Apprentice Civil Design Engineer – Highways Part Time

Leicester, Leicestershire
Tetra Tech
We have exciting opportunities for apprentices with a keen interest in Civil engineering to join our established Highways, bridges and infrastructure design team based in our Leicester office.

You will be developing your skills and experience in a friendly team environment with a professional and creative working culture whilst gaining support in completing a level 6 Civil Engineering Apprenticeship. Our projects range from major highways schemes to small junction improvement works for a variety of clients including Government bodies and private developers in both the Public and Private Sector.

As a Civil Engineering apprentice, you will be involved in:

• Undertaking design of Civil Engineering elements
• Assisting in delivering innovative design solutions for a broad range of clients including Highway Authorities, housing developers and retail developers
• Providing technical assistance to the members of the Civil Engineering team
• Assisting the Civil Engineering team to ensure project delivery within agreed timescales
• Work under the supervision of the Project Civil Engineer(s) and the Design team leader
• Assisting in design reviews

You will develop your general understanding of civil engineering whilst learning new skills and understanding how your role plays a part in the successful delivery of projects while meeting client expectations.

This position will include day release to complete a fully funded Civil Engineering apprenticeship at University.

The duration of this apprenticeship is typically 5 years

You will typically attend a local college 1 day per week during term time

Qualification/Skills:

• A minimum of 3 A ‘levels minimum grade BBC including Maths and Science (Excludes general Studies)

• A minimum of Five GCSE’s at Grades 9-4/A – C including Maths, English and Science or their equivalent

• A keen interest in Civil Engineering

• A keen interest in Design

• MS Office skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Self-Motivated

• Desirable – Full, clean UK driving license and ideally access to a vehicle

Application Closing Date: 3 rd February 2024

Making everybody feel welcome at Tetra Tech is important to us – because everybody is welcome! We are working hard to be a business where people can not only be themselves but can celebrate who they are and what they bring to our organisation. If you have a disability, learning difficulty, medical condition or any other individual need, we’d be happy to talk to you about making reasonable adjustments to our application and selection process that will enable you to be your best.

We are one of the only consultancies to have adopted a fully flexible working arrangement where employees have the choice of how, when and where they work caveated only by the requirement to fulfil our clients’ requirements. The focus on our people doesn’t end there though, with mental health first aiders, wellbeing & fitness challenges, diversity & inclusion interest groups and lunch and learns sessions from guest speakers as well as a comprehensive flexible benefits selection and a day off for your birthday we want all our employees to be proud to work for Tetra Tech.

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