Apprentice Junior Technician - Structures - Cumbria

at  Tetra Tech

Are you looking for an exciting, interesting job role which can turn into a successful career helping shape the world we live in?
If you’re ambitious, innovative, and practically-minded? We may be able to help
Tetra Tech is a leading provider of consulting services with experts across a wide variety of disciplines from project managers, engineers, surveyors and town planners to environmental specialists, asset management professionals and more.
Our people are at the heart of everything we do! They help our clients succeed, our business prosper and the communities we work in thrive.
We need the very best people to maintain our position as a market leader. This includes those taking their first steps onto the career ladder – after all you are the future of our industry and if you’ve got ideas and ambition we want to hear from you!
If you join Tetra Tech as an apprentice not only will you get to work on exciting, ground-breaking projects from day 1, you will also be given support to grow in your chosen discipline as well as training to develop the core skills needed to succeed in the corporate world. This is all part of our early careers programme – as is the chance to connect with others also starting out in their career, access to mentoring, Chartership support & bonuses and more.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

We have opportunities in several locations for Apprentices with a keen interest in developing skills in structural engineering and project management to join our busy structural design team, working on a variety of high-profile projects.
The team undertakes a wide variety of major and challenging projects for the private and public sector, across a range of development sectors. We seek to provide integrated solutions incorporating state of the art design.
Projects typically range in size from £1m to £100m schemes covering defence, transport, infrastructure, healthcare, education, commercial, industrial and residential development management.
This post will offer the successful applicant an interesting, challenging and varied workload as well as allowing them to develop personally and professionally as a Technician and Project Manager. You will attend a local college 1 day per week to complete a Foundation Degree in Civil Engineering and Asset Management followed by a BEng(Hons) Degree in Civil Engineering and Asset Management combined with a Level 6 Civil Engineering Apprenticeship.

QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS:

• A minimum of Five GCSE’s at Grades 9-4/A* - C including Maths, English and Science or their equivalent (Maths must be grade 9-5)
• A keen interest in Civil / Structural Engineering
• A keen interest in Design
• MS Office skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Self-Motivated
• Desirable - Full, clean UK driving licence and ideally access to a vehicle
• Ability to gain Nuclear Security clearance

DUTIES MAY INCLUDE:

• Delivery of scheme and concept designs of a wide range of engineering projects across a variety of sectors
• Provide technical assistance to the members of the Engineering team
• Involved with new build and refurbishment building projects
• Liaison with statutory authorities, architects, design teams and contractors
• Assist in the delivery of projects on time and to budget
• Exposure to some of the latest design software e.g. AutoCAD and Revit
• Assist in design reviews and verification checks
• Undertake site visits and surveys
• Ensure compliance with all legislation, regulations and site procedures or instructions
• Liaise with clients, architects, contractors and stakeholders