Civil Engineering Degree Apprenticeship in Essex

Do you want the opportunity to earn a salary while completing a degree at Warwick University? Do you want to create an impact in the green transition? Are you aiming to become a civil engineer? Then, shape a sustainable and livable world with us.

Create solutions that will enable a better tomorrow. To participate in designing our future projects, we are looking for an Apprentice to join us. Working on a variety of civil engineering projects, you’ll carry out engineering designs and assessments alongside our team.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• With the support of your project manager, plan and prioritise your workload
• Contribute to solving technical problems with your team
• Carry out engineering designs and assessments
• Prepare design reports and drawings
• Collaborate with Engineers across many disciplines
• Be responsible for delivering your own work to a high standard
• Attend site visits and client meetings as required

Your skills. Our team. Together we design the future. The first step to success in this role is that you are eager to collaborate with the people around you, whether they are colleagues, partners, or customers. Developing ties with others is something you do by acting respectfully and delivering on your promises. And you never get set in your ways but keep exploring new insights and ways to improve.

On top of that, you’ll have:

• A commitment to complete a five-year degree while working
• A Levels, AAA grades, to include Mathematics and a Physical Science. Applicants without A level Mathematics may be subject to passing a Maths assessment
• BTEC Diploma grade D*D*, with an A grade A level Mathematics, or subject to passing a Maths assessment
• BTEC Extended Diploma grade DDD, including two Mathematics units, 'Calculus to Solve Engineering Problems' and 'Further Engineering Mathematics', or subject to passing a Maths assessment
• Candidates who have not completed their studies can apply on the basis of predicted grades, but the final selection will be subject to achieving the required grades.

If accepted, you'll pursue a BEng (Hons) degree in Civil Engineering with the University of Warwick, which involves participating in in-person classes on campus, encompassing lectures and seminars on diverse subjects, including structural and geotechnical engineering. Alongside your studies, you'll engage in office-based learning and work towards gaining Incorporated Engineer status with the Institution of Civil Engineers. We’ll support you the entire way, pay for your qualification and will introduce you to a mentor to coach and guide you through your development journey.

What you’ll receive:

• Annual Wage
• Working week: this will be a permanent position, working Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week and you will be paid for the normal working hours and training that’s part of your apprenticeship.
• Expected Duration: 5 years. You must be available to commence employment in September 2026 to be considered for this role.

At COWI, we work together with our customers to shape a sustainable and livable world. We do it by applying our knowledge and curiosity – and sometimes even our courage – to create the solutions the world needs today to enable a better tomorrow. We support our customers’ transition towards increased sustainability. We strive to lead, by example, by embedding environmental management, social responsibility and good governance into our business practices and the options we provide to our customers. We value differences and development and cultivate an environment of belonging and having fun.

What we also offer:

• 28 days' holiday plus all UK bank and public holidays
• Formalised development plans and yearly promotion opportunities
• Private health care, for you and your immediate dependents
• Annual subscription fees paid for your membership of two Professional Institutions
• Group personal pension scheme – salary exchange
• Life assurance

Got more questions? If you have any unanswered questions about the role or what we have to offer, please reach out to Shruti Gupta, Senior Consultant- Global Talent Acquisition. Get to know us even better at our website, www.cowi.com, where you can learn more about our projects, our strategy, what we want to achieve and what life is like at COWI.

COWI provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to ethnicity, colour, religion, gender, national origin, age or disability. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.