Tunnelling Apprentice (Level 7) - Birmingham (21108)

JACOBS U.K. LIMITED

38 Colmore Circus Queensway, B4 6BN

Closes in 19 days (Friday 10 January)

Posted on 13 December 2024

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Summary

As a Tunnelling Apprentice, you will join the Jacobs community of over 100 Apprentices. You will work on some of the world’s most exciting Civil Engineering projects, providing opportunities to solve complex challenges and do meaningful work that benefits our communities and the world.

Annual wage
£25,000 a year

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Along with a competitive salary, your benefits will include company-funded private medical insurance, pension plan, life assurance, income protection, reimbursement towards professional development and memberships.

Training course
Post graduate engineer (level 7)
Hours
Monday to Friday, no weekend working. Hours to be confirmed/discussed but core working hours are between 8.00am and 6.00pm.

40 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 1 September

Duration

2 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

  • Report writing with the support of senior team members
  • Site visits and follow up reporting
  • Technical Drawing
  • Attending meetings with clients
  • Supporting your team with information gathering for reports
  • Undertaking research to support report writing
  • Working with team members to improve your technical knowledge
  • Attending local office events to support your learning

Where you’ll work

2 Colmore Square

38 Colmore Circus Queensway

B4 6BN

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

THE UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK

Your training course

Post graduate engineer (level 7)

Equal to master’s degree

Course contents

Your training plan

  • Level 7 Civil Engineering Degree Apprenticeship
  • University of Warwick
  • The training will be day release

Requirements

Essential qualifications

Degree in:

  • BEng Civil Engineering (grade 2.2)

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
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Curiosity
  • Listening skills
  • Proactive

Other requirements

As you will be undertaking your studies on day release, please ensure the journey is feasible for you and you can get there of your own accord. In order for us to consider your application you should have permanent Right to Work in the UK.

About this company

At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good. Our business focuses on providing solutions to future challenges such as climate change, the need for renewable energy, low carbon economies, transportation, and material resource and waste management. While we shape some of the very largest and most challenging landmark projects in the UK, we also deliver local projects that protect communities.

https://careers.jacobs.com/en_US/careers/EarlyCareers (opens in new tab)

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

If you are successful in being offered a permanent role with Jacobs at the end of the apprenticeship, you will be given the opportunity for further development and qualifications, depending on the business need and your capabilities and interests.  Past apprentices have taken up roles of MSC Tunnelling and have been given opportunities to work in different areas of the business, or at different locations across the UK if desired.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

THE UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000291860.

Apply now

Closes in 19 days (Friday 10 January)

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After signing in, you’ll apply for this apprenticeship on the company's website.

Company’s application instructions

Step 1 – apply online Step 2 – interview