Degree Apprentice Civil Engineer
Stantec · Scotland · EH3 8BP
About the role
🚀 Join Our Edinburgh Squad as an Apprentice Civil Engineer! 🚀
Ready to kickstart an awesome career in Civil Engineering? We're on the lookout for bright, motivated individuals to join our Edinburgh team. This isn't just a job; it's your chance to dive headfirst into real-world projects, learn from the best, and build a foundation for a killer career. 🛠️
What's the Gig?
You'll be working alongside our seasoned Civil Engineers, getting hands-on experience with epic projects across Edinburgh and Scotland. Think active travel routes, bus fund schemes, local authority projects, and even design and build work with contractors. 🌉
Your Mission, Should You Choose to Accept It:
- Dream it, Draw it: Develop drawings and models for cool civil infrastructure projects. ✏️
- Tech Whiz in Training: Build your technical skills and industry knowledge, with support from our awesome degree apprentices. 🧠
- Collaborate & Create: Work with a dynamic team, contribute to multidisciplinary projects, and get your hands dirty with real project experience. 🤝
- Day-to-Day Action:
- Create eye-catching engineering drawings and figures.
- Jot down technical reports and engineering notes.
- Get involved in highway, utilities, and drainage design.
- Support infrastructure projects from start to finish.
- Team up with engineers, technicians, and other pros.
- Boost your technical know-how and practical skills.
- Build relationships and learn from the pros.
Perks You'll Love:
- Get Paid to Learn: Earn while you gain qualifications. We've got your tuition and qualification fees covered! 💰
- Degree Level Up: Work towards a Level 6 Civil Engineering degree with Edinburgh Napier University (day release). Your study plan will be sorted. 🎓
- Team Vibes: Spend four days a week in the office, soaking up the team atmosphere and making connections. 🏢
Application Station: ⏰ Recruitment is ongoing, so don't wait! Apply ASAP – this opportunity might close once we have enough awesome applicants. Let's build something amazing together! ✨
Key responsibilities
- Producing engineering drawings and figures to support projects and technical reports.
- Contributing to technical reports and engineering notes.
- Undertaking elements of highway, utilities and drainage design.
- Supporting infrastructure projects through different stages of design and delivery.
- Working alongside engineers, technicians and other professionals across multidisciplinary project teams.
Entry requirements
Essential qualifications (About you: You’re adaptable, resilient, collaborative and curious. You stay calm when things change, keep going when challenges come up, enjoy working with others, value different perspectives and like sharing ideas, asking questions and finding better ways to solve problems. Qualifications: For our Level 6 apprenticeship you will need to achieve a minimum of 112 UCAS points, from one of the following: Scottish Highers Four SQA Highers at A, B, B, B, including Mathematics. Higher Applications of Mathematics is not accepted. A level: BBC (excluding General Studies). You must have Mathematics at grade B or above and one other analytical science subject at grade B or above. Analytical science subjects can include Physics, Biology/Human Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Further Mathematics and Design and Technology. BTEC (Level 3) Extended Diploma: DMM. This must include a Merit or above in Mathematics and Further Mathematics in Construction Units. Accepted courses: Civil Engineering, Aerospace, Construction and the Built Environment and Mechanical Engineering. Irish Highers H3, H3, H3, H3, H3, H4, with at least H3 in Mathematics and one other Analytical Science subject. International Baccalaureate 32/655, including HL5 in Mathematics (Analysis and Approaches) and HL5 in another Science subject, including Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Design Technology, Physics or Environmental Systems and Societies. Other equivalent qualifications may be considered. You must also have 5 National 5's (or recognised equivalent) with a grade B or above in Mathematics and English Language. Functional Skills Level 2 in English and Mathematics are also accepted. By submitting your application, you are confirming that your predicted grades at least meet the minimum defined entry requirements stated in this advertisement and that you are comfortable with the Training Provider options, which may include both day and block release, listed above. What we can offer you: A competitive salary. A range of benefits, including holiday buy and sell, private medical insurance, group income protection and life assurance. Permanent employment contract to demonstrate our commitment to your long-term career at Stantec. Professional progression plan, supporting you to become chartered with a relevant professional body. A supportive and collaborative team environment and Early Careers peer group and wider ERG network (see more on our ERGs here: Stantec Employee Resource Groups). Applicants must have an unconditional right to live and work in the UK for an indefinite period without limitation.)