Summary
We are seeking three motivated, enthusiastic individuals to join our Highway Project Delivery team as Apprentice Engineers. You will support a varied programme, including highway maintenance and improvements, integrated transport and active travel, plus work on bridges, drainage and flood risk.
Wage
£24,796 a year
This is a career grade opportunity, with all successful applicants starting at Grade 2, and progressing through the grades (up to Grade 4) as they develop their skills, experience and qualifications
Training course
Civil engineering technician (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday, working hours TBC.
37 hours a week
Start date
Wednesday 29 July 2026
Duration
3 years
Positions available
3
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
* Provide assistance to officers, engineers and designers
* Assist in the preparation and production of detailed technical engineering drawings using computer aided design (AutoCAD) from a combination of survey data, hand produced drafts and GIS digitised mapping database, under supervision
* Maintain, update and access manual and computerised databases to produce information/reports as requested
* General clerical duties, filing and maintaining records
* Assist in the preparation of statutory notices in accordance with the New Roads and Street Works Act
* Assist in dealing with third party claims against the council
* Ensure compliance with relevant Health and Safety legislation in all aspects of work undertaken so that your own safety, and the safety of working colleagues and occasional visitors, is safeguarded so far as is reasonably practical
Where you'll work
Billet Lane
Scunthorpe
DN15 9YH
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
DN COLLEGES GROUP
Training course
Civil engineering technician (level 3)
What you'll learn
Course contents
* Apply appropriate civil engineering principles, techniques, and methods, including mathematical, scientific, and technical know-how, to civil engineering and the construction process
* Apply key principles, techniques and methods of data and technical information collection, analysis, and evaluation to support the delivery of civil engineering models, designs, and technical solutions
* Operate appropriate software packages for data gathering and analysis, such as Computer Aided Design (CAD) or Building Information Modelling (BIM), to create technical drawings, models and designs using relevant conventions and engineering terminology
* Apply statutory health, safety and welfare policies, procedures, and regulations in the civil engineering environment, using risk management processes, procedures, and documentation
* Support and contribute to the production or modification of civil engineering technical solutions in accordance with relevant industry standards, regulations, and procedures and codes of practice
* Apply environmental policies and sustainable principles in civil engineering projects, recognising the need to reduce carbon use, lower emissions and plan for wider sustainability
* Plan, carry out and manage own work in line with quality assurance, recognising the wider implications to customer needs, and within cost and resource limitations
* Consider equality, diversity and inclusion in the delivery of civil engineering projects
* Apply document control processes and procedures using the approved processes, maintaining quality compliance when creating or amending engineering documentation
* Communicate using appropriate methods for the audience, and incorporate relevant and appropriate terms, standards, and data
* Apply ethical principles to civil engineering projects, including the secure use of data and information
* Plan, undertake and review their own professional competence, regularly updating and reviewing their CPD to improve performance
* Apply appropriate civil engineering principles, techniques, and methods, including mathematical, scientific, and technical know-how, to civil engineering and the construction process
* Apply key principles, techniques and methods of data and technical information collection, analysis, and evaluation to support the delivery of civil engineering models, designs, and technical solutions
* Operate appropriate software packages for data gathering and analysis, such as Computer Aided Design (CAD) or Building Information Modelling (BIM), to create technical drawings, models and designs using relevant conventions and engineering terminology
* Apply statutory health, safety and welfare policies, procedures, and regulations in the civil engineering environment, using risk management processes, procedures, and documentation
* Support and contribute to the production or modification of civil engineering technical solutions in accordance with relevant industry standards, regulations, and procedures and codes of practice
* Apply environmental policies and sustainable principles in civil engineering projects, recognising the need to reduce carbon use, lower emissions and plan for wider sustainability
* Plan, carry out and manage own work in line with quality assurance, recognising the wider implications to customer needs, and within cost and resource limitations
* Consider equality, diversity and inclusion in the delivery of civil engineering projects
* Apply document control processes and procedures using the approved processes, maintaining quality compliance when creating or amending engineering documentation
* Communicate using appropriate methods for the audience, and incorporate relevant and appropriate terms, standards, and data
* Apply ethical principles to civil engineering projects, including the secure use of data and information
* Plan, undertake and review their own professional competence, regularly updating and reviewing their CPD to improve performance
Training schedule
* Civil Engineering Technician Level 3
* How the training will be delivered is to be confirmed
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
* English (grade A - C or 4 +)
* ICT (grade A - C or 4 +)
* Maths (grade A - C or 4 +)
* Science (grade A - C or 4 +)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
* Communication skills
* IT skills
* Problem solving skills
* Number skills
* Analytical skills
* Logical
* Team working