Civil Engineering Degree Apprenticeship

This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your engineering knowledge and practical skills while studying towards a Civil Engineering Degree Apprenticeship. You'll gain hands on experience supporting the maintenance, improvement and development of the Port's infrastructure while studying for the BEng(Hons) Civil Engineering.

What you'll do at work

No two days are the same in this role. You'll support a variety of engineering and infrastructure projects across the Port, including:

• Assisting with the planning and delivery of infrastructure maintenance and improvement projects.
• Supporting the supervision of contractors carrying out engineering and construction works.
• Helping prepare engineering drawings, technical specifications and project documentation.
• Carrying out site inspections and surveys across the Port estate.
• Supporting the maintenance of quays, roads, drainage systems and other civil engineering assets.
• Updating engineering drawings and records using digital systems.
• Learning how projects are planned, managed and delivered safely and efficiently.
• Working closely with colleagues, contractors and external partners to support engineering activities.
• Developing an understanding of environmental, quality and health and safety standards within a live operational environment.

Where you'll work

Maritime House
Tyne Dock
South Shields
Tyne and Wear
NE34 9PT

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHUMBRIA AT NEWCASTLE

Training course
Civil engineer (level 6)

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).