Apprentice Civil Engineering Technician
HUMBER CIVILS LIMITED
Hessle (HU13 0GD)
Closes in 24 days (Friday 10 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 15 September 2025
Contents
Summary
An excellent opportunity for a Civil Engineering Apprentice to develop their career with Humber Civils. During your apprenticeship you will be trained in aspects of civil engineering and learn about the requirements and the skills necessary to become a Level 3 qualified Civil Engineering Technician on each contract that the company works on.
- Wage
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£14,722.50 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Civil engineering technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 8.30am - 5.00pm.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 20 October 2025
- Duration
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1 year 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
An excellent opportunity for a Civil Engineering Apprentice to develop their career with Humber Civils. During your apprenticeship you will be trained in aspects of civil engineering and learn about the requirements and the skills necessary to become a Level 3 qualified Civil Engineering Technician on each contract that the company works on.
Responsibilities
- Assisting with design work using a range of software and skills under the supervision of a civil engineering technician and civil engineer.
- Preparation of digital drawings, presentations and models.
- Planning workload to deliver tasks on time.
- Accompany other technicians and engineers to meetings and site visits if required.
- Distributing deliverables to external stakeholders using a range of systems.
- Manage the distribution of deliverables using in-house document management software and systems.
- Contribute, or otherwise assist, as required by senior technicians and engineers.
- Attend college as required in order to successfully complete your apprenticeship.
Where you'll work
E R G O
Meadow Road
Hessle
HU13 0GD
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
HULL COLLEGE
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
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4 or above)
- Maths (grade 4 or above)
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
- Administrative skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
About this employer
Humber Civils are a civil engineering design consultancy specialising in infrastructure design. We are based at the prestigious Bridgehead Business Park development in Hessle, East Yorkshire, a location which is ideally situated to allow us to deliver our services across Yorkshire, the Humber and Lincolnshire. Our team has over 20 years of local, national and international design experience in the civil engineering and construction industries. Our experience includes structural and civil engineering, project management, and architecture. Humber Civils was created to be a breath of fresh air in the industry by putting our projects first and delivering engineering solutions that the company can be proud of. We utilise the latest technology which, combined with our extensive experience, enables us to deliver engineering solutions that comply with the latest industry standards and exceed our clients’ expectations.
After this apprenticeship
A great opportunity to be trained and potentially secure long-term employment with an employer who wishes to develop your knowledge and skills.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
HULL COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000341819.
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Closes in 24 days (Friday 10 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
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