Apprentice Engineer

North Lincolnshire Council

Scunthorpe (DN15 9YH)

Closes in 27 days (Monday 15 June 2026)

Posted on 18 May 2026

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Summary

We are seeking three motivated, enthusiastic individuals to join our Highway Project Delivery team as Apprentice Engineers. You will support a varied programme, including highway maintenance and improvements, integrated transport and active travel, plus work on bridges, drainage and flood risk.

• Wage:

  £24,796 a year

  Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

  This is a career grade opportunity, with all successful applicants starting at Grade 2, and progressing through the grades (up to Grade 4) as they develop their skills, experience and qualifications

• Training course: Civil engineering technician (level 3)
• Hours: Monday - Friday, working hours TBC.

  37 hours a week

• Start date:

  Wednesday 29 July 2026

• Duration:

  3 years

• Positions available:

  3

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

• Provide assistance to officers, engineers and designers
• Assist in the preparation and production of detailed technical engineering drawings using computer aided design (AutoCAD) from a combination of survey data, hand produced drafts and GIS digitised mapping database, under supervision
• Maintain, update and access manual and computerised databases to produce information/reports as requested
• General clerical duties, filing and maintaining records
• Assist in the preparation of statutory notices in accordance with the New Roads and Street Works Act
• Assist in dealing with third party claims against the council
• Ensure compliance with relevant Health and Safety legislation in all aspects of work undertaken so that your own safety, and the safety of working colleagues and occasional visitors, is safeguarded so far as is reasonably practical

Where you'll work

Billet Lane
Scunthorpe
DN15 9YH

Training

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

Training provider

DN 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

• Civil Engineering Technician Level 3
• How the training will be delivered is to be confirmed

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

• English (grade A - C or 4 +)
• ICT (grade A - C or 4 +)
• Maths (grade A - C or 4 +)
• Science (grade A - C or 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
• Problem solving skills
• Number skills
• Analytical skills
• Logical
• Team working

About this employer

North Lincolnshire Council have an aspiration to make North Lincolnshire the best place to live, work, visit and invest. We have built a strong working relationships in the pursuit of the realisation of this ambition and have delivered many successful employment and skills programmes over recent years, working hard to secure positive outcomes for our residents.

Company benefits

• Staff discounts 
• Discounted Gym membership
• Pension Scheme

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

Progression into a Civil Engineering role.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

North Lincolnshire Council

Paige Leake

Paige.Leake@northlincs.gov.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000032202.

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Closes in 27 days (Monday 15 June 2026)

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