Construction Higher Apprentice (level 4)

About the role

Imagine helping move millions of people every day? 🚄 Embark on your journey with us, combining hands-on experience with structured development. Through technical training, apprenticeship development days, and mentoring, you’ll build your skills working on meaningful projects. 🛠️ You’ll collaborate with other apprentices across the business, present your achievements, and deliver an Apprentice Excellence Project by proposing a change to a business process. You’ll be aligned to a role in the business from day one, giving you clear focus for your development throughout the programme and a permanent role to move into upon successful completion of your apprenticeship. 🚀

As an Apprentice, you will be working towards the achievement of a LEVEL 4, Rail Engineering Advanced Technician apprenticeship standard, with defined knowledge, skills, and behaviour criteria that will be developed throughout your programme with us and your training provider. The anticipated delivery model is block release (hybrid), with an estimated apprenticeship duration of 48 months. The expected provider for this programme is NTAR. 👨‍🎓👩‍🎓

This apprenticeship is your first step into an exciting career within Siemens Mobility Rail Infrastructure Construction. Based across regional project sites and supporting offices with a working approach aligned to project demands, you will work on live signalling projects to gain hands-on experience and build essential workplace evidence towards your IRSE Installation licence. 🚦 Your development is fully supported by a structured training and career pathway, including cross-functional departmental placements that give you a holistic, end-to-end understanding of railway engineering and project delivery. Ultimately, this programme offers an accelerated, hands-on pathway to mastering critical technical expertise, securing your professional licence, and launching a long-term career in safety-critical railway infrastructure. 🌟

You’ll make a difference by:

• Driving Project Delivery: Contributing directly to regional rail infrastructure projects, helping deliver safe, efficient, and reliable signalling installations that keep networks moving. 🌍
• Building a Safer Railway: Gathering vital workplace evidence and hands-on experience to achieve your IRSE licence 👷, laying the groundwork for a long-term career dedicated to safety-critical railway engineering.
• Connecting the Business: Bringing fresh perspectives through cross-functional placements, helping bridge the gap between site operations and the supporting departments that power end-to-end project success. 🤝

What you’ll need to succeed:

• Candidates must have achieved at least a Grade 4/C in GCSE English Language and Maths. 📚
• Logical thinking, willingness to self-learn and research, and a creative approach to problem-solving. 🤔💡
• Ability to work independently, safely, and responsibly; take ownership of challenges and ideas, and are looking to develop your ability to drive and lead change. 💪
• Enjoy collaborating with others to find innovative solutions. 🤗

Candidates must have achieved, or be on track to achieve, one of the following:

• Level 3 Engineering Qualification
• Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship in Engineering
• Relevant Engineering BTEC or equivalent technical qualification
• 3x A Levels at C or above in relevant subjects (such as Maths, Physics, and/or Engineering) 📈

Transform The Everyday with us. We value your unique identity and perspective and are fully committed to providing equitable opportunities and building a workplace that reflects the diversity of society. Come bring your authentic self and transform the every day with us! ✨ We are a Disability Confident Leader and welcome applications from all individuals, including those with disabilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact your recruiter, who will be happy to support you. 🤝

How to apply: To apply for this role and to find out more, please click the apply button. Please note that applications may close before the application deadline, so apply early to avoid disappointment. ⏳

Key responsibilities

• Contributing directly to regional rail infrastructure projects
• Gathering vital workplace evidence and hands-on experience towards IRSE licence
• Collaborating with other apprentices and presenting achievements
• Delivering an Apprentice Excellence Project by proposing a change to a business process
• Bringing fresh perspectives through cross-functional placements

Skills