Civil Engineering Senior Technician - Level 4 Apprenticeship
Land & Water Services Ltd
Guildford (GU4 8RU)
Closes on Monday 31 August 2026
Posted on 23 July 2026
Contents
Summary
Launch your career in civil engineering through a dynamic role offering exposure to estimating, planning, procurement, site operations, quantity surveying, design and build, and health and safety. Gain hands-on experience on real projects while building the skills to become a confident, well-rounded professional.
- Wage
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£19,000 a year
- Training course
- Civil engineering senior technician (level 4)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 8.00am - 5.00pm
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 1 September 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
The Level 4 Civil Engineering Senior Technician is designed for an organised and proactive individual ready to support the full lifecycle of construction projects.
Working closely with supervisory and technical teams across both office and site environments, you will play a key role in project coordination by liaising with internal and external stakeholders, keeping accurate communication records, and assisting in the development of project tenders within tight deadlines. You will use technical drawings to produce resource lists, assist in procuring materials and subcontractors, and help implement cost-monitoring systems to provide early warnings of potential issues.
Finally, you will help keep projects on schedule and on budget by maintaining accurate contractual records and utilizing surveying information to measure, evaluate, and review overall project performance.
The key duties and responsibilities of the apprenticeship are:
- Helping to liaise with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the requirements of a project are met, ensuing records of the communications are kept in line with company processes
- Assisting labourers and gangers with site-based activities such as the running of onsite equipment, storing and handling materials and resources and completing timesheets
- To assist in ensuring sufficient planning has been carried out for tasks to be completed safely
- Assisting the progress of construction projects and helping with the planning of schedules of work
- Helping to ensure accurate contractual records are kept in relation to the planning of projects
- Supporting the implementation of appropriate contract quantities and cost monitoring systems to provide early warning of problems for all contract phases on site
- Assisting with the procurement of project materials, plant and subcontractors
- Assisting with the coordination of construction site-based projects alongside supervisory and technical teams on an individual site, a range of sites or in an office environment
- Assisting with the production of resource lists, based on estimates, using technical drawings to identify the requirements of the project
- Assist with the development of tenders relevant to the construction project, ensuring records of tenders are kept and processed within the required timescales
- Helping to use surveying information to contribute to the measurement, evaluation and review of project performance
Where you'll work
Albury Mill, Mill Lane
Guildford
GU4 8RU
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
SOUTH THAMES COLLEGES GROUP
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
You will attend South Thames College, Wandsworth one day a week for the first 2 years. Year 3 will be fully in the work place, with support from your college assessor.
This course is comprised of Eight mandatory and optional units as follows:
Core (Mandatory) Units:
- Unit 1 Individual Project (Pearson Set)
- Unit 3 Science & Materials
- Unit 4 Construction Practice and Management
- Unit 8 Mathematics for Construction
- Unit 17 Civil Engineering Technology
- Unit 19 Principles of Structural Design
- Optional Units:
- Unit 7 Surveying, Measuring & Setting-out
- Unit 6 Construction Information (Drawing, Detailing, Specification)
In each year four units are delivered. During the first two years, the apprentices will develop the necessary Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours to be a competent Senior Civil Engineering Technician. In the final stage of their programme, (year 3), the apprentices will embark on the preparation for the End Point Assessment which is assessed by Institution of Civil Engineering.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- Maths (grade 5)
- English (grade 5)
T Level in:
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
- Analytical skills
- Creative
- Patience
- Logical
About this employer
Land & Water is a UK-based civil and environmental engineering company specializing in marine-based construction, dredging, and waterway maintenance. Headquartered in Guildford, Surrey, they provide end-to-end solutions where land meets water, including flood defenses, marina design, and long-reach plant hire for environmentally sensitive environments.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
- For the right apprentice there will be further training opportunities including progression on to a degree apprenticeship
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SOUTH THAMES COLLEGES GROUP
Rebecca Dalton
Rebecca.Dalton@stcg.ac.uk
07485347964
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000043643.
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Closes on Monday 31 August 2026
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