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Start your career in structural engineering with this hands-on apprenticeship. You'll support the design of buildings, bridges, and civil engineering projects, creating BIM models, drawings, and construction information while learning from experienced engineers. Gain valuable skills, recognised qualifications, and an excellent career.
Wage
£18,000 a year
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Salary will range between £18000 and £20000 and will depend on experience.
Training course
Civil engineering technician (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm
40 hours a week
Start date
Tuesday 1 September 2026
Duration
3 years
Positions available
1
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
Key Roles and Responsibilities:
Engineering:
- Assist in the modelling of our projects to a high standard and to industry best practice using the latest software
- Assist in production of construction information including drawings and schedules to all DYSE guidelines and procedures or those of the client as necessary
- Checks own work
Health & Safety:
- Be developing knowledge of the CDM Regulations 2015 and the duties of designers
- Fosters safe by design principles
Commercial:
- Manage own time to work within the financial and programme constraints of a project
- Manage own time to meet multiple project deadlines
General:
- Keeps abreast of the latest industry developments
- Undertakes work in accordance with the relevant company procedures
- Follows the company’s quality management system
Where you'll work
Fourth Floor Studio 10
Little Lever Street
Manchester
M1 1HR
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
SALFORD CITY COLLEGE
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
Training will take place both in the workplace and at college
You will attend Future Skills College one day per week for your formal training
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
Maths & English (grade 5 - 9 / A* - C)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Patience
- Keen to Learn
We're structural engineers who design buildings and bridges. Every project is different, but our approach is the same; we're not afraid to ask the difficult questions or obsess over the little details so you don't have to. We work with commercial clients, developers, and contractors across the UK.
Our Services
Working across all aspects of structural engineering, our team brings diverse approaches and ideas to a project with the goal of achieving engineering excellence.
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Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Potential fulltime role upon successfully completing apprenticeship
Under the support and encouragement of DYSE, develop towards becoming a professionally qualified member of a relevant institution (EngTech with ICE or IStructE)
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SALFORD CITY COLLEGE
Mary Takhar - Salford City College
mary.takhar@salfordcc.ac.uk
0161631555
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000043935.
Closes in 18 days (Sunday 9 August 2026 at 11:59pm)
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