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As an Apprentice Engineering Technician, you will support the delivery of high-quality design and assessment projects, gaining valuable technical experience while contributing to a collaborative and dynamic team. As you progress, you'll move into an engineering role.
Wage
£16,640 a year
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Regular salary reviews
Training course
Civil engineer (level 6)
Hours
Monday to Friday 40 hours per week inc. day release during term time. Flexitime to be agreed with Line Manager. Working hours TBC.
Start date
Monday 14 September 2026
Duration
5 years
Positions available
1
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
Key responsibilities:
Energy:
- Assist staff across a variety of tasks, including estimating, surveys, inspections, assessments, design commissions, and technical submissions, bringing enthusiasm and a proactive approach
- Support additional delegated activities and demonstrate adaptability in responding to project needs
Professional:
- Assist in ensuring compliance with the Health and Safety at Work Act, CDM Regulations, and COSHH requirements through the production of high-quality design deliverables
- Adhere to design codes of practice, Network Rail standards, local working instructions, and CAD/BIM standards to maintain technical excellence
Innovation:
- Support the production of 2D, 3D, and 4D models, drawings, visualisations, and animations using various CAD/BIM software packages, contributing to efficient project delivery
- Utilise various data sources, CAD/BIM, and photogrammetry software to create accurate survey models
- Assist with clash detection activities, gauging, and clearance checks, ensuring seamless project execution
Care:
- Contribute to the production of schedules, bills of quantities, construction sequencing, and setting out information, ensuring accuracy and attention to detail
- Undertake PTS (Personal Track Safety) training as required, prioritising workplace safety and compliance
Team:
- Work closely with colleagues to support design and assessment projects, developing technical skills in a supportive learning environment
- Engage with a team-focused culture, contributing to shared success and continuous improvement
Where you'll work
85 Caroline Street Birmingham, Jewellery Quarter
B3 1UP
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
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Training provider
UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON
Training course
Civil engineer (level 6)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Apply engineering principles to solve engineering problems: scientific, theoretical and technical principles.
- Apply civil engineering techniques, procedures and methods, and review and evaluate the results, including measuring and testing, designing, installing, commissioning, constructing, maintaining or operating civil engineering components and systems; consider how continuous improvement can contribute to improved performance.
- Employ mathematical, statistical and data interpretation tools, using analytical and computational methods, and apply an integrated or systems-based approach.
- Identify, interpret and compare information to select materials, components or parts used in civil engineering.
- Research, collect, select and evaluate technical literature and other sources of data and information to address, analyse and evaluate civil engineering problems.
- Produce civil engineering technical solutions in accordance with relevant industry standards, policies, codes of practice, regulations, and legislation.
- Select and apply computational and analytical techniques to model civil engineering problems, recognising the limitations of the techniques employed.
- Contribute to the design, development and implementation of civil engineering solutions, and evaluate their effectiveness in the context of the whole project life cycle.
- Manage and comply with statutory health, safety and welfare policies, procedures and regulation, and contribute to improvements in health, safety and welfare, within their own area of responsibility.
- Complete risk assessments to identify, evaluate, manage and mitigate risks.
- Apply principles of sustainable development and evaluate their effectiveness on the whole project lifecycle of civil engineering solutions.
- Manage engineering activities that contribute to sustainable development and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs).
- Apply project management techniques, identifying, measuring, recording and reporting progress against civil engineering project performance criteria.
- Manage quality processes and contribute to quality improvements.
- Plans and manages resources, equipment and technology, to meet project requirements, specifications, costs and budgets and timescales, with an appreciation of statutory and commercial arrangements.
- Monitor and manage individual performance, and the input of others, recognising the need to adapt to, and communicate, changing demands.
- Comply with appropriate codes of practice and equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) requirements.
- Communicate in verbal and written contexts using appropriate methods for the audience. Use appropriate engineering terminology and conventions.
- Apply teamwork and collaboration principles.
- Apply ethical principles, identifying and analysing ethical concerns and making reasoned ethical choices.
- Plan, undertake and review their own professional competence, regularly updating, recording and reviewing their continuing professional development (CPD).
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Training schedule
Civil Engineer Level 6.
Day release during term time attending university. On the job training.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
BTEC in:
STEM with focus on Eng, & Maths (grade Merit)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving skills
- Analytical skills
- Team working
- Time Management
About this employer
FJD Consulting are an award winning engineering design consultancy working largely in the rail sector. We have offices in Birmingham and Bristol. We specialise in civil and structural engineering, geotechnical engineering, electrical engineering, Building Information Management (BIM), low carbon engineering, and engineering innovations.
https://www.fjdconsulting.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
- Pension Scheme
- Private Medical Insurance (PMI) (based on length of service)
- Group Income Protection (GIP)
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Online GP services via GIP & PMI
- Corporate Eyecare
- Voucher Scheme
- Company sick pay (based on length of service)
- Flexible working (role-dependent)
- Professional membership fees (where required for your role)
- Holiday Buy/Sell Scheme
- Perkbox - access to discounts, wellbeing tools, and free perks
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
As you progress you'll move into a engineering role.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
FJD CONSULTING AND DESIGN LTD
Lyndsey Swallow
lyndsey.swallow@fjdconsulting.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000044766.
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Closes in 25 days (Monday 31 August 2026 at 11:59pm)
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