Geospatial Mapping and Science Apprenticeship Degree (Level 6)

FGP Surveyors Limited

KNUTSFORD (WA16 6EN)

Closes on Tuesday 31 March 2026

Posted on 5 September 2025

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Summary

Assist the GIS team, surveyors and directors in the day-to-day workings of the business, which will see apprentices involved in a variety of projects from energy generation such as wind and solar farms, energy storage projects such as battery and hydrogen, and assist in keeping the canals and waterways running as well as the roads.

Wage

£22,000 a year

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Training course
Geospatial mapping and science specialist (degree) (level 6)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 8.30am - 5.30pm working flexibly including time required for study.

40 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 1 September 2026

Duration

5 years

Positions available

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

Work:

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work:

The candidate can expect to undertake the following in day-to-day life at FGP:  

  • Assisting the GIS team, surveyors and directors in the day-to-day running of the business 
  • Attending progress meetings with clients and contractors on-site surveying
  • Inspect proposed routes for cables and pipelines 
  • Undertake land searches for solar farms and battery storage sites 

Where you'll work

4-5 ROYAL COURT
TATTON STREET
KNUTSFORD
WA16 6EN

Training

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

Training provider

CU APPRENTICESHIPS (BETTER FUTURES) LIMITED

Training course

Geospatial mapping and science specialist (degree) (level 6)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Undertake and manage boundary and/or cadastral surveys adopting appropriate scales and selecting appropriate supporting documentation. Use and interpret aerial photography and digital imagery.
  • Identify, assess and source datasets from a range of technologies (including laser scanning, remote sensing and Geographic Information Systems) to meet client requirements and assess quality and fitness for purpose
  • Use the primary data capture techniques ensuring accuracy and precision, use appropriate co-ordinate systems, datums, transformations and projections.
  • Analyse and manage geospatial data including plan, map and legal data and ensure security of data. Retrieve and analyse data from manual and electronic sources.
  • Ensure safe and secure working environments and manage risk appropriately
  • Apply law and regulations relating to land and/or sea and ensure compliance
  • Manage activities in a way that contributes positively to sustainability and implements best practice. Apply the principles of ‘One Planet Living’ and appropriately balance social, economic and environmental objectives.
  • Respond appropriately to client requirements, supervise tasks and others, adopt a strong safety culture and ensure effective conflict avoidance.
  • Effectively manage projects and tasks to specified programmes, targets and budgets and show independent judgement and responsibility
  • Undertake setting out (marking out plans on site) , prepare data for 3 dimensional machine control, deformation monitoring and as built surveys.
  • Analyse construction drawings and plans to review the structural stability of proposed construction
  • Undertake hydrographic surveys including assessment of survey requirements, equipment specifications and suitability. Taking responsibility for the survey of a body of still or running water, related shoreline or underwater features, in accordance with client requirements and the approved specification. Analysing data collected, presenting survey findings and advising clients
  • Collect appropriate, accurate, geospatial data to trace, identify and map underground utilities and service routes such as telecommunications, electricity distribution, natural gas, storm drains or water mains. Use of relevant technologies including radio frequency locators and ground penetrating radar
  • Identify the reasons for the survey, the client’s requirements, equipment required, the area to be surveyed, the detail and accuracy required, the grid and datum the survey will relate to and how the data is to be presented.
  • Undertake surveys using appropriate instrumentation including a theodolite and a total station. Evaluate information to meet client requirements and explain complex survey issues such as 3D modelling and visualisation, boundary issues and the impact of survey findings on construction plans to clients.

Training schedule

Geospatial Mapping and Science Specialist (degree) Level 6. 

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

More training information

Your training plan:

At the end of the apprenticeship, the candidate will receive a BSc (Hons) Geospatial Mapping and Science Specialist.FGP can support your APC to achieve MRICS on the Geomatics Surveyor Route.

Requirements - Essential qualifications:

A Level or equivalent in:

  • 3 A Levels within relevant subjects Grade B B C or 112 UCAS Points
  • Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. Entry may be granted for the right candidate

Requirements

Essential qualifications

A Level in:

Geography (grade B)

Desirable qualifications

A Level in:

Computing/ICT (grade C)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Patience
  • Timekeeping
  • Adaptability
  • Confident
  • Hard Working
  • Goal Focused
  • Interested in Renewable Energy
  • Cheerful

About this employer

A firm of rural chartered surveyors that specialise in the energy and infrastructure sector. We specialise in progressing renewable developments from site finding and guiding the client through to signing of an Option for Lease. At FGP we act for the developer rather than the landowner.

After this apprenticeship

FGP can support your APC to achieve MRICS on the Geomatics Surveyor Route.

Once qualified, the candidate would take on the management of projects they have worked on, tender for their own work, and progress through seniority levels within the company.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CU APPRENTICESHIPS (BETTER FUTURES) LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000340787.

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Closes on Tuesday 31 March 2026