Degree Apprenticeship Civil Engineer - 2025 - Cambridge
SKANSKA UK PLC
The Cambridge Relocation Team (CB4 0DP)
Closes in 23 days (Monday 24 March)
Posted on 28 February 2025
Contents
Summary
You will become a part of the infrastructure water team on the new Cambridge Relocation Scheme. This is a new project for Anglian Water involving designing and constructing a new greenfield Wastewater Treatment Plant, which will support future economic development in the Greater Cambridge area and create a sustainable water and recycling service.
- Wage
- Competitive
- Training course
- Civil engineer (degree) (level 6)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, times to be confirmed.
40 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 1 September
- Duration
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5 years 6 months
- Positions available
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1
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
- Surveying the site and setting out for the construction operatives
- Checking the quality of construction operatives’ work
- Producing permits such as permits to excavate, or vegetation clearance permits
- Managing daily diary of site activities and attending morning shift briefings
- Developing a practical understanding of the importance of health and safety and the environmental requirements involved in civil engineering
Where you’ll work
Skanska UK PLC
The Cambridge Relocation Team
CB4 0DP
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY HIGHER EDUCATION CORPORATION
Your training course
Civil engineer (degree) (level 6)
Equal to degree
Course contents
- Evaluate the impact of civil engineering infrastructure on society and the environment taking account of business, client and end user needs in its construction, management and use. Examples include: the ability to use the CEEQUAL toolkit, carry out environmental impact assessments, designing and constructing the built infrastructure to ensure that it is safe, usable, appropriate and cost effective
- Proactively consider welfare, health, safety and sustainability in the life cycle of civil engineering infrastructure using tools such as CEEQUAL and environmental impact assessments
- Apply mathematical, scientific and engineering principles, methods and modelling to the design and construction of civil engineering infrastructure. Examples include: the design, construction and maintenance of buildings, transportation systems, water and wastewater networks, foundations and temporary works, understanding slope stability, retaining walls, ground water movement, coastal works, elastic/plastic and failure behaviour of materials such as concrete, steel, asphalt and timber, behaviour of structural elements such as beams, land surveying
- Use and validate digital solutions and data gathering tools to model, evaluate, design, test, build, and manage civil engineering infrastructure defining engineering and other constraints, identifying risks and how these may be resolved through design. Examples include: ability to use building information modelling, structural engineering design and analysis, computational fluid dynamics and geospatial information systems software
- Develop innovative, safe, technical solutions to civil engineering problems through the use of research techniques, market intelligence and best practice. Examples include: ability to use of range of research methods to collect and analyses data to draw well-founded practical conclusions for implementation, applicable research strategy and methodology, literature searches
- Interpret and apply design and quality standards including codes of practice, legal and regulatory frameworks, in the development of civil engineering solutions, the determination of construction methods and the technical aspects of site activities. Examples include: planning, designing, construction and maintenance of buildings and infrastructure in compliance with current codes, standards and legislation, industry regulations, the use of Risk Assessment Method Statements
- Manage and apply safe systems of work including taking responsibility for own obligations for health, safety and welfare issues, assessing and controlling risk, working with health, safety and welfare legislation and best practice. Examples include: recognise the health and safety aspects of civil and infrastructural projects as well as assess associated risks and identify appropriate safety measures in site work and for undertaking construction works. Apply the principles of civil engineering and construction business risk management
- Manage the planning, budgeting and organisation of tasks, people and resources through the use of appropriate management systems, working to agreed quality standards, project programme and budget, within legal, contractual and statutory requirements
- Manage teams and develop staff to meet changing technical and managerial needs
- Communicate effectively and provide guidance to others through design models, calculations, reports, drawings, specifications, presentations, digital media and discussions with those both inside and outside the industry
- Carry out and record the continuing professional development necessary to maintain and enhance knowledge and competence as a civil engineer
Your training plan
Degree Apprenticeship in Civil Engineering at Anglia Ruskin University to the project on a day release basis.
You will also work towards the Incorporated Civil Engineer (IEng MICE) professional qualification with the support of Skanska’s ICE accredited Training Agreement.
More training information
Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska. If you have any questions, please contact us: emerging.talent@skanska.co.uk
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- 5 subjects including Maths, English & Science (grade 9 - 5)
A Level in:
- 3 A-levels pref Maths and a Physical Science (grade A-C)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
About this company
Skanska Group uses knowledge and foresight to shape the way people live, work and connect. More than 135 years in the making, we are one of the world’s largest development and construction companies. We create innovative and sustainable solutions that support healthy living beyond our lifetime. Established in the UK in 2000, Skanska has more than 3,300 local experts delivering projects across sectors including real estate, defence, education, highways, rail and water. At Skanska, we believe in our Purpose, we build for a better society. Through our Values of care for life, commit to customers, be better - together and act ethically and transparently you will enable us to deliver our purpose.
http://www.skanska.co.uk (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
You will be a part of a community of 100+ graduates and apprentices. Funding and support to help you achieve a formal qualification. My Rewards – an array of retail, dining, well-being and travel discounts. Professional and social events.
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
- You will be part of a well-established organisation built on strong purpose and values.
- We want you to do well and will support you to have a meaningful career beyond the apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY HIGHER EDUCATION CORPORATION
Emerging.Talent@Skanska.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000306758.
Apply now
Closes in 23 days (Monday 24 March)
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Company’s application instructions
A typical application process is as follows: Stage 1: Application Stage 2: Online assessments Stage 3: Video interview Stage 4: Assessment day or final interview