Civil Engineer Degree Apprentice

Introduction

Citisense Ltd is a civil and highway engineering design consultancy, working with London boroughs and other clients on highway and transport design, feasibility studies and public realm improvement schemes.

About the Employer

Citisense Ltd is a civil and highway engineering design consultancy, working across London for local authority and public sector clients.

Our work spans highway and transport design, feasibility studies and options appraisals, public realm improvement schemes, road safety schemes and Principal Designer duties under CDM 2015.

We work closely with London borough clients and other local authorities to deliver schemes that improve streets, junctions and public spaces for local communities.

Our design team brings together specialists across highway engineering, transport planning, drainage and structures, working collaboratively on projects from initial feasibility through to detailed design and construction support.

We are a growing consultancy that values technical excellence, collaborative working and continuous professional development.

Our engineers are supported to work towards professional membership with bodies such as the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) and the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT), and we are proud to support apprenticeships as a route into the profession.

At Citisense, you will have the opportunity to work on live projects from your first weeks, gaining exposure to the full lifecycle of highway and transport design work and building relationships with clients and colleagues across the industry.

What You'll Do

We are looking for a motivated person to join our design team. Who is willing to study towards a BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering degree through London South Bank University's Civil Engineer Apprenticeship, you will combine one day a week of academic study with hands-on, on-the-job learning across a range of live projects.

Your day-to-day duties are likely to include:

• Supporting Principal Consultants and Engineers with the preparation of highway and transport design drawings, using AutoCAD and other design software
• Assisting with feasibility studies, options appraisals and scheme designs for local authority clients
• Contributing to technical reports, fee proposals and bid documentatio
• Carrying out site visits and surveys to support design development
• Assisting with the preparation of Traffic Regulation Orders, S278/S38 agreements and other statutory processes
• Supporting Principal Designer duties under CDM 2015 on relevant projects
• Learning to apply UK design standards and guidance, including DMRB, TSRGD and Manual for Streets
• Attending internal and client design team meetings, taking an increasingly active role as your confidence grows
• Working collaboratively with engineers across highways, transport, drainage and structures disciplines

Training Outcome

On successful completion of the apprenticeship, there is strong potential for a permanent position within Citisense's design team, with a clear pathway towards Incorporated Engineer (IEng) and, with further study, Chartered Engineer (CEng) status.

Citisense supports ongoing professional development towards MICE, MCIHT and other professional memberships.

Skills Required

• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Problem solving skills
• Presentation skills
• Analytical skills
• Team working
• Initiative

Qualifications

• Essential - GCSE - Maths and English - 4-9
• Essential - A Level - Maths, Physics, other subject - BBC
• Essential - BTEC - Civil Engineering - DDM

Course Information

Course: Civil engineer (level 6)

Level: 6

Route: Construction and the built environment

Apprenticeship Level: Degree

Working Arrangements

Working Week: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday (flexibility around college attendance and study leave). One day per week is released during term time to attend the remaining four days are spent on-the-job at Citisense, including client sites.

Expected Duration: 6 Years

Training Provider: LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY