Overview
In Civil Engineering, you will play a key role in providing support to the assistant and project engineer for site delivery. You will understand the scope of works and the quality control activities required to ensure compliant works, as well as the Mace temporary works procedure and safety procedures, and assist in the implementation of these.
Responsibilities
* Establishing and maintaining secondary control on the project from primary control
* Providing dimensional control for main contractor works
* Assisting with defined inspections to allow Mace verification of the works
* Assisting with collating quality records
* Reviewing design information and comparing with construction works to gain a practical understanding
* Maintaining a personal site diary to capture and record activities
* Developing working relationships with internal stakeholders
* Providing guidance and coaching to junior team members
* Working toward completing a Level 6 Civil Engineer degree apprenticeship and achieving a BSc (Hons) Civil Engineering, with support to gain professional membership of the Institution of Chartered Engineers (ICE)
* Apply civil engineering techniques, procedures and methods, review and evaluate results, including measuring and testing, designing, installing, commissioning, constructing, maintaining or operating civil engineering components and systems; consider how continuous improvement can contribute to improved performance
* Employ mathematical, statistical and data interpretation tools, using analytical and computational methods, and apply an integrated or systems-based approach
* Identify, interpret and compare information to select materials, components or parts used in civil engineering
* Research, collect, select and evaluate technical literature and data to address, analyse and evaluate civil engineering problems
* Produce civil engineering technical solutions in accordance with relevant industry standards, policies, codes of practice, regulations and legislation
* Select and apply computational and analytical techniques to model civil engineering problems, recognising the limitations of the techniques employed
* Contribute to the design, development and implementation of civil engineering solutions and evaluate their effectiveness in the context of the whole project lifecycle
* Manage and comply with statutory health, safety and welfare policies, procedures and regulations, and contribute to improvements within their own area of responsibility
* Complete risk assessments to identify, evaluate, manage and mitigate risks
* Apply principles of sustainable development and evaluate their effectiveness on the whole project lifecycle
* Manage engineering activities that contribute to sustainable development and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs)
* Apply project management techniques, identifying, measuring, recording and reporting progress against civil engineering project performance criteria
* Manage quality processes and contribute to quality improvements
* Plan and manage resources, equipment and technology to meet project requirements, specifications, costs and budgets and timescales, with an appreciation of statutory and commercial arrangements
* Monitor and manage individual performance, and the input of others, communicating changing demands
* Comply with appropriate codes of practice and equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) requirements
* Communicate in verbal and written contexts using appropriate engineering terminology and conventions
* Apply teamwork and collaboration principles
* Apply ethical principles, identifying and analysing ethical concerns and making reasoned ethical choices
* Plan, undertake and review own professional competence, regularly updating and reviewing continuing professional development (CPD)
* You will become a Civil Engineer chartered by the Institution of Chartered Engineers (ICE)
Qualifications & Apprenticeship Details
* GCSEs: Any subject (grade 4); English (grade 4); Mathematics (grade 4)
* A Level: Any subject (grade C); Mathematics (grade C)
* Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
* You will become a Civil Engineer chartered by the Institution of Chartered Engineers (ICE)
Candidate Attributes
* Attention to detail
* Problem solving skills
* Team working
* Creative
* Initiative
Company & Benefits
At Mace, we are global experts in shaping the built environment. From development and consultancy to construction and operations, we connect expertise across the entire property lifecycle. Our impact ranges from skylines forming cities to infrastructure communities depend on.
Salary: £22,000 per year. Permanent role from the moment you join. Taxable travel allowance to cover expenses between home, workplace, and place of study. Salary increases as you progress and complete the development programme. Hours: Monday - Friday, typically 9:00–17:00; some variation by project (37 hours 30 minutes per week). Start date: 7 September 2026. Duration: 4 years.
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