Civil Engineering Technician Level 3 Apprenticeship

LANMOR CONSULTING LTD

Surbiton (KT6 7EW)

Closes in 28 days (Tuesday 14 April 2026)

Posted on 17 March 2026


Summary

Civil engineering technician apprentice to be involved in the design of new roads for developments and assessment of the transport and flooding implications for new developments.

Training course
Civil engineering technician (level 3)
Hours
Mon-Fri.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Tuesday 1 September 2026

Duration

3 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

This role is within a civil engineering consultancy. The successful Civil Engineering Technician Apprentice will be working on a wide variety of residential and commercial projects. The position is office-based, and you will be responsible for assisting in the production of highways, drainage designs, transport assessments, and flood risk assessments. You will be responsible for preparing designs using computer-aided drafting CAD and other software.

Where you'll work

Thorogood House, 34 Tolworth Close
Surbiton
KT6 7EW

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 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

Training schedule

On-the-job training will be provided in the use of CAD and other software used in the production of drawings, etc. There will also be external training, which will include a day release to college to gain an ONC in civil engineering.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

  • Maths (grade 6)
  • English (grade 6)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • IT skills
  • Initiative
  • Communication skills
  • Attention to detail

About this employer

The company is transport planning and civil engineering consultancy, the company works mainly in the public sector and prepares Transport Assessments and Flood Risk Assessments for new residential and commercial developments. It also provides highway design and drainage designs for developments across the country.

After this apprenticeship

The successful candidate has the potential to develop into an engineering role responsible for running projects and organising teams of technicians preparing drawings and reports etc for the project.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SOUTH THAMES COLLEGES GROUP

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000021744.

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Closes in 28 days (Tuesday 14 April 2026)

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