Civil Engineering Apprentice / Water (Level 6) - Bristol (Summer 2027 start)
AECOM · Bristol, England, United Kingdom · hybrid
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At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world's most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.
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There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of nearly 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.
We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.
About Our Team:
Our Water specialists work together worldwide to find innovative solutions to the management of water. We provide technical expertise and solutions for projects in areas such as:
- Flood Risk Management
- Hydraulic Modelling and Design (Surface, Potable and Foul)
- Sustainable Drainage Systems and Water Sensitive Urban Design
- Mains Infrastructure Design (Surface, Potable and Foul)
- Non-Infrastructure Design (Pumping Stations, Storage Tanks)
- Hydrology and Water Resources
We will pair you with an experienced engineer who will guide and mentor you through your initial period working on live projects.
Here's what you'll do:
Job responsibilities:
- Undertake technical and feasibility studies to appraise the practicability of solutions in aspects such as potable water, foul water, river, costal and surface water systems, supported by appropriate calculations
- Undertake 1D-2D hydraulic modelling commissions using computer-based software to assess coastal, river and surface water flooding
- Undertake numerical analysis for hydraulic and structural assessments, including culvert capacity assessments, bridge scour analysis, flood defence design, sustainable urban drainage systems and floodplain compensation design
- Explore and implement automated tools and innovative processes to improve workflow efficiency, including leveraging AI-driven solutions
- Undertake other forms of technical work to support the development of Flood Risk Assessments, hydrological assessments and environmental statements
- Produce technical engineering drawings including plans, sections and typical details
- Keep up to date with developments in regulatory legislation and guidelines that may affect design work
- Working with other team members to undertake technical work, site work, and project management
- Opportunities for site visits, to develop wider understanding of how designs are implemented
- Take a proactive approach to project delivery, completing technical work to high quality standards within defined budgets and programmes
Enjoy the Perks.
At AECOM, you'll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customised to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days.
Here is what you will get from us!
On the job support and learning
When an apprentice starts at AECOM, we pair them with a senior member of the team who will guide and mentor them through their initial period working on live projects and business development tasks, to support with any technical queries. We also offer our apprentices the flexibility of working on a range of projects in the various service offerings and technical specialisms that our Practice delivers. This helps establish their areas of interest, and develops a firm sustainability grounding, that will allow our apprentice to choose the direction of their career.
Apprentice Development Programme
In addition to your identified external training provision on the following course Civil Engineer - BEng(Hons) Civil Engineering - UWE Bristol: Courses our internal Apprentice ADVANCE programme is designed to help you build your career in AECOM.
You will attend several instructor-led training sessions where you will meet and hear from people across the business and take part in a series of interactive activities to equip you with the knowledge and skills you need to succeed in your role.
We will provide you with all the support and tools you need to achieve your professional development ambitions, including Chartership with the relevant international professional institution. Professional institute qualifications you may be able to work towards include EngTech then IEng acrreditation with ICE.
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Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?
This position is ideally suited to school leavers who have/are about to completed A-Levels (or an equivalent qualification) and can demonstrate the following to enable them to enrol on the following course? Civil Engineer - BEng(Hons) Civil Engineering - UWE Bristol: Courses commencing Sept 27.
All applicants must have achieved:
Minimum of 5 GCSE's Grade 4/C or above in GCSE English Language and Mathematics (or an equivalent qualification), and:
Three A-levels (or equivalent qualifications) at grades ABB, including: Biology; Chemistry; Computing/Computer Science; Design and Technology; Electronics; Engineering; Geography; ICT; Further Mathematics; Music Technology; Physics; Statistics. Points from A-level General Studies and AS-level subjects (not taken onto full A-level) can be included towards overall tariff. You must have a minimum of two A-levels.
The following alternative qualifications may also be considered:
- EDEXCEL (BTEC) Diploma: One of the following BTEC Diplomas: Aeronautical Engineering; Applied Science; Construction and the Built Environment; Electrical/Electronic Engineering; Engineering; Land-based Technology; Manufacturing Engineering; Mechanical Engineering; or Operations and Maintenance Engineering. Must include Merit in one of the following units: Further Engineering Mathematics or Further Mathematics for Construction. Please list the units that you are taking in your application. Access:
- Achievement of the HE Diploma; to include 30 Level 3 credits at Merit including 15 in Mathematics and 15 in another science or technology subject. Please list the units that you are taking in your application.
- Baccalaureate IB: To include a minimum grade of 5 in higher level Mathematics and a pass at higher level in one of the following subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Design Technology, Geography, Physics, Environmental Systems and Societies.
- Irish Highers: H2 in Mathematics plus a pass in one of the following subjects: Biology; Chemistry; Engineering; Geography; Physics; Technology.
- T Levels: Grade C in A-Level Mathematics, in addition to your T Level qualification. If you have or are looking to partially complete your T-Level, you are still required to have the equivalent to 2 full A-Levels as part of our minimum entry requirements. As a result, if you are applying with only the core or occupational specialism, this may be insufficient as a stand-alone qualification.
Entry Requirements can be found towards the below of this link Civil Engineer - BEng(Hons) Civil Engineering - UWE Bristol: Courses
- Some work experience or shadowing in an engineering environment would be an advantage
- Demonstrate an interest and a desire to pursue a career in Traffic Engineering
- Show an aptitude towards software-based engineering and drawing e.g. Computer Aided Design (CAD) and other similar 3D software
- Commitment to continued education and improvement through on-the-job learning and training opportunities.
- Creative, pra