Apprentice Civil Engineering Technician
Liverpool City Council
Liverpool (L3 1AH)
Closes in 17 days (Saturday 31 May 2025)
Posted on 14 May 2025
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Summary
Provide technical support to engineers, project managers, other highway design team members as a Civil Engineering Technician. You will assist in the preparation, production and review of plans, designs and documentation with respect to relevant codes of practice and industry standards, design guidance and best practice.
- Wage
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£24,027 a year
- Training course
- Civil engineering technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, hours will depend on the requirements of the service.
35 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 23 June 2025
- Duration
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2 years 6 months
- Positions available
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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
Assist in the development, preparation and review of feasibility, preliminary and detailed engineering designs for highways projects including:
- Major transportation, active travel and public realm projects
- Highway maintenance projects
- Road Safety schemes
- Junction upgrade and improvement schemes
- Assist in applying engineering principles and techniques, preparing drawings, sketches and diagrams and other design documents
- Provide support in the technical review of design work prepared by on behalf of the Council
Where you'll work
Cunard Building
Water Street
Liverpool
L3 1AH
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
WIGAN AND LEIGH COLLEGE
Your training course
Civil engineering technician (level 3)
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What you'll learn
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
- Attendance at Wigan & Leigh College one day per week
- One to One coaching from your dedicated work coach
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade A*-c/9-4)
- Maths (grade A*-C/9-4)
- Science (grade A*-C/9-4)
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
- Organisation skills
- Team working
Other requirements
You will be generally office based but you will also be required to conduct site visits which will include working in adverse weather conditions as and when required.
About this company
The city of Liverpool is world-famous for its cultural offer, and our greatest asset is our people. Our residents deserve the very best from those who serve them and have a council they can be proud of - and you can help play a part in this. We value our employees and aim to create a positive, progressive, and open work culture that supports everyone to thrive.
After this apprenticeship
- Full time position (subject to budget constraints)
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
WIGAN AND LEIGH COLLEGE
apprentices@liverpool.gov.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000320476.
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Closes in 17 days (Saturday 31 May 2025)
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Company’s application instructions
Please use the application form to tell us how you meet the essential criteria. Remember to tell us all of your qualifications including the grades you achieved. Apply early as we have the right to close the vacancy if we received a large number of applicants.