recognising the need to reduce carbon use, lower emissions and plan for wider sustainability
- Plan, carry out and manage own work in line with quality assurance, recognising the wider implications to customer needs, and within cost and resource limitations
- Consider equality, diversity and inclusion in the delivery of civil engineering projects
- Apply document control processes and procedures using the approved processes, maintaining quality compliance when creating or amending engineering documentation
- Communicate using appropriate methods for the audience, and incorporate relevant and appropriate terms, standards, and data
- Apply ethical principles to civil engineering projects, including the secure use of data and information
- Plan, undertake and review their own professional competence, regularly updating and reviewing their CPD to improve performance
Your training plan
- An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation.
- New College Swindon
Your training course
- Civil engineering technician
- Equal to level 3 (A level)
More training information
- Throughout your 39-month apprenticeship, we will allocate to you a workplace mentor to give you the guidance and support needed for completing your Level 3 Civil Engineering Technician course.
- Level 3 National Diploma in Civil Engineering.
- This will involve day release learning at New College, Swindon.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- Maths and English (grade 4 or above)
- Science (grade 4 or above)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Perseverance and Diligence
Other requirements
This advert may close early if the positions are filled before the closing date.
About this company
Tony Gee is rooted in a story of perseverance in pursuit of engineering excellence. This remains a staple part of our culture and informs every aspect of life at Tony Gee. Our culture is pastoral, encouraging collaboration and teamwork at every step. As with our forefathers, we retain an open-minded approach to constantly evolving our culture and this means evolving our people too, through training, adoption of new technologies and one eye on sustainability to inform our working practices. For our clients, this means that our work is always the best it should be, anticipating challenges and revealing possibilities, avoiding waste and better serving the needs of society and the environment – for today and the future. Our culture shapes everything we do, from how we approach challenges to how we interact with one another and our environment. It’s defined by six key principles: Curiosity, Respect, Excellence, Agility, Teamwork, and Empowerment.
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Company benefits
Health insurance. Life insurance.
After this apprenticeship
- Progression to specialise in CAD/BIM deliverables.
- Subject to business need, the option to progress to degree level apprenticeship and later potentially chartered civil engineer.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
NEW COLLEGE SWINDON
Kirsty Quittelier
kirsty.quittelier@newcollege.ac.uk
07564 576 155
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000316647.
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Closes in 31 days (Sunday 1 June 2025 at 11:59pm)
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