Civil Engineering Technician Apprenticeship

Transport for London

London (SE1 8JZ)

Closes in 14 days (Monday 31 March)

Posted on 11 March 2025


Summary

Our department combines the asset responsibilities across Surface, so we engage with many stakeholders and contractors across the business and London. Our assets can be broadly grouped into these areas: highways and traffic infrastructure, bus infrastructure, environmental, structures, tunnels, and river piers.

Training course
Civil engineering technician (level 3)
Hours
London/ Hybrid. Hybrid working arrangements can evolve subject to business requirements. All shifts to be confirmed.

35 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 8 September

Duration

3 years

Positions available

5

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 our team of engineers in all facets of maintenance of our Road Tunnels, Pump Stations and River Piers. Looking at the various Mechanical / Electrical and Communication systems deployed across this fascinating and varied asset base. 
  • Involved in the day-to-day upkeep and minor upgrades of these safety critical systems, including the operating and alarm systems behind them like HORUS, Scada and Aquaview.
  • Keeping people moving across London by assisting our ITS Operations team with the good operation and maintenance of the city’s vast amount of traffic technology
  • Analysing and optimising the performance of communications IP networks
  • Assist our team of Delivery Managers responsible for the delivery of the Asset renewals programmes
  • Get involved in our Continued Safe Operations Meetings – helping to set up and manage these key meetings and tracking actions.
  • Assist in the management of the operations and maintenance of our road network and assets.
  • You will be part of a team who deliver safe, reliable and cost-effective facilities services across 230 premises across London ensuring buildings are maintained and statutorily compliant 24/7 365 days a year. 

Where you’ll work

197 Blackfriars Road
London
SE1 8JZ

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

SOUTH THAMES COLLEGES GROUP

Your training course

Civil engineering technician (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents
  • Apply appropriate civil engineering principles, techniques, and methods, including mathematical, scientific, and technical know-how, to civil engineering and the construction process
  • Apply key principles, techniques and methods of data and technical information collection, analysis, and evaluation to support the delivery of civil engineering models, designs, and technical solutions
  • Operate appropriate software packages for data gathering and analysis, such as Computer Aided Design (CAD) or Building Information Modelling (BIM), to create technical drawings, models and designs using relevant conventions and engineering terminology
  • Apply statutory health, safety and welfare policies, procedures, and regulations in the civil engineering environment, using risk management processes, procedures, and documentation
  • Support and contribute to the production or modification of civil engineering technical solutions in accordance with relevant industry standards, regulations, and procedures and codes of practice
  • Apply environmental policies and sustainable principles in civil engineering projects, recognising the need to reduce carbon use, lower emissions and plan for wider sustainability
  • Plan, carry out and manage own work in line with quality assurance, recognising the wider implications to customer needs, and within cost and resource limitations
  • Consider equality, diversity and inclusion in the delivery of civil engineering projects
  • Apply document control processes and procedures using the approved processes, maintaining quality compliance when creating or amending engineering documentation
  • Communicate using appropriate methods for the audience, and incorporate relevant and appropriate terms, standards, and data
  • Apply ethical principles to civil engineering projects, including the secure use of data and information
  • Plan, undertake and review their own professional competence, regularly updating and reviewing their CPD to improve performance
  • Apply appropriate civil engineering principles, techniques, and methods, including mathematical, scientific, and technical know-how, to civil engineering and the construction process
  • Apply key principles, techniques and methods of data and technical information collection, analysis, and evaluation to support the delivery of civil engineering models, designs, and technical solutions
  • Operate appropriate software packages for data gathering and analysis, such as Computer Aided Design (CAD) or Building Information Modelling (BIM), to create technical drawings, models and designs using relevant conventions and engineering terminology
  • Apply statutory health, safety and welfare policies, procedures, and regulations in the civil engineering environment, using risk management processes, procedures, and documentation
  • Support and contribute to the production or modification of civil engineering technical solutions in accordance with relevant industry standards, regulations, and procedures and codes of practice
  • Apply environmental policies and sustainable principles in civil engineering projects, recognising the need to reduce carbon use, lower emissions and plan for wider sustainability
  • Plan, carry out and manage own work in line with quality assurance, recognising the wider implications to customer needs, and within cost and resource limitations
  • Consider equality, diversity and inclusion in the delivery of civil engineering projects
  • Apply document control processes and procedures using the approved processes, maintaining quality compliance when creating or amending engineering documentation
  • Communicate using appropriate methods for the audience, and incorporate relevant and appropriate terms, standards, and data
  • Apply ethical principles to civil engineering projects, including the secure use of data and information
  • Plan, undertake and review their own professional competence, regularly updating and reviewing their CPD to improve performance

Your training plan

This training plan has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4 (C))
  • maths (grade 4 (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

  • Open
  • Caring
  • Adaptable

Other requirements

Due to the health and safety requirements of this role we are unable to employ apprentices under 18 on this scheme.

About this company

At TfL, our work goes beyond transport. We keep London moving – day in, day out. We’re about building stronger connections, and helping people do more of what they love. From sustainable futures to post-pandemic economic recovery, we’re constantly breaking new ground, and taking innovation to new heights. For our people, this is more than just a job. Our apprentices are pioneers, frontrunners, and mentors. And, with a culture built on support and flexibility that puts wellbeing first.

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Company benefits

Free travel on the TfL network for you and a nominee who lives in the same household    Discounted national rail and Eurostar travel  Minimum 29 days annual leave (pro rata dependent on role) plus public and bank holidays and more!

Disability Confident

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

Upon successful completion of this scheme, you could roll-off into one of the following roles:

  • Engineering Technician
  • Assistant Engineer
  • Works Inspector
  • Assistant Project Manager
  • Assistant Operations Officer

Which could lead to further career development opportunities in our engineering, operations and project delivery teams

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SOUTH THAMES COLLEGES GROUP

earlycareerscampaigns@tfl.gov.uk

0203 005 1680

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000309001.

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Closes in 14 days (Monday 31 March)

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