You will complete temporary works designs on a daily basis. Initially, these will be simpler design packages such as basic propping schemes and working platform designs. As your experience grows, you will be given more challenging designs.\n\nYou will produce design drawings, supporting calculations, the Designers' Risk Assessments (DRA), and supporting documentation. You will also be expected to review information provided by the client and use this information to inform the design. \n\nYou will be given the opportunity to attend the site when opportunities arise, and this will become more regular as your experience grows in the company. You will be expected to liaise with clients, manage your own workload and report back to your supervising engineer.\n\nThough AEC is split across four offices, we operate as one collaborative workforce, and you will liaise with colleagues across each office on a daily basis.\n In your role as an Apprentice Engineer, you will initially complete temporary works designs on the more basic temporary works packages that AEC produce. Typical examples entail (but are not limited to):\nHoarding Designs\nBasic Scaffold Designs\nWorking Platform/ Pile Mat Designs\nMast Climber/ Hoist Base Designs\nWeight Calculations\nBasic Plant Assessments\nNeedling Schemes\nBasic bridge demolition packages\n\nEach design package that you are responsible for producing typically entails:\nDesign report\nSupporting calculations (MathCAD)\nScheme drawing (AutoCAD)\nDesigners Risk Assessment\n\nDuring your first year with the company, you will have a lot to learn. The first time you undertake a job, you will have time to read about the subject and ensure you understand what you are designing. \n\nOnce you have shown your ability to complete simple and high-quality design packages with little supervision (expected to be after 6 months - 1 year with the company), you will be given more challenging design schemes; typical examples are:\nSlope Stability\nRetaining wall justification\nBasement propping schemes\nTower crane base designs\nComplex bridge demolition sequences\nPlant justification\nGlobal stability checks on structures\n SQA Highers at AABB or BBBBC (Mathematics desirable but not essential)\nA-Levels at ABC or BBBâ\nScottish Baccalaureate Passâ\nInt. Baccalaureate 29 pointsâ\nFoundation Apprenticeship in Civil Engineering in conjunction with SQA Highers at AAB (Mathematics desirable but not essential)â\nA combination of qualifications totalling 96 SCQF credits at level 6 or Minimum 126 UCAS points