Apprentice - Water Coastal Engineering / Basingstoke (Autumn 2025 starts)

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Job Description
Our coastal team has an excellent track record in delivering coastal policy, management, and design projects both within the UK and internationally. We sit on several coastal frameworks and also undertake a range of work for private sector clients. We provide the complete coastal and marine service from front end feasibility projects, hydraulic modelling, environmental coastal management, climate adaptation, business case and economic appraisal, outline and detailed design of coastal structures, harbours, marinas and developments.

JOB RESPONSABILITIES:

• Developing coastal management studies, including SMP’s, strategies, and StAR/OBC using current Defra and EA FCERM guidance.
• Coastal hydrodynamic and flood modelling using the MIKE software suite
• Overtopping assessments using the Eurotop manual
• Inspection, feasibility studies and detailed design relating to coast protection and sea defence structures e.g. revetments, rock armour, breakwaters, and embankments.
• Design of maritime structures e.g. quay walls, jetties, flood walls, pontoons, mooring dolphins, piers, berthing structures, steel sheet piling, lock and dock gates.
• Economic appraisal and five case model business case development
• Wider benefit assessment, carbon, sustainability assessment in the coastal environment
• Coastal and marine input to EIAs