£24,790 progressing to £35,236*

NJC Scale 3 progressing to SO1

*Following successful completion of key milestones

Are you ready to start your engineering journey? Telford & Wrekin Council has an exciting opportunity to join the Highways, Engineering and Project Delivery teams as a Civil Engineering Apprentice. We will support you to become a Qualified Engineer through the completion of a comprehensive apprentice programme where you will achieve a BEng (Hons) in Civil and Transportation Engineering and securing Incorporated Engineering status with the Institute of Civil Engineers.

Alongside the academic programme, you will have the opportunity to work alongside various teams across the highways, engineering and development management teams over a 5-year period which will give you a solid foundation to build your career upon as an Engineer at Telford & Wrekin Council.

You will gain an understanding of various disciplines and will be a key member of the team taking projects from inception to delivery. The programme will provide you experience of the following areas (but not limited to):

• Traffic and Road Safety Engineering
• Highways Engineering
• Geotechnical Engineering
• Drainage Engineering
• Structural Engineering
• Project Management and Delivery
• Streetlighting
• Development Management (Highways)
• Contract Management

You will progress from a Civil Engineering Apprentice to an Engineering Technician following the successful completion of the first two years of the programme. You will then progress to an Assistant Engineer after successful completion of your BEng Civil and Transportation Engineering.

We have 626 miles of road, 743 miles of footpaths, 132 cycle ways, 20,000 street lights, 120 roundabouts, around 400 parks and open spaces and around 15 million trees.

As part of the Council’s 4 year investment programme to Protect, Care and Invest to create a better borough, between 2025 and 2029 we are investing over £40m to keep neighbourhoods safe, clean and well connected. The ‘Pride in Our Community’ programme will deliver improvements to infrastructure including roads, footpaths, parking, sustainable transport, street furniture, drains and structures and you could be part of our ambitious plans to deliver record levels of investment in to our Borough

If you're aged 16 plus and interested in starting a career with the Council, perhaps looking for your first job after leaving school or college. You will combine work with studying, working towards achieving nationally recognised qualifications while gaining valuable skills and practical experience. 

Apprenticeships are available to anyone over the age of 16, not in full-time education and living in England.  

If you hold a degree you will be eligible for an apprenticeship at any level, however the apprenticeship must provide you with substantive new skills, you must be able to evidence that the content of the training is materially different from any prior qualification or apprenticeship

As a team member, you will work under the instruction / guidance of the team leader to undertake work.

You will be studying for BEng (Hons) in Civil and Transportation Engineering and securing Incorporated Engineering status with the Institute of Civil Engineers

The apprenticeship content will be tailored to suit the tasks you will be doing in your day to day work and you will receive support and guidance in building a portfolio of evidence to demonstrate your competence in the workplace. 

For further information please click on the links below.

Please click on the links below to view the job description and person specification.

At Telford & Wrekin Council, we know that having a diverse workforce is key to providing the best possible services to our community. We celebrate having a diverse and inclusive culture where people are able to be themselves at work, and everyone has a voice.

We value our employees and offer staff rewards and plenty of opportunities for personal development and career progression including:

• Competitive rates of pay
• Automatic access to a secure, flexible and tax efficient Local Government Pension Scheme
• Staff benefits and discounts including salary sacrifice schemes
• Free on-site parking
• Generous leave entitlement (24 days rising to 32 days) plus 8 bank holidays and an additional concessionary day
• Free access to our employee assistance programme and confidential counselling
• Flexible and mobile working policy - we are well adapted to a hybrid model of working which includes a combination of time spent in the office and at home – our approach is to promote greater level of flexible working around personal and family commitments

Find out further information about working at Telford & Wrekin Council including our full list of benefits.

A CV template is available if you do not already have a CV.

Please note that Telford & Wrekin Council do not hold a sponsorship licence for visas.

Attached documents
Civil Engineering Apprentice JD & Person Spec