Civil Engineering Apprentice - West Sussex County Council : Job Details

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Salary: £25,119 to £ 26,421 per annum.

Location: The job will be based at offices and depots across West Sussex including County Hall Chichester, Clapham depot near Worthing and Drayton depot near Tangmere. Regular attendance to these locations as well as project sites across the County will be required.

Contract: Apprenticeship.

Working pattern: Full-time, 37 hours per week.

Annual leave: 25 days plus bank holidays.

Closing date: Monday 27 January 2025. We will review applications once the advert has closed and will be holding interviews in person at County Hall Chichester on Wednesday 26 March 2025.

What you will be doing

As a Civil Engineering Apprentice, your job will be to help plan, design, maintain and construct roads, footways, drains, traffic signals and council owned structures such as bridges.

Find out more about Civil Engineer careers at West Sussex County Council here!

You will undertake and complete a Level 6 (degree) Civil Engineer Apprenticeship qualification. This will include registration as an Engineering Technician by the relevant professional engineering institution, functional skills, and employment responsibilities and rights. The apprenticeship will require a commitment to attend university regularly over a 36-month period, working with an assessor to develop a work-based portfolio, undertaking work-based assessments, completing all assignments and projects relating to the apprenticeship standard and presenting evidence portfolios for assessment within specified timeframes.

On the job training may include:

• Learning the principles of project management
• Learning and applying design standards
• Programming and resource management
• Contract governance and budget management
• Stakeholder communications including at contract meetings
• Reactive maintenance processes and solutions
• Asset management
• Scheme prioritisation and site inspections/assessment.

Career progression

We strive to support your career advancement during your tenure at West Sussex County Council. Please click here to view our current staff career paths, which illustrate our commitment to individual development.

What you will need to apply

• Five GCSE's at grade A*-C or 9-4, including Maths with a minimum Grade B or 5-6
• Level 4 HNC Civil Engineering Technician or BTEC Extended Diploma DDM-DMM (minimum M in Further Mathematics) or equivalent A-levels
• Ability to meet deadlines and use initiative to complete varied tasks
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Experience of providing a service to others or working with others to deliver a goal, either in a job or an extra-curricular activity
• Full valid UK driving licence.

Enjoy the perks

At WSCC, you will enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customised to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle, coaching and mentoring schemes, networking opportunities, and various discount schemes.