Trainee Engineer Apprenticeship

Summary

At McLaughlin & Harvey you will have the opportunity to train as a Trainee Engineer. From day one, you will receive the best mentored, relevant and practical experience on site, tailored to suit your chosen career. You'll support the Engineer in ensuring and delivering all aspects of dimensional accuracy on a construction or engineering projects.

Wage: £15,704 to £25,396.80 a year
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Training course: Civil engineer (degree) (level 6)
Hours: Monday to Friday 7.30am to 5.00pm
40 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 8 September
Duration: 5 years 6 months
Positions available: 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

Reviewing drawings and specifications with subcontractors and site managers minimising the likelihood of non-complaint works arising
Assist with all document control relating to drawings and specifications, including maintaining up to date registers, and ensuring that such documents are timeously issued to all persons, parties and subcontractors
Support the line manager in monitoring quality specification compliance
Adopting a positive and pro-active approach to project delivery
Raise Technical Queries
Assist in maintaining as-built drawings.
Assist in the compilation of Risk Assessment and Methods Statement
Maintenance of existing services and new services as and when they are installed, altered or removed from the confines of the site
Work closely with the project commercial team and provide and maintain information
Help ensuring that accurate primary setting out control is established prior to commencement of site works
Assist the Engineer in ensure that an initial Ordinance Grid Level survey is carried out prior to commencement of site works, together with verification of any assumed levels or dimensions, including existing drainage, kerb tie-ins, adjoining structures etc
Support the Engineer when carrying out a dilapidation survey of existing buildings, property, infrastructure etc. prior to works commencing on site
Familiarisation of the Company Health and Safety Policy, individual role responsibilities and ensure full compliance

Where you’ll work

2530 The Quadrant

Aztec West

Bristol

BS32 4AQ

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

UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND, BRISTOL

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

Civil Engineer (degree) Level 6.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade C)
Maths (grade C)

A Level in:

Maths (grade C)

Desirable qualifications

A Level in:

Biology; Chemistry; Computing/Computer Science (grade Pass)
Design and Technology; Electronics; Engineering (grade Pass)
ICT; Further Mathematics (grade Pass)
Music Technology; Physics; Statistics (grade Pass)

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
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Presentation skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative

About this company

McLaughlin & Harvey is a privately owned company with over 170 years of experience, specialising in construction and civil engineering. Founded in 1853 and now operating throughout the UK and Ireland, the company employs over 800 people and has office locations in Belfast, Glasgow, London, Birmingham and Bristol. The company delivers construction, civil engineering and fit-out projects and provides facilities management services to various sectors including healthcare, education, defence, industrial, retail, sports venues, transport infrastructure, environmental, marine, commercial, residential and leisure.

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

Engineer
Senior Engineer

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