This is Redcar and Cleveland. We are an ambitious council keen to build on our strong track record of innovation and partnership working, ensuring that we create a flourishing future for the borough and all its residents. Our area is one of great contrasts with world class industries, market towns, visitor destinations, beautiful coastline and stunning countryside.
Our apprenticeship scheme provides a perfect way to earn a wage while you gain vital work experience and a nationally recognised qualification. We recognise the value of apprenticeships can bring to the local community, boosting skills and employment prospects and in addition you will be eligible to apply for internal job vacancies as and when they arise within the Council.
About the Role
Are you looking for an opportunity to gain a Level 3 qualification in Civil Engineering, whilst gaining valuable work experience? Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council has an exciting new opportunity within the Highways team.
The role will be focused on one of the two areas below based on your strengths, but experience will be given across the disciplines:
* Car Parking, Development, Traffic Management and Transport Strategy.
* Asset Management, Highway Drainage, Highway Design, Highway Maintenance and Structures.
You will gain valuable work experience supporting the team in:
* Design – assisting in the development of technical solutions by producing design models, calculations, reports and drawings, surveying a site, using appropriate analysis and relevant codes.
* Analysis – using appropriate software systems and other data gathering tools and tests to solve technical problems.
* Project delivery – contributing to planning, managing work schedules, budgets and deadlines, and ensuring outputs comply with client and industry specifications, standards and guidance.
* Site engineering - operating quality systems and Health, Safety and Risk Management procedures and checking specified technical aspects of site activities.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, hard-working, positive individual who is self-motivated and able to work using their own initiative as well as being a team player. The successful candidate will be committed to providing an excellent service and be willing to learn and develop their knowledge.
Would you like to find out more? Please see attached job description and person specification for further detailed information or for an informal discussion please email apprenticeship@redcar-cleveland.gov.uk and someone from the team will give you a call back.
Apprenticeship Qualification
During your apprenticeship you will be working towards the nationally recognised Civil Engineering, Level 3 qualification at Middlesbrough College.
Essential Requirements
Apprenticeship opportunities are open to anyone over the age of 16 years old with no upper age limit. Applicants who have already completed Civil Engineering level 3 or above will be ineligible to apply.
You will need to have a minimum of:
- 5 GCSE’s at Grade 9 - 4 (Grades A* - C) including Maths (Grade B), English, Science or their equivalent
- You will need to be committed/willing to work towards the level 3 qualification.
This is a fixed-term contract for 36 months. The National Minimum Wage for your age will apply after the first year.
Join us for invaluable hands-on work experience, a qualification all whilst earning a salary plus receiving excellent terms and conditions of employment.
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