Civic Centre
Southampton, Hampshire, SO14 7LY

Apprentice Civil Engineering Technician

Salary: £24,795 a year
Working Pattern: Full Time
Contract Type: Apprenticeship
Closing Date: Thu 14 Aug 2025 - 11:59 pm UTC
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Apprentice Civil Engineering Technician

Summary

Apprenticeships are an exciting way to develop your career. At Southampton City Council we’re keen to invest in people. Apprentices are a valuable part of our workforce and the future of the council. We are looking for a confident and conscientious individual to undertake the role of Apprentice Civil Engineering Technician.

Annual wage: £24,795 a year
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Training course: Civil engineering technician (level 3)

Hours
Monday to Friday. Shifts to be confirmed.
37.0 hours a week

Possible start date: Monday 01 September 2025

Duration: 3 Years 4 Months

Positions available: 1

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

  • Provide technical support to the Highway Service to support the development of Highways policies, plans and projects to improve the network
  • Your focus will be on the management of the adopted highway network by playing a role in, highway enquires, contractor performance, highways safety improvements, traffic management, reviewing data, highway asset improvements and developing schemes

Where you’ll work

Civic Centre
Southampton
Hampshire
SO14 7LY

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 HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE GROUP

Your training course

Civil engineering technician (level 3)

Your training plan

  • Studying towards the Level 3 Civil Engineering Technician
  • Internal induction programme when starting employment with us
  • Training schedule has yet to be agreed. Details will be made available at a later date

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English and Maths (grade 4 and above)

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

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative

About this company

Being part of the Southampton City Council team requires people who are willing to take personal responsibility for delivering excellence, to work with others to achieve the best possible outcomes, to embrace change and new opportunities, to make the most of the resources available to us and to think and act in the best interests of our customers. Southampton City Council are responsible for providing a number of services to the residents of Southampton including waste, housing, benefits, libraries, community support, marriages etc. and our aim is to give our customers the best service possible.

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Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

  • Upon completion, you will be qualified in Civil Engineering Technician
  • Although we can’t guarantee you a permanent job at the end of your apprenticeship, we will support you to apply for suitable roles within the council, and help make sure you are ready for a wider job search

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

Southampton City Council
Joshua Uzzell
[email protected]

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000334934.

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Closes on Thursday 14 August 2025

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