A Civil Engineering Degree Apprenticeship

A Civil Engineering Degree Apprenticeship lets you earn while studying, combining real project experience with a funded degree. At Pinnacle, you’ll work on live projects, gain technical skills and receive mentoring. Apply to kickstart your career with hands-on experience, support and strong progression opportunities.

What you'll do at work

• Assisting with design work using engineering software (e.g. CAD)
• Producing and updating technical drawings and reports
• Supporting engineers with calculations and analysis
• Attending team meetings and project briefings
• Conducting site visits to observe construction work
• Recording site information and carrying out inspections/surveys
• Communicating with clients, contractors and colleagues
• Ensuring designs meet health, safety and regulatory standards
• Organising project documents and maintaining project records
• These tasks will vary day-to-day depending on the project and stage of work

Where you'll work

Pinnacle Consulting Engineers Ltd
Pinnacle House
Maple Way, Broadland Gate
Norwich
NR13 5HB

Training provider

SUFFOLK NEW COLLEGE

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).