Civil Engineering Degree Apprenticeship

EN:Able Futures CIC

Stockton-On-Tees (TS17 6PT)

Closes on Tuesday 1 July 2025

Posted on 8 May 2025


Summary

EN:Able Futures, an award winning apprenticeship employer have partnered with The Civil & Structural Engineering Team of Alan Wood & Partners in Stockton who are currently recruiting an Apprentice to support the daily needs of projects within the team.

Wage

£14,722.50 to £23,809.50, depending on your age

National Minimum Wage

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Training course
Civil engineer (level 6)
Hours
Monday- Friday, 8.30am- 5.00pm, with 1 hour lunch.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

5 years

Positions available

1

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

  • Receive brief from Project Leader with regard to project, design team and concept design information
  • Contribute to concept design with guidance from a Senior Engineer
  • Develop detailed design for Project Leader approval
  • Send agreed alterations to design team for comment
  • Attend design team meetings alongside a Senior Engineer
  • Produce detailed design information including calculations and design sketches
  • Obtain sign off approval from Project Leader
  • Send detailed design information to design team or Local Authority
  • Respond to queries resulting from the tender process and contractor
  • Attend site during construction phase if necessary to ensure construction is in accordance with specifications / drawings with a senior engineer
  • Have input into risk assessments and provision of design information for Health and Safety File

The successful applicant will also have some Key BIM (Building Information Modelling) including but not limited to:

  • Contribute to the production BIM documentation such as the BEP.
  • Produce coordinated design through the use of 3-D models.
  • To validate 3-D design models prior to issuing for clash detection.
  • To cooperate in the coordination of 3-D models and Clash detection process
  • Produce final construction issue design models in IFC and native file formats

Where you'll work

Fast Track House
Pearson Way, Thornaby
Stockton-On-Tees
TS17 6PT

Training

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

College or training organisation

TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY

Your training course

Civil engineer (level 6)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Apply engineering principles to solve engineering problems: scientific, theoretical and technical principles.
  • Apply civil engineering techniques, procedures and methods, and review and evaluate the results, including measuring and testing, designing, installing, commissioning, constructing, maintaining or operating civil engineering components and systems; consider how continuous improvement can contribute to improved performance.
  • Employ mathematical, statistical and data interpretation tools, using analytical and computational methods, and apply an integrated or systems-based approach.
  • Identify, interpret and compare information to select materials, components or parts used in civil engineering.
  • Research, collect, select and evaluate technical literature and other sources of data and information to address, analyse and evaluate civil engineering problems.
  • Produce civil engineering technical solutions in accordance with relevant industry standards, policies, codes of practice, regulations, and legislation.
  • Select and apply computational and analytical techniques to model civil engineering problems, recognising the limitations of the techniques employed.
  • Contribute to the design, development and implementation of civil engineering solutions, and evaluate their effectiveness in the context of the whole project life cycle.
  • Manage and comply with statutory health, safety and welfare policies, procedures and regulation, and contribute to improvements in health, safety and welfare, within their own area of responsibility.
  • Complete risk assessments to identify, evaluate, manage and mitigate risks.
  • Apply principles of sustainable development and evaluate their effectiveness on the whole project lifecycle of civil engineering solutions.
  • Manage engineering activities that contribute to sustainable development and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs).
  • Apply project management techniques, identifying, measuring, recording and reporting progress against civil engineering project performance criteria.
  • Manage quality processes and contribute to quality improvements.
  • Plans and manages resources, equipment and technology, to meet project requirements, specifications, costs and budgets and timescales, with an appreciation of statutory and commercial arrangements.
  • Monitor and manage individual performance, and the input of others, recognising the need to adapt to, and communicate, changing demands.
  • Comply with appropriate codes of practice and equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) requirements.
  • Communicate in verbal and written contexts using appropriate methods for the audience. Use appropriate engineering terminology and conventions.
  • Apply teamwork and collaboration principles.
  • Apply ethical principles, identifying and analysing ethical concerns and making reasoned ethical choices.
  • Plan, undertake and review their own professional competence, regularly updating, recording and reviewing their continuing professional development (CPD).
  • Apply engineering principles to solve engineering problems: scientific, theoretical and technical principles.
  • Apply civil engineering techniques, procedures and methods, and review and evaluate the results, including measuring and testing, designing, installing, commissioning, constructing, maintaining or operating civil engineering components and systems; consider how continuous improvement can contribute to improved performance.
  • Employ mathematical, statistical and data interpretation tools, using analytical and computational methods, and apply an integrated or systems-based approach.
  • Identify, interpret and compare information to select materials, components or parts used in civil engineering.
  • Research, collect, select and evaluate technical literature and other sources of data and information to address, analyse and evaluate civil engineering problems.
  • Produce civil engineering technical solutions in accordance with relevant industry standards, policies, codes of practice, regulations, and legislation.
  • Select and apply computational and analytical techniques to model civil engineering problems, recognising the limitations of the techniques employed.
  • Contribute to the design, development and implementation of civil engineering solutions, and evaluate their effectiveness in the context of the whole project life cycle.
  • Manage and comply with statutory health, safety and welfare policies, procedures and regulation, and contribute to improvements in health, safety and welfare, within their own area of responsibility.
  • Complete risk assessments to identify, evaluate, manage and mitigate risks.
  • Apply principles of sustainable development and evaluate their effectiveness on the whole project lifecycle of civil engineering solutions.
  • Manage engineering activities that contribute to sustainable development and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs).
  • Apply project management techniques, identifying, measuring, recording and reporting progress against civil engineering project performance criteria.
  • Manage quality processes and contribute to quality improvements.
  • Plans and manages resources, equipment and technology, to meet project requirements, specifications, costs and budgets and timescales, with an appreciation of statutory and commercial arrangements.
  • Monitor and manage individual performance, and the input of others, recognising the need to adapt to, and communicate, changing demands.
  • Comply with appropriate codes of practice and equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) requirements.
  • Communicate in verbal and written contexts using appropriate methods for the audience. Use appropriate engineering terminology and conventions.
  • Apply teamwork and collaboration principles.
  • Apply ethical principles, identifying and analysing ethical concerns and making reasoned ethical choices.
  • Plan, undertake and review their own professional competence, regularly updating, recording and reviewing their continuing professional development (CPD).

Your training plan

The training will take place at Teesside University on either day release (1 day per week) or block release (1 week every six weeks) basis.

The duration will depend on the successful candidates prior learning, but willl be between 4-6 years plus end point assessment.

Successful candidate must be able to meet entry requirements of 96-112 Ucas points.

Candidate must also hold strong maths qualifiations. 

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 5 or above)
  • Maths (grade 5 or above)

Desirable qualifications

A Level in:

Maths (grade C 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
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience
  • Ability to use CAD Software
  • Interest in Construction
  • Interest in Civil Engineering
  • Strong Leadership Skills
  • Confidence

Other requirements

As this role is a more senior role, we are looking for a candidate with significant prior learning relating to construction or civil engineering as well as being able to evidence work experience in these areas. Prior learning can come from a previous apprenticeship, college courses, HNC/HND, T-Level but must be relevant to this apprenticeship.

About this company

EN:Able Futures, award-winning Shared/Flexi Job apprenticeship service will support you through your apprenticeship journey and professional development. We employ our apprentices directly and are listed on the Flexi Job Apprenticeship Register. We work with hosts in Yorkshire and the North East to provide apprentices in the construction and civil engineering industry.

After this apprenticeship

Upon completion of the apprenticeship and subject to your overall performance, there will be an opportunity to become a permanent employee of Alan Wood & Partners) and achieve Incorporated/Chartered status with the Institute of Civil Engineers.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

EN:Able Futures CIC

Sophie Richardson

sophie.richardson@efficiencynorth.org

07977948618

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000319422.

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Closes on Tuesday 1 July 2025

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