Rail Engineering Surveying Technician Apprentice

Colas Rail Limited

Bristol (BS34 8QA)

Closes in 29 days (Thursday 30 April 2026)

Posted on 31 March 2026

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Summary

Join the Colas Rail to jump start your career and begin the journey to realising your potential. You will be enroled on our Surveying Technician Apprentice apprenticeship programme, and you can expect to be working closely with our experienced engineers and management to gain the skills you will need to help us improve the UK rail system.

Wage

£25,000 a year

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We will review your performance annually and if you are doing a great job, we will recognise that.

Training course
Surveying technician (level 3)
Hours
You will be contracted to 40 hours per week. Your roster will include up to 39 out of 52 separate weekends. Applicants need to be 18+ at the start of the apprenticeship as rostered hours will include working at night and during Bank Holidays. Shifts TBC.

40 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 1 September 2026

Duration

2 years

Positions available

2

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

Throughout your apprenticeship journey, you will work to gain relevant skills for your role, and deliver against the apprenticeship scheme Route to Competence. 

You will receive immersive and hands-on experience within your discipline to support this development, and you will need to be motivated, curious and enthusiastic to learn.  

Your role will be to make a strong contribution to your team and support your colleagues across key projects to gain and develop your experience. 

Through tailored experience and training, you will develop an in-depth understanding and knowledge of your subject area, working on live projects on site, and getting on and off the job training and competence development.  

You will have the opportunity to work efficiently and in unison within a fully multidisciplined team, operating closely with your colleagues to assist with the planning and coordination of site activities, continuously gaining experience and responsibility in all P-Way engineering delivery stages, from site survey to project completion.   

Where you'll work

Colas Rail Bristol
Church Road,
Stoke Giffard
Bristol
BS34 8QA

Training

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

Training provider

LEARNING SKILLS PARTNERSHIP LTD

Training course

Surveying technician (level 3)

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Training schedule

Upon completion of your apprenticeship, you will receive the following qualifications:

  • Level 3 Diploma in Surveying as a prerequisite to the end point assessment.
  • Associate members of RICS.

Each apprenticeship will have a combination of learning through block release dates at a college or training provider, as well as bespoke ‘On the Job’ training – developing you through the key competencies of your specialism, which you will need to deliver on site for one of our many contracts. This will meet both the knowledge and experience requirements of your apprenticeship programme.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4 and above)
  • Maths (grade 4 and above)

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

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working

About this employer

At Colas Rail, we have over one hundred years of experience in delivering major innovations across our sector. Every day, thousands of train run on tracks built or maintained by Colas Rail. We deliver on the challenges set by a rapidly changing railway environment - constantly seeking to adapt our behaviour and culture to not only meet and exceed the expectations of our customers and stakeholders, but to also continuously develop and support our people.

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Disability Confident

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

We understand that your career is personal and individual to you. On successful completion of the Surveying Technician Level 3 Apprentice Programme, we will work with you to look at what your future career looks like. Maybe you are looking to undertake further study or work towards Chartership. Whatever your career ambition, we will support you to achieve it.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

LEARNING SKILLS PARTNERSHIP LTD

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000024367.

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Closes in 29 days (Thursday 30 April 2026)

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