Civil Engineer Level 4 Apprentice - Ringway - Gloucestershire

RINGWAY INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES LIMITED

Gloucester, GL1 2TH

Closes in 20 days (Saturday 15 March)

Posted on 14 February 2025

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Summary

The role would include a mixture of office and site-based tasks to give you the well-rounded experience required to see schemes from start to finish in Highways Maintenance. You will work as a team for Ringway in the Gloucestershire contract. If you prefer hands on experience, outdoors and teamwork have a look at details below.

• Wage: £20,800 a year

  Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

  Everyday discounts. Pension scheme with employer contribution. Opportunity to bi-annual salary progression

• Training course: Civil engineering senior technician (level 4)
• Hours: Monday- Friday 8.00am- 5.00pm.

  40 hours a week

• Possible start date:

  Monday 1 September

• Duration:

  3 years

• Positions available:

  2

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

• Assist in the control of sites to ensure work is conducted safely, effectively and to the correct quality and standards.
• Understand and integrate design information to ensure it is fit for purpose – challenging the designer when there are challenges and instructing others to carry out the works.
• Assist and contribute to planning and setting up of work sites via different formats of communication.
• Assist in the monitoring and control of contract works and understand how to implement corrective action when required.
• Assist in preparation of material requirements, prepare orders, monitor supply and maintain records.

The apprentice will be joining a team delivering a huge variety of planned projects on the contract, ranging from carriageway and footway resurfacing schemes to major structure and highway improvement schemes.

The role would include a mixture of office and site based tasks to give you the well-rounded experience required to see schemes from conception into construction and completion. This would involve exposure to Health, Safety & Environment management, Planning and Co-ordination and Commercial management.

Where you’ll work

Shire Hall

Gloucester

GL1 2TH

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

ACCXEL LIMITED

Your training course

Civil engineering senior technician (level 4)

Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)

Course contents

• Apply engineering principles, using relevant scientific, theoretical and technical know-how to solve well-defined civil engineering problems
• Apply civil engineering techniques, procedures and methods, and review the results, when measuring and testing, designing, installing, commissioning, maintaining or operating civil engineering systems
• Employ a range of advanced mathematical, statistical and data interpretation tools, using analytical and computational methods to interpret and solve civil engineering problems
• Interpret and compare performance information to choose compliant materials, components or parts
• Select and use technical literature and other sources of information and data to address well-defined civil engineering problems
• Produce and interpret civil engineering technical drawings, designs, and models, using analytical and computer-based software packages, recognising the limitations of the software used
• Produce civil engineering technical solutions in accordance with relevant industry standards, procedures, codes of practice, regulations, and legislation
• Comply with, and encourage others to demonstrate, statutory health, safety and welfare policies, procedures and regulation
• Complete risk assessments to identify, evaluate and mitigate risks
• Apply principles of sustainable development, and assess the impact of these in their work
• Employ project management techniques, measuring and recording progress against civil engineering project plans
• Assess and report on quality using appropriate management and assurance systems and continuous improvement processes
• Identify and use resources, equipment and technology to meet project requirements, including specifications, budget and timescales
• Monitor and manage individual performance, and supervise others, recognising the need to comply with appropriate codes of practice and equality, diversity & inclusion (EDI) requirements
• Communicate using appropriate methods for the audience, using appropriate engineering terminology and conventions
• Apply ethical principles to civil engineering projects, including the secure use of data and information
• Plan, undertake and review their own professional competence, updating and reviewing their CPD to improve performance
• Apply engineering principles, using relevant scientific, theoretical and technical know-how to solve well-defined civil engineering problems
• Apply civil engineering techniques, procedures and methods, and review the results, when measuring and testing, designing, installing, commissioning, maintaining or operating civil engineering systems
• Employ a range of advanced mathematical, statistical and data interpretation tools, using analytical and computational methods to interpret and solve civil engineering problems
• Interpret and compare performance information to choose compliant materials, components or parts
• Select and use technical literature and other sources of information and data to address well-defined civil engineering problems
• Produce and interpret civil engineering technical drawings, designs, and models, using analytical and computer-based software packages, recognising the limitations of the software used
• Produce civil engineering technical solutions in accordance with relevant industry standards, procedures, codes of practice, regulations, and legislation
• Comply with, and encourage others to demonstrate, statutory health, safety and welfare policies, procedures and regulation
• Complete risk assessments to identify, evaluate and mitigate risks
• Apply principles of sustainable development, and assess the impact of these in their work
• Employ project management techniques, measuring and recording progress against civil engineering project plans
• Assess and report on quality using appropriate management and assurance systems and continuous improvement processes
• Identify and use resources, equipment and technology to meet project requirements, including specifications, budget and timescales
• Monitor and manage individual performance, and supervise others, recognising the need to comply with appropriate codes of practice and equality, diversity & inclusion (EDI) requirements
• Communicate using appropriate methods for the audience, using appropriate engineering terminology and conventions
• Apply ethical principles to civil engineering projects, including the secure use of data and information
• Plan, undertake and review their own professional competence, updating and reviewing their CPD to improve performance

Your training plan

• Level 4 Civil Engineering Senior Technician Apprenticeship 
  Mentor Support
• CSCS Card
• Other practical qualifications

More training information

Fixed term 2 years contract. 

Opportunity to progerssion to degree apprenticeship and permanent contract.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

• English (grade 5 or above)
• Maths (grade 4 or above)

A Level or equivalent in:

• English (grade 5 or above)
• Maths (grade 5 or above)

BTEC or equivalent in:

• Engineering (grade Merit or above)

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
• Analytical skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Creative
• Initiative

About this company

Together with our associated companies, Ringway teams are responsible for looking after over 50,000 kms of the UK’s highways network – we deliver specialist highway services across the largest highways maintenance portfolio within the UK, including strategic road network, DBFO motorway and trunk roads, and the local authority network. We are private sector partners, dedicated to delivering public services. We offer best practice maintenance services through local solutions which make an impact in the communities in which we operate. We take pride in offering a dedicated, flexible approach which supports our clients, underpinned by the recruitment, development and retention of a locally based workforce and supported by a close community of trusted supply-chain partners. Self-delivery is core to our business model. Working together with our clients we deliver cyclic and reactive maintenance, incident response, severe weather operations, surfacing and specialist treatments with local accountability and people who take pride in the services they deliver. Ringway is committed to creating a working environment that is inclusive and diverse.

https://www.ringway.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

26 days holiday + 8 days bank holidays. 2 days paid volunteering. Training courses programme and Mentor Support. Benefits portal -

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

• Apprenticeship Scheme has been designed kick start your journey towards becoming an industry expert
• You will get hands on experience and tailored training to support you every step of the way. Mentor Allocation and guidance; Additional training be provided
• We are looking for a long-term relationship with our apprentices and we have a long-term career structure in mind, whereby we see the apprentice developing into senior roles within our business as it grows

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

ACCXEL LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000304035.

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Closes in 20 days (Saturday 15 March)

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Company’s application instructions

Short List of CVs and interview at the office. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you require any adjustment for your interview please let us know.