Degree Apprentice Civil Engineer

at  M Group Services

TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS

• You will complete the Level 6 BEng Civil Engineering degree apprenticeship at Coventry University
• You will work towards your professional accreditation with the Institution of Civil Engineers
• You will experience a rotational training programme across the business
• You will have specific operational and professional additional training, gaining professional cards, certificates as appropriate to the role
• You will have a mentor or delegated engineer and be expected to gain your ICE professional accreditation

ABOUT THE ROLE

You’ll be part of an experienced team playing an important role in maintaining and improving the county’s highway infrastructure – you could be working on some of the county’s many historic bridges; implementing active travel improvements to improve facilities for cyclists and pedestrians; or working on projects trialling innovative surfacing materials. As part of our established apprenticeship programme you will rotate around different teams within the contract. Starting in our design team, you’ll learn core skills such as Autocad and many aspects of highway and bridge design. You will work in our office in the heart of the vibrant city of Oxford, in a hybrid working environment – a combination of home/office/site based work. On subsequent rotations you will also get the opportunity to work on site with our construction team and within our depot operations teams to get practical first-hand experience of construction and highway maintenance. This will allow you to gain a broad practical experience and knowledge early in your career for you to build on.
With the support of your work-based mentor, your responsibilities will increase as your skills and technical knowledge develop. We were awarded ‘Apprenticeship Employer of the Year’ at the 2024 Oxfordshire Apprenticeship Awards, and have an enthusiastic and supportive group of apprentices within the contract to provide excellent peer support throughout your apprenticeship.

KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Rotate across several of our design, construction and operations teams within our partnership contract delivering highways and structures maintenance projects.
• Work closely with teams across the contract to help plan and implement these schemes from ‘start to finish’ within budget and to programme, and in compliance with quality, safety and environmental objectives.
• Assist in the planning and completion of site visits, surveys and investigations.
• Help prepare scheme designs, drawings and documents using a range of design software.
• Review how innovations can be incorporated into our projects/operations to work towards our carbon reduction plan.
• Assist in supervising the construction of our highways/structures projects.
• When placed with our bridges team, help undertake inspections and structural assessments to help maintain the safety of the county’s bridges.
• When placed with our operations team, help to deliver our depot maintenance activities safely and efficiently, working with the team to implement innovations.
• Work towards successful completion of your degree apprenticeship, both in the academic modules, as well as recording of ‘on-the-job’ experience and ‘off-the-job’ development activities to work towards your End Point Assessment.
• Actively participate in the company apprentice development programme activities. ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
• You must have the permanent Right to Work in the UK
• A Levels BBC to include Mathematics or BTEC - DMM in an Engineering or Construction subject or IB Diploma - 30 points to include Mathematics at Higher level.
• GCSE requirement - 5 GCSEs at grade 4 / C or above to include English and Mathematics.
• If you already possess an appropriate HND or HNC in a Civil Engineering discipline, then you can also be considered and may start in a later year of the course.THOSE WHO ALREADY POSSESS A DEGREE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING OR SIMILAR DISCIPLINE SHOULD APPLY FOR OUR GRADUATE ENGINEER POSITIONS.SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
• Good problem-solving skills and initiative.
• Proficient IT skills including MS Office software.
• Some experience of AutoCAD or similar CAD software would be an advantage.
• Good time management and organisational skills.
• Driving licence desirable.
  An offer of employment for this role will be subject to a satisfactory DBS Check. Such checks will be requested once a conditional offer of employment has been made.