Civil Engineering Technician - Level 4 Apprenticeship
INFORMED ENGINEERING LIMITED
Henley-In-Arden (B95 5AA)
Closes on Monday 15 June 2026
Posted on 1 May 2026
Contents
Summary
As a Civil Engineering Technican Apprentice, you will be joining our expanding team, working with 3D CAD Models, asset data, construction records, to deliver an accurate representation of assured design, or constructed infrastructure to relevant standards.
- Wage
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£16,640 to £26,436.80, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
- Training course
- Civil engineering senior technician (level 4)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday 8 hours per day, plus one hour unpaid lunch break. Our typical working hours are between 08:00 - 17:30, but occasionally, overtime is available.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Wednesday 15 July 2026
- Duration
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3 years
- 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
As a Civil Engineering Technican Apprentice, you will be joining our expanding team, working with 3D CAD Models, asset data, construction records, to deliver an accurate representation of assured design, or constructed infrastructure to relevant standards.
Design Development:
- Assist in the preparation and development of engineering designs across infrastructure projects e.g. highways, rail, utilities, or civil structures
- Support the production of drawings, models, and technical documentation in accordance with project requirements
- Contribute to coordinated design solutions within a multidisciplinary environment
- Work within BIM and digital engineering workflows
- Design and Construction Checking and Assurance
- Undertake independent checks of design outputs under supervision, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and compliance
- Assist in verifying models, drawings, and data against project standards and specifications
- Support quality assurance processes, including design reviews and clash detection
- Develop an understanding of risk management in design
Project Management:
- You will be able to effectively manage your own time, and quality ensuring right first time approach, with methodoligcal and dilligent delivery
- Conversing and engaging with our client is essential, and building strong relationship and establishing mututal trust needs to be central to maintaining our current contracts, and winning new work
Software and Digital Delivery:
- Use native design software e.g. Civil 3D, Revit, MicroStation,
- OpenRoads, or similar to produce and review engineering models
Support model-based coordination and data validation activities - Learn to navigate Common Data Environments CDEs and information management systems
- Assist in ensuring data and models meet information standards e.g. ISO 19650 principles
Future Opportunities:
This has the potential to move into further qualifications and multiple roles within the business
Where you'll work
17 High Street
Henley-In-Arden
B95 5AA
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
Civil engineering senior technician (level 4)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Apply engineering principles, using relevant scientific, theoretical and technical know-how to solve well-defined civil engineering problems
- Apply civil engineering techniques, procedures and methods, and review the results, when measuring and testing, designing, installing, commissioning, maintaining or operating civil engineering systems
- Employ a range of advanced mathematical, statistical and data interpretation tools, using analytical and computational methods to interpret and solve civil engineering problems
- Interpret and compare performance information to choose compliant materials, components or parts
- Select and use technical literature and other sources of information and data to address well-defined civil engineering problems
- Produce and interpret civil engineering technical drawings, designs, and models, using analytical and computer-based software packages, recognising the limitations of the software used
- Produce civil engineering technical solutions in accordance with relevant industry standards, procedures, codes of practice, regulations, and legislation
- Comply with, and encourage others to demonstrate, statutory health, safety and welfare policies, procedures and regulation
- Complete risk assessments to identify, evaluate and mitigate risks
- Apply principles of sustainable development, and assess the impact of these in their work
- Employ project management techniques, measuring and recording progress against civil engineering project plans
- Assess and report on quality using appropriate management and assurance systems and continuous improvement processes
- Identify and use resources, equipment and technology to meet project requirements, including specifications, budget and timescales
- Monitor and manage individual performance, and supervise others, recognising the need to comply with appropriate codes of practice and equality, diversity & inclusion (EDI) requirements
- Communicate using appropriate methods for the audience, using appropriate engineering terminology and conventions
- Apply ethical principles to civil engineering projects, including the secure use of data and information
- Plan, undertake and review their own professional competence, updating and reviewing their CPD to improve performance
- Apply engineering principles, using relevant scientific, theoretical and technical know-how to solve well-defined civil engineering problems
- Apply civil engineering techniques, procedures and methods, and review the results, when measuring and testing, designing, installing, commissioning, maintaining or operating civil engineering systems
- Employ a range of advanced mathematical, statistical and data interpretation tools, using analytical and computational methods to interpret and solve civil engineering problems
- Interpret and compare performance information to choose compliant materials, components or parts
- Select and use technical literature and other sources of information and data to address well-defined civil engineering problems
- Produce and interpret civil engineering technical drawings, designs, and models, using analytical and computer-based software packages, recognising the limitations of the software used
- Produce civil engineering technical solutions in accordance with relevant industry standards, procedures, codes of practice, regulations, and legislation
- Comply with, and encourage others to demonstrate, statutory health, safety and welfare policies, procedures and regulation
- Complete risk assessments to identify, evaluate and mitigate risks
- Apply principles of sustainable development, and assess the impact of these in their work
- Employ project management techniques, measuring and recording progress against civil engineering project plans
- Assess and report on quality using appropriate management and assurance systems and continuous improvement processes
- Identify and use resources, equipment and technology to meet project requirements, including specifications, budget and timescales
- Monitor and manage individual performance, and supervise others, recognising the need to comply with appropriate codes of practice and equality, diversity & inclusion (EDI) requirements
- Communicate using appropriate methods for the audience, using appropriate engineering terminology and conventions
- Apply ethical principles to civil engineering projects, including the secure use of data and information
- Plan, undertake and review their own professional competence, updating and reviewing their CPD to improve performance
Training schedule
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- Maths (grade 6)
- Physics (grade 6)
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
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Confidence
Other requirements
- You will be required to pass a DBS check, prove right to work within the UK without sponsorship and be able to travel daily into the company office, or to our clients sites
Strong oral and written English language skills are essential.
About this employer
Informed Engineering is an SME who specialist in the delivery of Major Infrastructure, for design consultancies, construction contractors, and asset owners. We are focussing on interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence and the ability to build solid relationships built upon trust and confidence. We are looking for an individual who uses initiative and makes decisions confidently, but also leans on our internal team for advice or experience where needed.
Strategic Information Management Consulting
- Organisational, Project and Asset Information Requirement authoring in line with ISO 19650
- Information Production Plan / BIM Execution Plan writing
- Process review to identify risk and opportunities
- Commercial support in challenging requirements, or supporting clients in enforcement
- Asset definition and breakdown
- Information Milestone and package planning
- Construction certification delivery and quality planning
- CAD System configuration
- ProjectWise deployment and bespoke configuration, including Managed Workspace
Project Management & Interface Coordination
- Project Management & Information Delivery Programming
- Information & Package Delivery Management
- Provision of Engineering and CAD Teams for delivery
- Technical delivery management related to BIM, CAD and information production.
- Programming and 4D simulation
- Cost Management and Bill of Quantity extraction
- Bespoke Common Data Environment and workflow development
- Clash Detection and coordination between suppliers and disciplines
- Construction planning and information delivery scheduling
- Supplier onboarding and coordination
- Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Control & Automation supplier scope definition and procurement
- Construction Certification Information Delivery management
Handover, As-built Records & Project Closeout
- Planning efficient delivery of project handover between Project Information Model (PIM), into Asset Information Model (AIM) phase
- Consolidating construction certification and completing construction records
- Operational Asset consolidation
- Archive and transfer, considering defect and liability periods
Highways & Infrastructure Design
- Highways design across all project stages (feasibility, concept, preliminary and detailed design)
- Geometric road design in accordance with relevant standards and design codes
- Junction design, corridor alignment and access strategy development
- Integration of highways design within BIM and digital engineering workflows
Drainage & Water Management Design
- Drainage design across all stages (strategy, concept, detailed and construction support)
- Surface water management and SuDS (Sustainable Drainage Systems) design
- Hydraulic modelling and flood risk assessment support
- Highway drainage design including networks, attenuation and outfall coordination
- Integration of drainage solutions with wider infrastructure and environmental constraints
Technical & Multidisciplinary Coordination
- Coordination of highways and drainage design with utilities, structures and environmental disciplines
- Supporting design assurance, technical review and compliance with statutory requirements
- Contribution to integrated design delivery within BIM-enabled projects
- Stakeholder engagement to resolve design interfaces and constraints
http://www.informed-engineering.co.uk (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
Upon completion of probation:
Statutory Pension
BUPA Private Healthcare
Ergonomic working environment
Strong training and mentoring support
After this apprenticeship
- The individual has the opportunity to join a rapidly expanding and successful company, working on projects such as HS2, Thames Tideway Tunnel, various energy projects and supporting international construction company or infrastructure asset owners
- The role will be focussing on understanding the Civil Engineering industry, but has the potential to lead into roles that explore Information Management, BIM, CAD, Engineering, Commercial or Project Management roles
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
INFORMED ENGINEERING LIMITED
Jake Sidwell
careers@informed-engineering.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000029697.
Apply now
Closes on Monday 15 June 2026