Apprentice Civil/Structural Design Engineer
About the role
We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and organised individual who can manage the balance between work and study. A successful candidate must show initiative, integrity and be driven to take ownership of their studies and their future career progression.
The successful candidate initially begins in a Technician role, set within a project team to support Engineers.
Initial duties include:
- Preparing drawings and 3D developed models
- Providing a support role within a design team
- Carrying out technical based tasks, design and communicating with the wider construction team
- Assisting with surveys and site inspections and associated reports and schedules
The experienced gained through a technician role greatly contributes to your problem-solving ability and an understanding of how structures are built/ connected together, an important part of engineering. As you develop you will be encouraged to take more responsibility for your drawings and develop into a more senior technician role.
Future duties will include:
- Building ‘Information Models’, 3D modelling
- Hand and computer modelled calculations
- Informed design work, live problem solving and reporting
- Checking calculations and third parties contributing information
Working week
Monday- Friday Typically 8.00am/8.30am- 5.00pm/5.30pm with an hour for lunch. One day a week is spent 'Training' which during the academic calendar will be spent attending University. 40 hours a week
Skills
Required qualifications
Training & development
- Hop House 41 Church Road, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 2BE
- Check your travel to work
- 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
- The successful candidate will attend the University of Brighton one day a week to study a BEng in Civil Engineering Degree
- You will also receive mentoring in-house via supervision and internal CPD
- Successful completion of your degree apprenticeship is dependent on your completion of the End Point Assessment, at which point you will be eligible to reach a professionally recognised, Incorporated Engineer status, with the Institute of Civil Engineers
- Upon successful completion of your apprenticeship, there will be plenty of opportunities for you to progress into a graduate engineer role, and eventually to a more senior role in the business
- We will support you to become either a Chartered Civil Engineer or a Chartered Structural Engineer, or Senior BIM modeller, depending on where your career path takes you
Things to consider
This is a predominantly office-based role but there will be opportunity to visit site and get involved in survey work away from the office. HOP Consulting are based in Hove, East Sussex and therefore applicants from outside the area must be willing to relocate.