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Murphy are looking to recruit the next generation of civil engineers.
We are looking to appoint highly motivated apprentices with strong aspirations to pursue an engineering career within a leading UK civil engineering & construction organisation.
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
As a Civil Engineer apprentice, you will be placed on one of our many UK construction sites and be involved in the different site activities, where you will be exposed to:
- Dimensional control of site works.
- Understanding engineering requirements of a project.
- Planning of site activities.
- Reading of site documents: Site drawings, specifications, standards.
- And many more!
Our civil engineering works cover a wide range of engineering activities, such as tunnelling, rail projects, heavy civils, drainage works, bridge repair and replacements.
Working as an apprentice civil engineer at Murphy you will learn how to be responsible for the daily control, management, and coordination of construction activities on site to ensure projects are delivered on time, on budget and to the required safety, environmental and quality standards. Your responsibilities will increase throughout the duration of the apprenticeship programme as your skills and technical knowledge develop.
Where will I be based on the apprenticeship?
We are recruiting for this apprenticeship across various projects across the UK in Cumbria, London area and the West Midlands. Due to the remote locations of some of our sites, applicants must be willing to travel as required.
Due to the nature of our work and size of our sites, we may require you to have a full clean UK driving licence.
Above all, we need people who will adopt our values and strive to live them:
- One Family, One Team, One Murphy.
- Always Deliver.
- Respect, Integrity & Accountability.
- Never Harm.
- Continually Improve.
What you’ll get in return
- Dedicated and continued investment in your professional development.
- Murphy is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture, making Murphy a great place to work where we can all thrive. You can get involved in numerous events and even join our committee dedicated to continuously nurturing Murphy’s inclusive culture.
- 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays with the option to buy an additional 2 days holiday each year, holidays increase with length of service.
- Charity is at the heart of Murphy values; you will receive 2 days leave per year to donate your time to a charity of your choosing. Many teams choose to support a charity together to positively impact our communities.
- Discretionary annual bonus and annual salary review.
- Above market rate contributory pension scheme.
- Life assurance, health screening and enhanced sick pay.
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay and a maternity returners bonus.
- Extra weeks holiday for all employees getting married and a wedding bonus.
- Subsidised canteen facilities in core locations.
- Other Murphy benefits include retail discounts and cashback, discounted gym memberships, cycle to work scheme etc.
- Access to Murphy Wellbeing: you will have access to a host of online tools, mental health trained colleagues, and if needs be external professional support because we understand that work and life offers challenges that sometimes need a little extra support.
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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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As part of this apprenticeship, dependent on the qualifications you have already attained, you will follow either the Civil Engineering Technician Level 3 apprenticeship standard or the Civil Engineering Senior Technician Level 4, which take 3 years to complete.
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4/C)
- Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills required:
- Communication skills
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Initiative
About Murphy
Murphy is a leading international, multi-disciplined engineering and construction company founded in 1951 that improves life by delivering world-class infrastructure. Operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland and North America, Murphy provides better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including transportation, water, power and natural resources. We also have a number of related businesses – Ground Engineering; Utility Connections; Murphy Plant; Murphy Process Engineering; Pipeline Testing Services; Specialist Welding Services; and Electrical Services. Murphy employs more than 4,000 engineers, professional managers and skilled operatives around the world. Together, we work as ‘One Murphy’ by directly delivering the people, plant and expertise needed to make projects a success. There’s more to Murphy.
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Contact Information
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LEARNING SKILLS PARTNERSHIP LTD
Learning Skills Partnership
holly.parkinson@learningskillspartnership.com
01482 338844
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000047684.
Closes in 15 days (Thursday 27 August 2026)
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