Civil Engineering Degree Apprenticeship
JACK COUPE & SONS LTD
Shildon (DL4 1HG)
Closes on Tuesday 30 September 2025
Posted on 26 August 2025
Contents
Summary
Start your Civil Engineering career with Jack Coupe & Sons Ltd. Alongside a BEng (Hons) in Civil Engineering, you’ll gain hands-on experience in our line marking division, delivering projects for local authorities and private clients. Earn while you learn, develop industry skills, and build a strong foundation for your future career.
- Wage
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£15,311.40 to £24,761.88, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
- Training course
- Civil engineer (level 6)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 07:30 - 16:00
39 hours a week
- Start date
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Wednesday 1 October 2025
- Duration
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6 years
- Positions available
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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
- Client liaison & communication – act as the main contact for local authorities and private clients, linking to Civil Engineering modules on professional practice and construction management
- Quotations & project planning – prepare cost estimates and plan labour, materials, and equipment, supporting construction management, economics, and project scheduling learning
- Workforce & site coordination – organise teams and resources to deliver projects, applying principles of health & safety, surveying, and construction design
- Problem solving & compliance – resolve site issues and ensure work meets highway maintenance standards, reflecting Civil Engineering standards, regulations, and quality management
- Reporting & quality assurance – maintain accurate records and contribute to project reports, reinforcing skills in data analysis, technical communication, and professional responsibility
Where you'll work
Jack Coupe Sons Ltd
Unit 7 Hackworth Industrial Park
Shildon
DL4 1HG
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY
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
- Apprentices will study for a BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering degree with Teesside University
- Training is delivered through a blend of workplace learning and university study
- At work: Apprentices gain practical experience in Jack Coupe & Sons Ltd’s line marking division, applying civil engineering principles to highways and infrastructure projects.
- At university: Apprentices attend Teesside University (Middlesbrough campus, TS1 3BX) typically one day per week, with additional online and blended learning as required
- The programme normally takes 4-6 years, followed by an End Point Assessment (EPA)
- On successful completion, apprentices achieve a BEng (Hons) in Civil Engineering, accredited by the Joint Board of Moderators - fully satisfying the academic requirements for Incorporated Engineer (IEng) status, and partially for Chartered Engineer (CEng)
Requirements
Essential qualifications
A Level 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
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
Other requirements
Other requirements Willingness to work outdoors in varying weather conditions. Comfortable with occasional travel to different sites across the region. Able to work safely around live traffic environments (full training provided). Must hold, or be willing to work towards, a full UK driving licence (essential for progression into a contract management role). Commitment to balancing workplace duties with university study over a 4–6 year period. May be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check depending on the nature of projects (e.g. school or local authority contracts).
About this employer
Jack Coupe & Sons Ltd is a well-established, family-run business specialising in road marking, hydroblasting, line removal, and the manufacture of line marking materials. Based in the North of England, we serve clients across the UK, delivering high-quality, safety-critical services to local authorities, contractors, and private sector clients. With over 40 years of industry experience, we pride ourselves on our professionalism, innovation, and commitment to excellence. We invest in our people, equipment, and training to ensure we remain at the forefront of road surface technology. As a forward-thinking employer, we offer exciting opportunities for apprentices to gain real-world experience, develop specialist skills, and build long-term careers in a supportive and dynamic environment.
After this apprenticeship
- On completion, apprentices will hold a BEng (Hons) in Civil Engineering, accredited by the Joint Board of Moderators. This provides a pathway to Incorporated Engineer (IEng) status, with the option to progress towards Chartered Engineer (CEng) through further learning
- Within Jack Coupe & Sons Ltd, apprentices can progress into roles such as Contracts Manager, or Division Lead, managing client relationships, project delivery, and workforce planning
- With experience, apprentices could specialise further in highways and transportation engineering, infrastructure planning, or construction management
- Longer-term, this apprenticeship supports career routes into senior management or chartered professional engineering roles across the civil engineering and highways sector
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000338682.
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Closes on Tuesday 30 September 2025
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