Trainee Civil Engineer - 2025 - Penrith, Cumbria
General information
City/town: Cumbria, Penrith
Job field: Construction
Type of contract: Permanent
ID: 4813
Description and requirements
Trainee Civil Engineer – 2025 - Penrith, Cumbria
We are excited to launch our Apprenticeship roles, starting in September 2025! Are you ready to kickstart your career in a team where you can make a difference? Skanska, one of the world’s leading project development and construction groups, is an inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society.
Our apprenticeship programme is a great opportunity to study towards a college or university qualification while putting everything you have learnt into action through on-the-job training. You will establish a career where you will have the freedom to learn, achieve your ambitions and leave your mark on the communities in which we work.
As a Trainee Civil Engineer, you will become a part of the infrastructure team to support the construction, mobilisation onto and then delivery of the bridge replacement project in Clifton, Penrith, Cumbria on the West Coast Mainline over the M6 Motorway.
What you’ll do:
* Surveying the site and setting out for the construction operatives
* Checking the quality of construction operatives’ work
* Producing permits such as permits to excavate, or vegetation clearance permits
* Managing daily diary of site activities and attending morning shift briefings
* Developing practical understanding of the importance of health and safety and the environmental requirements involved in civil engineering
What you'll bring to the role:
* 3 A-levels at Grade A - C, preferably Maths and a Physical Science, BTEC Extended National Diploma or equivalent level 3 qualification.
* 5 GCSEs at Grades 5-9 including Maths, English and Science or their equivalent for us to successfully enrol you on the apprenticeship
* You will enjoy working with other people
* Enthusiasm to learn
What qualification will you be studying towards?
Degree Apprenticeship in Civil Engineering at a local University to the project on a weekly or block release basis. You will also work towards the Incorporated Civil Engineer (IEng MICE) professional qualification with the support of Skanska’s ICE accredited Training Agreement.
What we offer:
* Funding and support to help you achieve your qualification
* You will be a part of a community of 100+ apprentices
* Support and guidance from experienced leaders and teams
* Professional and social events
* Opportunities to volunteer in the local community at least one day per year
* Support to achieve your professional accreditation and expenses covered for the professional membership of your choice
* Access to our employee networks - these include: Womxn’s, Ability, Pride, O.N.E (Origins, Nationalities & Ethnicities), Military, and Mental Health & Wellbeing
* My Rewards – an array of retail, dining, well-being and travel discounts
* Cycle to work scheme
* Flex-It programme to achieve a work life balance where possible
* You would be joining a mental health aware organisation where we offer wellbeing support through our employee assistance programme; mental health ambassador network and awareness discussions
Where will you be working?
This role is based on the Clifton Bridge project in Penrith Cumbria.
Number of vacancies: 1
At Skanska, we believe in our Purpose, we build for a better society. Through our Values of care for life, commit to customers, be better - together and act ethically and transparently you will enable us to deliver our purpose.
Equal opportunities
We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic – we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams.
Reasonable adjustments
We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.
More information about the role
Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska.
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