Have you ever thought about starting a career in highways and transport? We have a great opportunity for someone to join us as an Apprentice Civil Engineer who will benefit from the vast amount of professional expertise and variety of work we have to offer.
No two days are the same in our highways and transport service and with new technology transforming the way we work, you can expect room to grow and develop your skills and opportunities to put your ideas across. With our comprehensive learning and development programme combined with a supportive environment, this is a stepping stone to a successful, enjoyable and rewarding career in highways and transportation.
Year 1 - 2
Learn the processes of the design management framework.
Undertake site visits to learn and shadow others on scoping schemes, prepare audits and condition surveys.
Become familiar with design standards and guidelines (TSRGD, TSM, DMRB & MfS).
Produce drawings using software such as AutoCAD, including add-ons AutoTurn, KeySigns & KeyLines.
Familiarise with Google workspace including google sheets to undertake calculations.
Contribute to preparation of initial cost estimates.
Understand the H&S documentation and legislation.
Understand the all team processes including permitting TMO, Planned Maintenance and Vehicle Crossovers.
Year 3 - 4
Assist Engineers in the delivery of full packages of highways and transport schemes.
Development of software knowledge of AutoCAD.
Prepare packages of design stages (Feasibility, Concept, Prelim & Detailed Design).
Undertake research tasks and gather information to inform design decisions.
Undertake full site visits to scope schemes and identify hazards.
Develop a good understanding of relevant design standards, regulations (e.g., DMRB), and health & safety procedures.
Prepare TMOs.
Year 5 - 6
Undertake design drawings with minimal supervision.
Productive in drawing completion for a full detailed design package.
Involved in meetings with the C&C teams and Contractor.
Able to manage the delivery of small schemes on time according to scope of the brief.
Able to refer to standards and guide other junior members of the team.
Completion of EPA.
In this role a bespoke training package will be available to ensure you become qualified to work as part of our Highways and Transport team, learning different roles within the team which will include Design of a range of highway & transportation schemes, surveys, data analysis, traffic management orders, and planned maintenance. Including conducting site visits, safety reviews and condition surveys. You’ll also be part of our wider Highways and Transport Service and work closely with other teams including Highways operations and Client & Commissioning, who lead on a number of exciting projects.
We’ll teach all you need to know about how to succeed in this role, but in return we are looking for someone who has the ability to think creatively, can demonstrate excellent communication skills and who’s eager to learn.
In addition we offer a number of staff benefits including 23 days annual leave plus bank holidays, flexible working arrangements, local discounts for shopping, eating out and leisure activities, new modern technology and office working environment, Local Government Pension Scheme, Cyclescheme - enabling you to get a brand new bike and safety equipment for your commute / access to our Pool Bikes Scheme, childcare vouchers, and access to our Zipcar scheme for work use and discounted rates for personal use.
Starting Salary is £25,999 and will increase in increments over the 5.5 years. The annual increase will be in line with the London Living wage.
We’re extremely proud of our apprenticeship scheme and the achievements of our apprentices, many of whom have secured permanent employment with the Council and continue to excel in their careers.
