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Lincolnshire County Council - Highways Development Programme Apprentice

Salary: £27,254 a year
Working Pattern: Full Time
Contract Type: Apprenticeship
Hours: 37
Closing Date: Sun 12 Jul 2026 - 11:59 pm UTC
Lincolnshire County Council - Highways Development Programme Apprentice

Summary

The successful candidate will be required to work across and assist a variety of teams within the Highways service as part of a development programme. The Development Programme will be tailored to suit both the needs of the Highway Service and the aspirations / interests of the successful candidates.

Annual wage: £27,254 a year
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Training course: Civil engineering senior technician (level 4)

Hours
The working week pattern will be discussed during the interview process.
37.0 hours a week

Possible start date: Tuesday 01 September 2026

Duration: 2 Years 11 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

  • Have knowledge in different service areas of Highways
  • Manage and implement change to systems of works, e.g. Quality Management Systems, SharePoint and processes
  • Day-to-day duties in a variety of highways teams to ensure delivery of service to time constraints and legislation
  • Lincolnshire Highways Permit Scheme - monitoring and approval of permits, NRSWA and other site inspections as required
  • Full list of responsibilities can be found on the job description on the main application page

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

LINCOLN COLLEGE

Your training course

Civil engineering senior technician (level 4)

Your training plan

The apprenticeship will be delivered by Lincoln College where successful applicants will be required to attend on campus workshops regularly throughout the programme and then work-based training within the team at Lincolnshire County Council.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4 or C and above)
  • Maths (grade 4 or C 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
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Patience

Other requirements

You will ideally be qualified to Civil Engineering Technician (Level 3), or equivalent, or meet entry requirements for L4 Civil Engineering Senior Technician (HNC) & Civil Engineering Degree, L6 or another suitable L4/L5/L6 educational course (by agreement). This is a minimum requirement of 5 GCSEs at grades 4–9 - including maths, English, and Science, and 3 A Levels.

About this company

You will work alongside other existing Apprentices, and a Project Officer, and be mentored throughout the programme by the Highways Service Development Lead, within the Highways Client & Contract Team.

https://careers.lincolnshire.gov.uk/jobs/job/Highways-Development-Programme-Apprentice-Level-2/3157 (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

A Contributory pension
Comprehensive benefits package including excellent discount schemes and cycle to work
Flexible working policies
Career progression opportunities
A generous annual leave entitlement plus the option to buy more

After this apprenticeship

  • A career within this field

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

Lincolnshire County Council
Ellie Baker
[email protected]

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000038413.

Apply now

Closes on Sunday 12 July 2026

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