Civil Engineering Apprentice

Summary

Kickstart Your Engineering Career with EET Fuels! Are you ready to roll up your sleeves and dive into the world of engineering? At EET Fuels, we’re on the lookout for an enthusiastic Civils Apprentices to join our skilled and supportive team. This is your chance to gain hands-on experience maintaining cutting-edge manufacturing equipment.

Wage

£14,722.50 to £23,809.50, depending on your age

National Minimum Wage

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Training course

Civil engineering technician (level 3)

Hours

8.00am – 16:00 pm Monday – Friday

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Tuesday 9 September 2025

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

Site Inspections: Learn about inspections of chimney stacks, buildings, roofs, and excavations, often involving work at height using ladders or Mobile Elevated Work Platforms (MEWPs).
Support Civil Maintenance Activities: Assist the civil team with the annual maintenance program, including assessments of site substructures and infrastructure such as roads, bridges, culverts, waterways, drainage systems, pipe tracks, concrete paving, structural supports, marine piers/jetties, and tank compounds.
Plan and Schedule Work Activities: Learn to plan and schedule maintenance and project tasks.
Evaluate Construction Materials: Learn to assess the suitability of construction materials, ensuring compliance with COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health) and reviewing Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS).
Ensure Quality Control and Assurance: Monitor and verify that construction and maintenance work is executed in accordance with design specifications and quality standards.
Prepare for Enabling Works: Assist in preparing areas for new projects, including ground investigations and service location tasks.
Enter and Inspect Confined Spaces: Learn to carry out inspections in confined spaces such as vessels, manholes, and chambers, adhering to safety protocols.
Promote Health and Safety Compliance: Understand and apply safety principles, including risk and hazard mitigation.

Where you'll work

The Administration Building 5th Floor
Stanlow Manufacturing Complex
Ellesmere Port
Cheshire
CH65 4HB

Training

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

College or training organisation

THE CITY OF LIVERPOOL COLLEGE

Your 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

Your training plan

Hands on training will be provided along with coaching & mentoring on site at our Refinery in Stanlow Ellesmere Port. CH654HB
Site specific Mandatory Training
You will attend College 1 day per week at The City of Liverpool College, Vauxhall Road, L3 6BN, where you will learn both Theory & Practical skills

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade C/4)
Maths (grade C/4)
Science (grade C/4)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
Problem solving skills
Analytical skills
Team working
Time management
Abide by safety protocols
Ability to follow instructions

Other requirements

This role will involve working outdoors, working at height and working in confined spaces.

About this company

EET Fuels is a leading player in the decarbonisation of the UK economy through its delivery of an energy transition hub at Stanlow in the heart of the North West near Liverpool, Chester and Manchester.

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Company benefits

Apprentices will have the option to opt into the Company Pension Scheme.

After this apprenticeship

Successful completion of this apprenticeship may lead to progression onto higher level study with EET Fuels, including Level 4 or Degree Qualifications.

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