Apprentice Academy Engineer (Groundwork)
DRAINAGE ADVISORY SERVICES & ASSISTANCE LTD
STOCKPORT (SK7 5ED)
Closes in 27 days (Friday 4 July 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 5 June 2025
Contents
Summary
We’re looking for an Academy Engineer to work in our #DASAtotherescue team, an opportunity for you to develop a career within the DASA group. You will be predominately site based assisting lead engineers on repairs in the most cost effective and least invasive manner.
- Wage
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£14,918.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Groundworker (level 2)
- Hours
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37.5hrs between core hours of 7.00am - 7.00pm (8hr shifts). Days and exact shifts to be confirmed.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 18 August 2025
- Duration
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2 years
- 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
The Role:
It is an opportunity for you to develop a career within the DASA group. You will be predominately site based assisting lead engineers on repairs in the most cost effective and least invasive manner.
You must also have excellent customer service skills being able to confidently speak to customers to explain the work you are completing leaving them with a great experience of DASA.
Job Responsibilities:
- Provide a high standard for customer care whilst always adhering to safety measures
- Use your problem-solving skills backed by industry-leading technologies to identify buried services and to trace/locate the drainage system
- Willingness to learn basic drainage/water mains principles from industry-leading engineers whilst also doing the reinstatement of various different domestic surface types including paving slabs, block paving, cold lay tarmac, concrete etc.
- Excellent time keeping
Where you'll work
UNIT 6E LOWICK CLOSE
NEWBY ROAD INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
HAZEL GROVE
STOCKPORT
SK7 5ED
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
SALFORD CITY COLLEGE
Your training course
Groundworker (level 2)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Work safely and securely in compliance with given information, organisational policies and procedures, and current health, safety and welfare legislation including following the procedures for working in contaminated ground
- Conform with productive working practices and completing the work in accordance with the programme of work
- Interpret and follow verbal and written work instructions from supervisors and site managers
- Access, interpret and use drawings and specifications
- Select the required resources including tools and fixtures
- Move, handle and store resources complying with relevant legislation & guidance
- Use and maintain power tools and equipment (including;. compactor plates, boning rods, portable power tools, levels, straight edges, lines, pins and laser equipment)
- Gauge and mix mortars and concrete by hand and by mixer
- Select and use basic setting out equipment including tape measures, levels, straight edges, lines and pins, boning rods and laser equipment under guidance of the supervisor
- Install, maintain and remove temporary protection and safety arrangements for the work area relating to barriers and temporary structures, including protection, safety notices and safety lighting
- Install and test basic drainage and ducting
- Measure, mark, cut and install geo-membranes to stabilise soil for re-instatement and excavations
- Transport and place, then compact and finish concrete to slabs/bases, footing oversights, paths, form slab edgings including positioning reinforcement and kerbs
- Set out and lay flags, paviours and edging to paths, driveways and other areas
- Install ironworks relating to access covers and frames, and gully grates and frames including preparatory brickwork
- Locate and excavate to expose buried utility services using electronic location instruments
- Provide and remove temporary works including shallow excavation support (up to 1.2 metres)
- Form and reinstate excavations and surfaces to sub-grades, sub-bases and road bases
- Prepare to, then direct and guide the movement of vehicles, plant or machinery
Your training plan
Level 2 Groundworker Apprenticeship Standard.
Please note as part of this apprenticeship you will be expected to attend City Skills College in Salford for 1 day per week, this is for your day release training and is an important part of apprentice training.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
Maths & English (grade A* - E / 9 - 2)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
- Customer care skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
Please note apprenticeship/college training for groundwork starting in September 2025. The successful applicant must be willing to travel to City Skills College (Salford) 1 week (5 days) in every 6 weeks. Benefits: • Attractive rates and benefits package • Regular training delivered via our DASA Academy • Career progression – we are growing fast Why DASA? It’s a fantastic time to join us, as we’ve recently experienced the biggest growth in our history. We’re passionate about providing the very best service for our customers. We’re innovators always looking at new ways to develop our service. We look after our fantastic team, providing continued support, a great place to work and an attractive package. Our staff turnover is low, many of our team have been with us for over 15 years (we must be doing something right).
About this company
DASA is an industry leader in the provision of drainage, mains water, off mains and leak detection solutions to the insurance industry across the UK. Why DASA? It’s a fantastic time to join us, as we’ve recently experienced the biggest growth in our history. We’re passionate about providing the very best service for our customers. We’re innovators always looking at new ways to develop our service. We look after our fantastic team, providing continued support, a great place to work and an attractive package. Our staff turnover is low, many of our team have been with us for over 15 years (we must be doing something right).
After this apprenticeship
Excellent career progression upon completion of apprenticeship – we are growing fast.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SALFORD CITY COLLEGE
Abbie Thomson
abbie.thomson@salfordcc.ac.uk
07712512584
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000324578.
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Closes in 27 days (Friday 4 July 2025 at 11:59pm)
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