Sizewell C Civil Engineering Apprentice

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The Opportunity

If you are looking to kick start a career that is rewarding, where you can really make a difference, then come join our Civil Engineering Apprenticeship Programme. You will work on one of the most exciting and significant sustainable energy projects that our country has ever seen, being at the forefront of the UK’s climate change agenda and energy policy. Sizewell C is a nuclear new build project in Suffolk. When completed, it will provide dependable electricity to 6 million homes for at least 60 years.

Civil Engineers provide technical and management input to develop design solutions for complex Civil Engineering problems. You will work as part of a team of Engineers and other construction professionals through all lifecycle stages of development, design, construction, commissioning, operation, maintenance, and decommissioning of EDF Engineering projects, including Sizewell C. 

You will use your broad skillset to work in areas including sustainable construction, structural integrity, geotechnics (Engineering behaviour of earth materials), materials, tunnelling, marine and coastal Engineering, water, waste management, flood management, transportation, and power. 

Your work will cover the following areas within Civil Engineering: 

• Design 
• Health & Safety and Analysis 
• Site Construction and Environment  
• Earth Works and Temporary Works 
• Project Installation  
• Tunnelling and Marine 
• Project Delivery

What we’re looking for 

• Five GCSE’s in the A*to C or 9 to 4 range including English, Maths and a Science subject. 
• 112 UCAS tariff points; having either at least three A levels at Grades A*-C including Mathematics and Physical Science or their equivalent or will have completed a Level 3 Apprenticeship as a Civil Engineering Technician.
• A genuine interest in the energy industry and a passion for engineering, sustainability and being a part of making a difference. 
• We will need you to be open minded, flexible and be willing to learn new ways of thinking to succeed in a dynamic fast paced project environment.
• Having a growth mindset that brings innovative ideas. 
• Effective people skills are key, as well as being able to demonstrate high standards of behaviour, and character. 
• Effective communication skills will be required to manage your colleagues and manage demands on your time to finish your college work and day work to the required deadlines.

Training, development, and support for you:  

This programme will equip you with thorough theory-based understanding and the practical skills needed for a career as a professional Civil Engineer, taking responsibility for the creation, design, implementation, and management of Civil Engineering projects. 

The 5.5 year programme is designed to progress apprentices to Incorporated Engineer (IEng) registration through the Engineering Council  and the Institution of Civil Engineers, as part of the apprenticeship End-Point Assessment (EPA), immediately after successful completion of the BEng (hons) degree. This will allow apprenticeship graduates to make accelerated career progression, the future is yours for the taking!  This will lead onto potential future career options that you can apply for, within engineering as a Civil Engineer, where you could work towards becoming a Chartered Engineer of Chartered Nuclear Engineer. 

You will have a dedicated Career Manager to support you through your 5.5 years with us and a Mentor to support you with your work with the Institution of Civil Engineers. You will have several rotations within different teams on the project, along with placement managers, to gain vast experience of one of the World’s Biggest Infrastructure Projects to support your learning at University!

Power in Diversity

Sizewell C is a great place to work. Our ambition is to have a workforce which reflects and benefits the society we are part of and serve. Everyone working at Sizewell C, wherever they are, should help to create and experience the right environment where everyone on the team understands, respects and embraces diversity with a culture where everyone is treated with equal respect and are all given equal access to opportunities. By valuing the different points of view and experiences that having a diverse team brings, and by fostering an inclusive climate, we will create a great place to work. This aligns to our key values:

Respect: Value the rules and environment in which we operate
Positivity: Positively challenge poor quality and performance
Humility: Be open to other’s points of view and ideas, be willing to debate and to compromise
Solidarity: One team, working closely together and helping each other
Clarity: Communicate clearly and consistently

Competitive Salary And Benefits

We’re dedicated to offering flexible benefits that support our people across all aspects of their lives and we’re delighted to offer a range of benefits to support our employees’ physical, emotional and financial wellbeing.

In addition to a competitive salary of £24,297, we offer a market-leading company pension scheme, 28 days paid holidays and a range of flexible benefits, such as: a company incentive bonus plan, health cover, cycle to work scheme, discounts and employee pricing.

Sizewell C Limited (Sizewell C) is Nuclear Site Licensed company whose business is to design, finance, construct, commission, operate, maintain, and eventually decommission the nuclear power plant and related infrastructure at Sizewell C in Suffolk. Sizewell C was formerly under the majority ownership of the EDF Group but is currently majority owned by HM Government and operates as an independent company. EDF remains a key shareholder in Sizewell C and the business therefore maintains close links to EDF as a part of its ‘nuclear family’.

As a Sizewell C employee, you may wonder why you are contacted by colleagues with an EDF email, or see the EDF logo on portals that you access and/or documentation you receive; this is because we have partnered with EDF for the provision of a number of support services whilst we complete a successful transition out of the EDF group. 

Where you’ll work:  

You will be based at our local site offices in Suffolk. Your training provider will be the University of Suffolk and you will attend the Ipswich Campus 1 day a week during Semesters.

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