Degree Apprentice Planner
STRABAG UK LIMITED
Manchester (M1 4PB)
Closes in 30 days (Friday 15 May 2026)
Posted on 14 April 2026
Contents
Summary
Are you looking to kickstart your career, gain real hands-on experience, and earn a degree apprenticeship in civil engineering at the same time? Our programme is the perfect place to start. Build your skills, shape your future, and step into a career full of exciting opportunities with STRABAG UK!
- Wage
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£27,040 a year
- Training course
- Civil engineer (level 6)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm, with one day a week spent on your apprenticeship at the university.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 7 September 2026
- Duration
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5 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
- Assisting the Project Planning Team with evaluation of project documents to build detailed programmes specifying time and resource requirements from first principles.
- Assist the Project Planner in coding programme activities.
- Liaise with members of the team during the project process as required and assist with the coordination of their input into planning matters.
- Support development of high-level programmes into construction programmes, aiding the production of programmes throughout the duration of projects, and co-ordinating inputs and updates into the programme from the construction team.
- Produce reports as necessary under the supervision of the Project Planner.
- Attend the site regularly to assist site teams with planning matters.
- Compliance with the STRA-PLAN procedures and guidelines.
- Assist with providing productivity as-built data accumulated from the works to allow feedback to the Business Development team and availability to the wider planning team.
- Carry out secondment(s) to the Site Engineering Team to satisfy some KSB’s for professional qualifications if required.
Where you'll work
St. Peters Square
1 Oxford Street
Manchester
M1 4PB
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
UNIVERSITY OF GREATER MANCHESTER
Training course
Civil engineer (level 6)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Apply engineering principles to solve engineering problems: scientific, theoretical and technical principles.
- Apply civil engineering techniques, procedures and methods, and review and evaluate the results, including measuring and testing, designing, installing, commissioning, constructing, maintaining or operating civil engineering components and systems; consider how continuous improvement can contribute to improved performance.
- Employ mathematical, statistical and data interpretation tools, using analytical and computational methods, and apply an integrated or systems-based approach.
- Identify, interpret and compare information to select materials, components or parts used in civil engineering.
- Research, collect, select and evaluate technical literature and other sources of data and information to address, analyse and evaluate civil engineering problems.
- Produce civil engineering technical solutions in accordance with relevant industry standards, policies, codes of practice, regulations, and legislation.
- Select and apply computational and analytical techniques to model civil engineering problems, recognising the limitations of the techniques employed.
- Contribute to the design, development and implementation of civil engineering solutions, and evaluate their effectiveness in the context of the whole project life cycle.
- Manage and comply with statutory health, safety and welfare policies, procedures and regulation, and contribute to improvements in health, safety and welfare, within their own area of responsibility.
- Complete risk assessments to identify, evaluate, manage and mitigate risks.
- Apply principles of sustainable development and evaluate their effectiveness on the whole project lifecycle of civil engineering solutions.
- Manage engineering activities that contribute to sustainable development and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs).
- Apply project management techniques, identifying, measuring, recording and reporting progress against civil engineering project performance criteria.
- Manage quality processes and contribute to quality improvements.
- Plans and manages resources, equipment and technology, to meet project requirements, specifications, costs and budgets and timescales, with an appreciation of statutory and commercial arrangements.
- Monitor and manage individual performance, and the input of others, recognising the need to adapt to, and communicate, changing demands.
- Comply with appropriate codes of practice and equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) requirements.
- Communicate in verbal and written contexts using appropriate methods for the audience. Use appropriate engineering terminology and conventions.
- Apply teamwork and collaboration principles.
- Apply ethical principles, identifying and analysing ethical concerns and making reasoned ethical choices.
- Plan, undertake and review their own professional competence, regularly updating, recording and reviewing their continuing professional development (CPD).
- Apply engineering principles to solve engineering problems: scientific, theoretical and technical principles.
- Apply civil engineering techniques, procedures and methods, and review and evaluate the results, including measuring and testing, designing, installing, commissioning, constructing, maintaining or operating civil engineering components and systems; consider how continuous improvement can contribute to improved performance.
- Employ mathematical, statistical and data interpretation tools, using analytical and computational methods, and apply an integrated or systems-based approach.
- Identify, interpret and compare information to select materials, components or parts used in civil engineering.
- Research, collect, select and evaluate technical literature and other sources of data and information to address, analyse and evaluate civil engineering problems.
- Produce civil engineering technical solutions in accordance with relevant industry standards, policies, codes of practice, regulations, and legislation.
- Select and apply computational and analytical techniques to model civil engineering problems, recognising the limitations of the techniques employed.
- Contribute to the design, development and implementation of civil engineering solutions, and evaluate their effectiveness in the context of the whole project life cycle.
- Manage and comply with statutory health, safety and welfare policies, procedures and regulation, and contribute to improvements in health, safety and welfare, within their own area of responsibility.
- Complete risk assessments to identify, evaluate, manage and mitigate risks.
- Apply principles of sustainable development and evaluate their effectiveness on the whole project lifecycle of civil engineering solutions.
- Manage engineering activities that contribute to sustainable development and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs).
- Apply project management techniques, identifying, measuring, recording and reporting progress against civil engineering project performance criteria.
- Manage quality processes and contribute to quality improvements.
- Plans and manages resources, equipment and technology, to meet project requirements, specifications, costs and budgets and timescales, with an appreciation of statutory and commercial arrangements.
- Monitor and manage individual performance, and the input of others, recognising the need to adapt to, and communicate, changing demands.
- Comply with appropriate codes of practice and equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) requirements.
- Communicate in verbal and written contexts using appropriate methods for the audience. Use appropriate engineering terminology and conventions.
- Apply teamwork and collaboration principles.
- Apply ethical principles, identifying and analysing ethical concerns and making reasoned ethical choices.
- Plan, undertake and review their own professional competence, regularly updating, recording and reviewing their continuing professional development (CPD).
Training schedule
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English Language (grade C or above)
- Mathematics (grade C or above)
- Physics (grade C or above)
A Level in:
- Mathematics (grade C or above)
- Physics (grade C or above)
BTEC in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
Other requirements
In line with the apprenticeship provider, you are required to have Mathematics, English and Science at Grade C/Level 4 or above, or equivalent Functional Skills Level 2. You must fulfil our GCSE entry requirements as well as one of the requirements listed below:
UCAS Tariff Points – 104 points.
GCE A Level – 104-112 points including mathematics and a science subject at Grade C or above.
BTEC National Diploma - MMD or above, must include Distinction in maths modules.
Scottish Highers – 104-112 points.
Irish Leaving Certificate – (Highers) 104-112 points.
International Baccalaureate – 30 points including grade 5 in numerate science and maths. Higher level EB (pass in diploma 60%) to include engineering or science.
About this employer
STRABAG UK is part of an international group headquartered in Vienna, Austria. Employing 85,000 people across the world and with an annual turnover of some €24 billion. In this country we specialise and in tunnelling on major projects such as HS2.
This Degree Apprenticeship will be working in our Manchester office on the HARP Project.
The Haweswater Aqueduct Resilience Programme (HARP) is a major infrastructure scheme designed to secure the long-term water supply for millions of customers across the North West. The project includes the delivery of a new replacement aqueduct and requires access to a number of remote and logistically challenging locations.
https://www.strabag.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)
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
Once you have completed your Degree Apprenticeship with STRABAG UK, depending on your performance and motivations, we would look at next steps in progressing your career within the business.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
STRABAG UK LIMITED
Gabby Davies
gabriella.davies@strabag.com
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000026343.
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Closes in 30 days (Friday 15 May 2026)
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