Summary
Our department combines the asset responsibilities across Surface, so we engage with many stakeholders and contractors across the business and London. Our assets can be broadly grouped into these areas: highways and traffic infrastructure, bus infrastructure, environmental, structures, tunnels, and river piers.
Wage
£25,294 a year
Training course
Civil engineering technician (level 3)
Hours
London/ Hybrid Hybrid working arrangements can evolve subject to business requirements. All shifts TBC.
35 hours a week
Possible start date
Monday 8 September
Duration
3 years
Positions available
5
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
* assist our team of engineers in all facets of maintenance of our Road Tunnels, Pump Stations and River Piers. Looking at the various Mechanical / Electrical and Communication systems deployed across this fascinating and varied asset base.
* involved in the day-to-day upkeep and minor upgrades of these safety critical systems, including the operating and alarm systems behind them like HORUS, Scada and Aquaview.
* keeping people moving across London by assisting our ITS Operations team with the good operation and maintenance of the city’s vast amount of traffic technology
* analysing and optimising the performance of communications IP networks
* assist our team of Delivery Managers responsible for the delivery of the Asset renewals programmes
* Get involved in our Continued Safe Operations Meetings – helping to set up and manage these key meetings and tracking actions.
* Assist in the management of the operations and maintenance of our road network and assets.
* You will be part of a team who deliver safe, reliable and cost-effective facilities services across 230 premises across London ensuring buildings are maintained and statutorily compliant 24/7 365 days a year.
Where you’ll work
197 Blackfriars Road
London
SE1 8JZ
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
SOUTH THAMES COLLEGES GROUP
Your training course
Civil engineering technician (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
* Apply appropriate civil engineering principles, techniques, and methods, including mathematical, scientific, and technical know-how, to civil engineering and the construction process
* Apply key principles, techniques and methods of data and technical information collection, analysis, and evaluation to support the delivery of civil engineering models, designs, and technical solutions
* Operate appropriate software packages for data gathering and analysis, such as Computer Aided Design (CAD) or Building Information Modelling (BIM), to create technical drawings, models and designs using relevant conventions and engineering terminology
* Apply statutory health, safety and welfare policies, procedures, and regulations in the civil engineering environment, using risk management processes, procedures, and documentation
* Support and contribute to the production or modification of civil engineering technical solutions in accordance with relevant industry standards, regulations, and procedures and codes of practice
* Apply environmental policies and sustainable principles in civil engineering projects, recognising the need to reduce carbon use, lower emissions and plan for wider sustainability
* Plan, carry out and manage own work in line with quality assurance, recognising the wider implications to customer needs, and within cost and resource limitations
* Consider equality, diversity and inclusion in the delivery of civil engineering projects
* Apply document control processes and procedures using the approved processes, maintaining quality compliance when creating or amending engineering documentation
* Communicate using appropriate methods for the audience, and incorporate relevant and appropriate terms, standards, and data
* Apply ethical principles to civil engineering projects, including the secure use of data and information
* Plan, undertake and review their own professional competence, regularly updating and reviewing their CPD to improve performance
* Apply appropriate civil engineering principles, techniques, and methods, including mathematical, scientific, and technical know-how, to civil engineering and the construction process
* Apply key principles, techniques and methods of data and technical information collection, analysis, and evaluation to support the delivery of civil engineering models, designs, and technical solutions
* Operate appropriate software packages for data gathering and analysis, such as Computer Aided Design (CAD) or Building Information Modelling (BIM), to create technical drawings, models and designs using relevant conventions and engineering terminology
* Apply statutory health, safety and welfare policies, procedures, and regulations in the civil engineering environment, using risk management processes, procedures, and documentation
* Support and contribute to the production or modification of civil engineering technical solutions in accordance with relevant industry standards, regulations, and procedures and codes of practice
* Apply environmental policies and sustainable principles in civil engineering projects, recognising the need to reduce carbon use, lower emissions and plan for wider sustainability
* Plan, carry out and manage own work in line with quality assurance, recognising the wider implications to customer needs, and within cost and resource limitations
* Consider equality, diversity and inclusion in the delivery of civil engineering projects
* Apply document control processes and procedures using the approved processes, maintaining quality compliance when creating or amending engineering documentation
* Communicate using appropriate methods for the audience, and incorporate relevant and appropriate terms, standards, and data
* Apply ethical principles to civil engineering projects, including the secure use of data and information
* Plan, undertake and review their own professional competence, regularly updating and reviewing their CPD to improve performance
Your training plan
This training plan has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
* English (grade 4 (C))
* maths (grade 4 (C))
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
* Open
* Caring
* Adaptable
Other requirements
Due to the health and safety requirements of this role we are unable to employ apprentices under 18 on this scheme.