Apprentice Project Engineer - Degree Level
TURNBULL INFRASTRUCTURE & UTILITIES LIMITED
Bridgwater Somerset (TA5 1UF)
Closes in 6 days (Wednesday 12 August 2026)
Posted on 5 August 2026
Contents
Summary
The Apprentice Civil Engineer will support the design, delivery, maintenance and management of civil engineering infrastructure across the HinkleyPoint C portfolio. Through the apprenticeship they'll develop technical expertise,analyse engineering data, contribute to innovative solutions,help deliver safe, sustainable and compliant projects.
- Wage
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£24,716 a year
- Training course
- Civil engineer (level 6)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, Hours to be agreed between the candidate and the manager.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Friday 25 September 2026
- Duration
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5 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
- Assist in planning, designing and delivering civil engineering solutions, including reviewing data, interpreting drawings, and supporting technical decision‑making.
- Support site inspections, surveys and progress reporting, ensuring compliance with HPC governance, Turnbull procedures, and nuclear site safety requirements.
- Use engineering software tools (e.g., CAD, Revit, BIM platforms) to prepare and communicate technical information.
- Contribute to safe systems of work, applying risk assessment, quality management and environmental sustainability principles.
- Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, including engineers, project managers, planners, contractors and NNB representatives.
- Support continuous improvement, evaluating engineering performance and identifying opportunities to enhance safety, sustainability and efficiency.
- Participate in apprenticeship learning requirements, including academic study, portfolio development, progress reviews and end‑point assessment preparation.
Where you'll work
Hinkley Point C
Stogursey
Bridgwater Somerset
TA5 1UF
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
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
Requirements
Essential qualifications
A Level in:
- Maths (grade A/B)
- Science (grade A/B)
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
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
About this employer
We are leaders in lifecycle construction and operations for the utilities and infrastructure sectors.
From design and build to facility management and maintenance, we provide a single, sustainable, end-to-end solution for engineering projects, saving money, reducing waste and adding long-term value to local communities and the wider economy.
Turnbull is an award-winning progressive business, which has won the RoSPA health and safety awards for our work at Hinkley Point C for the last five years.
The services we provide to our clients include but are not limited to:
- Project management.
- Design and build services.
- Consent management and delivery.
- Contract management.
- Delivery of civil, mechanical and electrical engineering service. We have expertise in:
- Low voltage (LV) and high voltage (HV) electrical power distribution systems.
- Sewage systems and pumping stations.
- Biological waste treatment plants.
- Telecommunication networks (copper and fibre).
- Drinking water distribution networks and booster stations.
- Surface and groundwater drainage systems inclusive of borehole delivery and management.
- Roadway and pedestrian walkway lighting networks.
- Managing environmental discharge permit and scientific services.
- Earthworks and ground remediation services.
Company benefits
Benefits include 25 days' holiday rising to 28 with service (pro rata), the option to buy or sell leave, up to 20% combined pension contributions, a performance-related bonus, healthcare support, life assurance up to 8x salary, referral rewards, electric vehicle and cycle-to-work schemes, enhanced family leave, a paid volunteering day, and cashback and discounts at over 3,000 retailers.
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
At Turnbull we take pride in how we support professional development, enable career progression and provide a wide range of exciting opportunities for everyone.
We firmly believe that investing in our people is the key to our success.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
EarlyCareers@ytlgroup.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000046466.
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Closes in 6 days (Wednesday 12 August 2026)
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