Billet Lane
Scunthorpe, DN15 9YH

North Lincolnshire Council - Apprentice Engineer

Salary: £24,796 a year
Working Pattern: Full Time
Contract Type: Apprenticeship
Hours: 37
Closing Date: Mon 15 Jun 2026 - 11:59 pm UTC
North Lincolnshire Council - Apprentice Engineer

Summary

We are seeking three motivated, enthusiastic individuals to join our Highway Project Delivery team as Apprentice Engineers. You will support a varied programme, including highway maintenance and improvements, integrated transport and active travel, plus work on bridges, drainage and flood risk.

Annual wage: £24,796 a year
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Training course: Civil engineering technician (level 3)

Hours
Monday - Friday, working hours TBC.
37.0 hours a week

Possible start date: Wednesday 29 July 2026

Duration: 3 Years

Positions available: 3

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 assistance to officers, engineers and designers
  • Assist in the preparation and production of detailed technical engineering drawings using computer aided design (AutoCAD) from a combination of survey data, hand produced drafts and GIS digitised mapping database, under supervision
  • Maintain, update and access manual and computerised databases to produce information/reports as requested
  • General clerical duties, filing and maintaining records
  • Assist in the preparation of statutory notices in accordance with the New Roads and Street Works Act
  • Assist in dealing with third party claims against the council
  • Ensure compliance with relevant Health and Safety legislation in all aspects of work undertaken so that your own safety, and the safety of working colleagues and occasional visitors, is safeguarded so far as is reasonably practical

Where you'll work

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

DN COLLEGES GROUP

Your training course

Civil engineering technician (level 3)

Your training plan

  • Civil Engineering Technician Level 3
  • How the training will be delivered is to be confirmed

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade A - C or 4 +)
  • ICT (grade A - C or 4 +)
  • Maths (grade A - C or 4 +)
  • Science (grade A - C or 4 +)

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
  • Problem solving skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working

About this company

North Lincolnshire Council have an aspiration to make North Lincolnshire the best place to live, work, visit and invest. We have built a strong working relationships in the pursuit of the realisation of this ambition and have delivered many successful employment and skills programmes over recent years, working hard to secure positive outcomes for our residents.

Company benefits

  • Staff discounts 
  • Discounted Gym membership
  • Pension Scheme

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

Progression into a Civil Engineering role.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

North Lincolnshire Council
Paige Leake
[email protected]

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000032202.

Apply now

Closes on Monday 15 June 2026

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