Apprentice Engineer
CROUDACE HOMES LIMITED
Caterham (CR3 6XQ)
Closes in 17 days (Monday 22 September 2025)
Posted on 5 September 2025
Contents
Summary
To assist in the production of technical house type drawings, design and technical specifications. Assisting with other information required to obtain planning, building, and warranty approvals and to enable the commencement of development on site.
- Wage
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£14,722.50 a year
- Training course
- Civil engineering senior technician (level 4)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, working hours TBC
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 23 September 2025
- Duration
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3 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
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work:
- Operates within the procedures applicable to the role, supervised and trained by Engineers and regularly updates Senior/Engineer on progress
- Engage with academic studies, meeting course requirements and applying knowledge in workplace setting
- Helps collects all technical site data e.g. topographical data from survey and soil investigation consultants, services details from utility companies and planning requirements from Local Authorities and receives instructions for design work from Engineer
- Gain an understanding of the geology, geotechnical and geoenvironmental parameters of any allocated development by reading the soil investigation
- Understands AutoCAD operations and the company drawing standards to assist in producing computer generated engineering drawings, as directed by Engineer
- Assist in preparation of forms and collates information for necessary applications
- Assist in the design and selection of an appropriate foundation solution. Including understanding/calculating the load transfer through the dwelling to the foundation
- Assist in the vertical and horizontal design of the access road including construction make-up and detailing
- Assist in the design of foul and surface water drainage systems understanding and ensuring hydraulic requirements are met
- Understanding and designing SUDs as an integrated part of the development and drainage designs
- Accompanies Senior/Engineer on site visits to monitor general progress
- Generally, assist Engineers and AT’s with any and all tasks associated with the Main Purpose above, by arrangement with the Technical Director
Where you'll work
Croudace Homes Ltd, Croudace House, Tupwood Lane
Caterham
CR3 6XQ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
SOUTH THAMES COLLEGES GROUP
Training course
Civil engineering senior technician (level 4)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Apply engineering principles, using relevant scientific, theoretical and technical know-how to solve well-defined civil engineering problems
- Apply civil engineering techniques, procedures and methods, and review the results, when measuring and testing, designing, installing, commissioning, maintaining or operating civil engineering systems
- Employ a range of advanced mathematical, statistical and data interpretation tools, using analytical and computational methods to interpret and solve civil engineering problems
- Interpret and compare performance information to choose compliant materials, components or parts
- Select and use technical literature and other sources of information and data to address well-defined civil engineering problems
- Produce and interpret civil engineering technical drawings, designs, and models, using analytical and computer-based software packages, recognising the limitations of the software used
- Produce civil engineering technical solutions in accordance with relevant industry standards, procedures, codes of practice, regulations, and legislation
- Comply with, and encourage others to demonstrate, statutory health, safety and welfare policies, procedures and regulation
- Complete risk assessments to identify, evaluate and mitigate risks
- Apply principles of sustainable development, and assess the impact of these in their work
- Employ project management techniques, measuring and recording progress against civil engineering project plans
- Assess and report on quality using appropriate management and assurance systems and continuous improvement processes
- Identify and use resources, equipment and technology to meet project requirements, including specifications, budget and timescales
- Monitor and manage individual performance, and supervise others, recognising the need to comply with appropriate codes of practice and equality, diversity & inclusion (EDI) requirements
- Communicate using appropriate methods for the audience, using appropriate engineering terminology and conventions
- Apply ethical principles to civil engineering projects, including the secure use of data and information
- Plan, undertake and review their own professional competence, updating and reviewing their CPD to improve performance
- Apply engineering principles, using relevant scientific, theoretical and technical know-how to solve well-defined civil engineering problems
- Apply civil engineering techniques, procedures and methods, and review the results, when measuring and testing, designing, installing, commissioning, maintaining or operating civil engineering systems
- Employ a range of advanced mathematical, statistical and data interpretation tools, using analytical and computational methods to interpret and solve civil engineering problems
- Interpret and compare performance information to choose compliant materials, components or parts
- Select and use technical literature and other sources of information and data to address well-defined civil engineering problems
- Produce and interpret civil engineering technical drawings, designs, and models, using analytical and computer-based software packages, recognising the limitations of the software used
- Produce civil engineering technical solutions in accordance with relevant industry standards, procedures, codes of practice, regulations, and legislation
- Comply with, and encourage others to demonstrate, statutory health, safety and welfare policies, procedures and regulation
- Complete risk assessments to identify, evaluate and mitigate risks
- Apply principles of sustainable development, and assess the impact of these in their work
- Employ project management techniques, measuring and recording progress against civil engineering project plans
- Assess and report on quality using appropriate management and assurance systems and continuous improvement processes
- Identify and use resources, equipment and technology to meet project requirements, including specifications, budget and timescales
- Monitor and manage individual performance, and supervise others, recognising the need to comply with appropriate codes of practice and equality, diversity & inclusion (EDI) requirements
- Communicate using appropriate methods for the audience, using appropriate engineering terminology and conventions
- Apply ethical principles to civil engineering projects, including the secure use of data and information
- Plan, undertake and review their own professional competence, updating and reviewing their CPD to improve performance
Training schedule
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training schedule:
- Civil Engineering Technician Level 4
- Day release at South Thames College, Wandsworth
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- Maths (grade 4)
- English (grade 4)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- IT skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
Other requirements
The salary for this position is competitive.
About this employer
Croudace Homes is a well-established regional residential developer founded in 1946, and to this day remains a family-owned business. We are committed to building high-quality homes backed up with a first-class customer service. Our strength lies in the care and attention given to the internal and external design, specification of fixtures and fittings and a quality finish.
After this apprenticeship
After this apprenticeship: Attending site on occasion providing opportunity to see the results behind the work carried out by the technical team.
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SOUTH THAMES COLLEGES GROUP
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000340649.
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Closes in 17 days (Monday 22 September 2025)
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