Apprentice Traffic and Transport Technician
FAIRHURST GROUP LLP
Wakefield (WF4 4TD)
Closes on Monday 29 June 2026
Posted on 21 April 2026
Contents
Summary
Sanderson Associates has an exciting apprenticeship opportunity within their Transport Planning team. The Trainee Technician - Traffic and Transport role supports the delivery of highway and transport projects, including feasibility and preliminary design drawings, report writing, data analysis and site inspections.
- Wage
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£15,600 to £24,784.50, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
- Training course
- Civil engineering technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, with working hours typically between 09:00 – 17:00 (7.5 hours per day, excluding lunch). A minimum 30-minute lunch break is taken between 12:00 – 14:00. Working hours are flexible.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 6 July 2026
- Duration
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2 years 6 months
- 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 with the preparation of drawings, figures and written reports for new and improved highway schemes
- Supporting the production of Technical Reports, Transport Statements, Transport Assessments and Travel Plans for planning applications
- Assisting in the collection, collation and review of traffic and transport data
- Supporting the preparation of plans, tables, figures and written information for highway-related planning submissions
- Assisting with plans and written information for discharge planning conditions and obligations
- Supporting horizontal and vertical design work in line with current design manuals, standards and local authority requirements
- Using AutoCAD, Junctions, TemPro, TRICS and other relevant transport design and modelling software at an appropriate level
- Liaising with clients, Highway Authorities, utility companies and other stakeholders to support design and approval processes
- Assisting senior staff with meeting notes and attending meetings with clients, local authorities and other consultants
- Supporting and undertaking site visits, including basic measurements, surveys, photography and data collection
- Developing an understanding of, and complying with, the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015
- Keeping up to date with current highways legislation and best practice
- Assisting with general administration, including paperwork, purchase orders, invoices and site documentation
- Carrying out other technical duties as required by team leaders or engineering staff.
Where you'll work
Sanderson House
Jubilee Way, Grange Moor
Wakefield
WF4 4TD
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
T3 TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT LTD
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
- 2 ½ Year Apprenticeship Programme
- Knowledge, skills & Behaviours - delivered in the workplace
- Level 3 BTEC in Construction and the Built Environment (Civils) -Day Release or Remote Delivery
- Specialist Training Programme Blocks
- End Point Assessment - Knowledge Test, Practical Test and Presentation/Interview Specialist training in structural steel modelling (Tekla Structures and BIM processes)
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4+)
- Mathematics (grade 4+)
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
- Team working
About this employer
Sanderson Associates Consulting Engineers are a specialist firm of Highways, Traffic, Transportation and Water Consulting Engineers, and part of Fairhurst Group LLP. The business was founded in January 1987 at a small office located in Holmfirth and now resides at Grange Moor, situated midway between Huddersfield and Wakefield and benefiting from being in very close proximity to both the M1 and M62. We support our Clients through ALL aspects of access planning to deliver cost effective solutions and to satisfy the planning requirements in both the Private and Public Sectors. From an initial site review to planning appeals and site supervision during Highway construction works, Sanderson Associates deliver objective and bespoke advice to ensure best value for money solutions. In June 2016 we became part of the large multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy firm, Fairhurst Group LLP who employ in the region of 400-500 staff across all disciplines of design. In addition to our Planning, Detailed Design and Construction services Fairhurst can extend support by providing Geo/Environmental, Civil & Structural Engineering, Landscape Architecture, Planning Consultancy services and other specialist disciplines from its network of 17 offices located throughout the UK.
After this apprenticeship
Once you have completed your apprenticeship, you will have the chance to work as a qualified civil engineering technician, which in turn can lead on to a Project/Principal Technician role. Chartership (EngTech, MICE) through the Institution of Civil Engineering will also be encouraged.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
T3 TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT LTD
Will Mackintosh
Will.mackintosh@t3-training.com
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000027024.
Apply now
Closes on Monday 29 June 2026