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Link Engineering
Link Engineering is a growing consultancy offering civil, structural and geotechnical engineering and transport planning services, with offices in Birmingham, Manchester and London. With a welcoming team and variety of development projects, you’ll have the opportunity to begin your civil engineering technician career.
What you'll do at work
- Supporting project engineers in preparing drawings and design documents
- Review and familiarise yourself with design software and design guides
- Follow Link procedures for completing work to the highest standard and adding value to the schemes we deliver
- Accompany project leads on site visits to review project constraints and the construction process as required within schemes
Where you'll work
LOMBARD HOUSE
145 GREAT CHARLES STREET QU
BIRMINGHAM
WEST MIDLANDS
B3 3LP
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
SOUTH & CITY COLLEGE BIRMINGHAM
Training course
Civil engineering technician (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Apply appropriate civil engineering principles, techniques, and methods, including mathematical, scientific, and technical know-how, to civil engineering and the construction process
- Apply key principles, techniques and methods of data and technical information collection, analysis, and evaluation to support the delivery of civil engineering models, designs, and technical solutions
- Operate appropriate software packages for data gathering and analysis, such as Computer Aided Design (CAD) or Building Information Modelling (BIM), to create technical drawings, models and designs using relevant conventions and engineering terminology
- Apply statutory health, safety and welfare policies, procedures, and regulations in the civil engineering environment, using risk management processes, procedures, and documentation
- Support and contribute to the production or modification of civil engineering technical solutions in accordance with relevant industry standards, regulations, and procedures and codes of practice
- Apply environmental policies and sustainable principles in civil engineering projects, recognising the need to reduce carbon use, lower emissions and plan for wider sustainability
- Plan, carry out and manage own work in line with quality assurance, recognising the wider implications to customer needs, and within cost and resource limitations
- Consider equality, diversity and inclusion in the delivery of civil engineering projects
- Apply document control processes and procedures using the approved processes, maintaining quality compliance when creating or amending engineering documentation
- Communicate using appropriate methods for the audience, and incorporate relevant and appropriate terms, standards, and data
- Apply ethical principles to civil engineering projects, including the secure use of data and information
- Plan, undertake and review their own professional competence, regularly updating and reviewing their CPD to improve performance
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Training schedule
Civil Engineering Technician Level 3.
You will attend the South and City College Longbridge Campus one day a week TBC.
Essential qualifications
- GCSE in:
- English (grade 4/C or above)
- Maths (grade 4/C or above)
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Skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Patience
Other requirements
Ready to join us? Send your CV along with a short video telling us why you’d be a great fit for the role. We’re always happy to answer questions too. Just drop us a line at the same address.
Our client base covers a range of sectors including Logistics, Development Infrastructure, Residential, Health, Education, Manufacturing, Offices, Retail, Leisure, and Public Realm.
Link’s directors and engineers have extensive experience of a wide variety of projects including several major projects, with construction values exceeding £100m. We seek to eliminate risk through good design and communication practices to fulfil our operating requirements within the CDM regulations.
https://linkeng.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
You’ll be looked after with our Link 4 You benefits, which includes private medical insurance, health cash plan, life assurance, income protection, a discretionary bonus, 26-days’ leave and your birthday off (with the option to buy or sell up to five more), your professional membership fees covered, and much more. As a certified ICE training provider, we take your development seriously too.
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Can be discussed at interview.
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SOUTH & CITY COLLEGE BIRMINGHAM
Jade Kellegher
jade.kellegher@sccb.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000047617.
Closes on Tuesday 29 September 2026
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