Civil Engineer Degree Apprentice

Company: Kier Group  |  Address: 1 Chalfont Park  |  Postcode: SL9 0BG  |  Location: 1 Chalfont Park, SL9 0BG

Salary: £22,000 a year

Course: Civil engineer (level 6) — COVENTRY UNIVERSITY
Positions: 1  |  Duration: 5 Years  |  Working week: 40 hours, Monday to Friday.
Skills Required:
  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Team working
Launch your eco career as a Civil Engineer Degree Apprentice with Kier Group in the UK. Earn while you learn with hands-on training and a nationally recognised qualification.

As a Civil Engineer Degree Apprentice you'll have the opportunity to gain practical experience whilst you study towards a BEng Civil Engineering with our university partner Coventry, all tuition and accommodation fees covered by us. 

You'll work closely with the Natural Resources and Infrastructure team to design and deliver projects that are key to the UK's infrastructure 

Your day-to-day will include: 

  • Responsible for maintaining setting out and dimensional control, to ensure accurate construction of the work. (Initially assisting the project engineer and then taking them over once competent). 
  • Assisting in managing systems to enable the progress of work to be reviewed against time, quality, dimensions and quantity with the site teams and project engineer. 
  • Taking responsibility for regularly checking the setting out points and benchmarks and checking that all setting out instruments and measuring equipment are delivered to the site with a calibration certificate and recorded accordingly. 
  • Be aware of the provisions of the Kier Health and Safety Management System and to assist in its implementation to ensure a safe working environment. 
  • Attending university during pre-determined block weeks to attend lectures and meet other students in your course.

About the Employer

Did you know Kier has been placed in the government’s top 100 apprentice employers? You can trust us to help shape your future. Kier Group has long believed that we all have the potential to shape our world – and leave a lasting legacy. So bring your talent and ambition to our team and you’ll be given the scope and opportunity to achieve just that - investing in your own future, building your expertise and contributing to a diverse culture that’s helping shape the world of tomorrow.

Future Prospects

5 GCSE's graded 9*-4, including English. Minimum grade 5 maths GCSE  3 A Levels BBC minimum, excludes general studies and must include Maths or BTEC Extended Diploma (DMM) with at least a Merit in both maths & further maths in a construction or engineering-related subject   Equivalent to 112 UCAS Points  

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