The Vacancy
Launch Your Engineering Career with SCP
Apprenticeship Opportunity: BSc (Hons) Civil Engineering (5 Years)
Location: London
Salary: £22,932 per annum + Fully Funded Degree + Excellent Benefits
Are you an ambitious, curious, and driven individual with a passion for shaping the world around you? Do you dream of working on major infrastructure projects while earning a respected degree, without the student debt?
SCP is searching for the next generation of civil engineering talent. If you’re ready to start building the future, and your career, from the ground up, this could be the opportunity that changes everything.
Why Choose SCP?
At SCP, an RSK group company, we deliver smart, sustainable engineering solutions for the real world. From master-planning new communities to tackling climate-resilient infrastructure, we partner with clients to turn ideas into reality.
We're not just shaping built environment — we're shaping futures. And that includes yours.
About The Apprenticeship
As a Degree Apprentice Civil Engineer, you’ll combine hands-on experience with academic learning, working on a wide variety of projects while studying towards a fully funded BSc (Hons) in Civil Engineering over five years.
You’ll be mentored by experienced professionals, use cutting-edge software and modelling tools, and develop industry knowledge and technical skills in a number of areas including:
- Highway and Drainage Engineering Design
- Bridges, Earthworks and Retaining Wall Structural Engineering: Analysis and Design
- Environmental and sustainable design, flood risk management, hydraulics, fluids; materials, soils and geotechnics
Your journey will align with the Institution of Civil Engineers’ route to professional membership, putting you on track to become an Incorporated Engineer (IEng) shortly after graduation.
What You'll Gain
- A £22,932 starting salary
- 35 hours per week (including study time)
- 8% pension contribution
- Fully funded degree – no tuition fees, no debt
- Supportive, inclusive work environment
- Access to SCP’s structured training, mentorship, and development programs
- The satisfaction of helping shape the world around you
Who We’re Looking For
We’re looking for bright, motivated individuals who:
- Have at least 104 UCAS points
- Hold 5 GCSEs (grades 7–9) including Maths, English and Science
- Have 3 A-Levels including Maths and Physics, or a BTEC Extended Diploma in Engineering/Construction
- Have the right to work in the UK
- Are passionate about engineering and ready to commit to a 5-year journey of growth
Build the Future. Start with SCP.
This is more than an apprenticeship, it’s your gateway to a rewarding career where your ideas, energy, and talent will make a real impact.
Apply today and take the first step towards a career that matters.
Make the leap. Build what matters. Engineer your future with SCP.
About Us
In January 2022, we joined the RSK group: a merger that mirrors each company’s commitment to an engaging and open company culture. We highly value our people’s input, building strong and mutually beneficial relationships with our clients, and the desire to grow a strong and sustainable business. SCP will continue to serve its clients without any fundamental changes except by expanding our geographical capabilities and our team.
SCP is a specialist transportation planning, highway, and drainage infrastructure design consultancy that has been offering multi-disciplinary professional services to the private and public sectors since 1991. We have offices located strategically around the UK, including offices in Manchester, Leeds, and London. Our service grouping includes advising and supporting at the master-planning stages of development proposals, conducting detailed assessments for approvals processes and the implementation stages. The business also has long-established expert witness relationships with planning barristers across the UK.
SCP is part of the RSK Group, a leading integrated environmental, engineering, and technical services business providing dynamic, multidisciplinary services to a wide range of sectors. RSK was founded in 1989 and has grown considerably since then.
At RSK, we operate as a group of businesses that work together seamlessly, aiming for growth through diversification. Our strategy helps us build a strong and resilient business, capable of weathering external challenges, while also providing greater value to our clients and more opportunities for our employees.
Since the beginning, our philosophy has remained the same: employ, develop and reward talented individuals. People are crucial to our company, and we recognise that our success hinges on our colleagues' growth. We're committed to preserving RSK's people-first culture, promoting innovation, and fostering a supportive and caring environment for collaboration. At RSK, we want you to be part of our successes and help you reach your career aspirations. We take pride in offering employees fulfilling and challenging careers by promoting ongoing growth and empowering individuals to excel.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace that welcomes individuals from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We firmly believe that embracing and celebrating the diversity in our workforce makes us a stronger and more innovative company.
By providing workplace adjustments, we make it easier for people to confidently explore and pursue our career opportunities and recognise that flexibility is key to fostering a dynamic and thriving workplace. Many of our office-based positions benefit from a flexible working arrangement, allowing our team members to achieve a balance between professional and personal commitments.
We actively encourage applications from candidates of all genders, races, ethnicities, ages, neurotypes, religions or beliefs, sexual orientations, and those with disabilities.
If you're passionate about making a difference, join us as we work together to build a brighter, more equitable, and sustainable future for all. Do you have what it takes?
