Apprentice - Civil Engineer

Warrington, England, United Kingdom

12/10/2024

As an Arcadian, you already help us deliver world leading sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. You are part of our global business comprising 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can continue to solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

Our Apprenticeship programme offers you an exciting opportunity to jump straight into the professional world and earn a living whilst also studying for professional qualifications. As an Apprentice you will play an active part in driving your career development and will be exposed to a variety of projects across the business. Technical experience is key in our sector, which is why we will provide you with a clear framework to work towards chartership. You’ll be part of a supportive Early Careers community and will work alongside skilled professionals. You’ll benefit from structured on-the-job training, mentoring, plus funding and support for accreditations relevant to your programme, as well as the assistance you need to develop and succeed.

Role accountabilities:

Our civil engineering community works across a range of sectors including highways, rail, energy and water management. Our work varies and covers projects of all scales across the sectors;

• A highways engineer contributes to the design and development of safe, efficient, and sustainable transportation systems, and is responsible for maintaining and enhancing the overall quality of our road infrastructure.
• A rail engineer works on all aspects of Civil Engineering, from earthworks to drainage and across all types of structures. They use materials from timber, steelwork, reinforced concrete to wood to support the Railway and provide the most viable and efficient solutions for our customers.
• A water management engineer works on a wide variety of waste and clean water infrastructure and non-infrastructure assets to deliver sustainable solutions. Ensuring resilience and quality of water supplies to our communities through innovative technologically advanced and natural solutions alike.
  
  

No matter the sector, our programme is an opportunity for you to grow your skills and ability in the delivery of sustainable solutions. The work will potentially involve some site work visits and inspections.

On this apprenticeship you will complete, the following standard on a day release or block release basis.

• For England; BEng/BSc Civil Engineer Degree through one of our agreed training providers; University of Salford, University of the West of England, Bristol and University of Exeter.
• For Scotland; BEng Civil Engineer Degree through our agreed training provider University of Strathclyde.
  
  

Qualifications & Experience:

• For England: Have gained a minimum of 5 GCSE qualifications, grade 4-9 Including Maths and English. And 3 A-Levels, or equivalent qualifications at BBC minimum to include Maths or Physics, or BTEC National Diploma at DMM minimum, or T-Level at Distinction minimum.
• For Scotland: Have gained a minimum of 4 National Level 5 qualifications, grade 4-9 Including Maths and English. And 4 Highers or equivalent qualifications at grade B minimum, including Maths.
• Be a UK/EU/EAA resident for at least three years prior to starting the course and have the right to work in the UK (Apprentice Only)
• 18 (Level 6) years old and have left full time education when the apprenticeship starts (Apprentice Only)
• You will demonstrate typical Arcadian skills including Resilience, Creativity, Analytical Thinking and being a Team Player
• You will have excellent communication skills and the ability to use your technical knowledge to influence and consult stakeholders.
• Willing to travel and stay away from home when required (where possible we embrace virtual working)
  
  

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.

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