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Rail Engineering Surveying Technician Apprentice
You will be enrolled on our Surveying Technician Apprentice apprenticeship programme, and you can expect to be working closely with our experienced engineers and management to gain the skills you will need to help us improve the UK rail systems.
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
Throughout your apprenticeship journey you will work to gain relevant skills for your role and deliver against the apprenticeship schemes Route to Competence. You will receive immersive and hands-on experience within your discipline to support this development, and you will need to be motivated, curious and enthusiastic to learn.
Your role will be to make a strong contribution to your team and support your colleagues across key projects to gain and develop your experience. Through tailored experience and training you will develop an in-depth understanding and knowledge of your subject area, working on live projects on site, and getting on and off the job training and competence development.
You will have the opportunity to work efficiently and in unison within a fully muti disciplined team, operating closely with your colleagues to assist with the planning and coordination of site activities, continuously gaining experience and responsibility in all P-Way engineering delivery stages, from site survey to project completion.
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Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Requirements
- GCSE in:
- English (grade 4 and above)
- Maths (grade 4 and above)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
Responsibilities
- Gain relevant skills for your role and deliver against the apprenticeship schemes Route to Competence.
- Receive immersive and hands-on experience within your discipline to support development.
- Make a strong contribution to your team and support your colleagues across key projects.
- Develop an in-depth understanding and knowledge of your subject area, working on live projects on site.
- Work efficiently and in unison within a fully muti disciplined team.
- Assist with the planning and coordination of site activities.
- Gain experience and responsibility in all P-Way engineering delivery stages, from site survey to project completion.
Benefits
- On successful completion of the Surveying Technician Level 3 Apprentice Programme, we will work with you to look at what your future career looks like.
- Support with further study or working towards Chartership.
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Application Process
- Closes in 9 days (Saturday 30 May 2026)
- After signing in, you’ll apply for this apprenticeship on the company's website.
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About Colas Rail At Colas Rail, we have over one hundred years of experience in delivering major innovations across our sector. Every day, thousands of train run on tracks built or maintained by Colas Rail. We deliver on the challenges set by a rapidly changing railway environment - constantly seeking to adapt our behaviour and culture to not only meet and exceed the expectations of our customers and stakeholders, but to also continuously develop and support our people. https://colasrail.co.uk/apprenticeships-colas-rail-uk/ (opens in new tab)
Disability Confident A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
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