Civil Engineering Technician Apprenticeship

You will play a key role in supporting the £9 million annual highway maintenance Capital programme. Working alongside our experienced highway maintenance engineers, you will gain the opportunity to develop a wide-ranging skill set, that will greatly increase your value to potential employers.

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working

You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

• Working closely with qualified engineers, you will develop proficiency in AutoCAD and produce a wide range of scheme drawings. This highly transferable skill will open opportunities across a variety of future workplace settings.
• You will gain experience in preparing bills of quantities and scheme estimates, both essential skills for effective financial and budget management.
• It will be key for you to develop a strong understanding of the council’s Geographic Information System (GIS), including its database and mapping systems.
• Gaining hands-on experience undertaking survey work, you will use both traditional and modern techniques.
• You will be involved in carriageway surfacing operations, observing the use of specialist equipment and heavy plant and gaining insight into their functions and applications.
• Another aspect of your role will be supporting the design, maintenance and improvement of drainage systems.

Where you'll work

Broad Lane Depot
Engine Common Lane
Yate
Bristol
BS37 7PN

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training

You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

WESTON COLLEGE OF FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION

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