Sizewell C Civil Engineering Apprentice in Ipswich

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

Opportunity

You will be based at our Suffolk offices (Leiston or Orwell logistic park, Ipswich). You may also be required to travel to other locations for placements, support other business units and expand your knowledge and experience of the Nuclear Industry, and will occasionally travel to our London office. Your training provider will be the University of Suffolk and you will attend the Ipswich Campus one day a week.

What You Will Be Doing

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 and beyond. You will use your broad skillset to work in areas including sustainable construction, structural integrity, geotechnics, materials, tunnelling, marine and coastal Engineering, water, waste management, flood management, transportation, and power. Your work may 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

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 IEng registration 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!

Who You Are

To be eligible for this apprenticeship programme, you’ll have:

• 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 completed a Level 3 Apprenticeship as a Civil Engineering Technician.

Pay, Benefits And Culture

Alongside a starting salary of £25,139 per annum, and a market‑leading pension scheme, your package will include customisable benefits such as electric vehicle leasing, discounted gym membership, life assurance, tech vouchers, experience days and more.

Additional Information

Join the team at Sizewell C. Our vision is to Lead The Way On Nuclear. The Sizewell C team is one of the most exciting and largest new megaprojects in the UK, whilst being at the forefront of the UK’s climate change agenda and energy policy. We have begun constructing a 3.2‑gigawatt nuclear power station on the Suffolk coast in the East of England replicating, wherever possible, the design used for Hinkley Point C, another nuclear power station being built in Somerset. When built, Sizewell C will be one of the largest power stations to operate in the UK. The power station will generate low carbon electricity for at least 60 years, supplying over 6 million homes and supporting around 7% of the UK’s current electricity needs.

We are the first nuclear power station in the UK to be funded under the Regulated Asset Base funding model (RAB). Our largest shareholder is the UK Government, alongside equity partners La Caisse, Centrica, EDF and Amber Infrastructure. Sizewell C operates within a complex and fast‑moving stakeholder environment, engaging with a wide range of partners including government bodies, regulators, local communities, supply chain partners, and international collaborators. This makes Sizewell C a uniquely stimulating place to work — where navigating evolving priorities, balancing interests, and building trusted relationships is just as critical as technical excellence. For those who thrive in dynamic, multi‑dimensional settings, it offers unmatched professional challenge and growth.

When joining Sizewell C, 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. At Sizewell C we encourage and embrace diversity and how it can improve our experience and performance at work. It is a requirement that those who join us have the right to work in the UK. Whilst sponsorship may be a possibility that we can explore, we are fully committed to local recruitment where possible, and those already holding the right to work in the UK. To be appointed to this role, you will need to meet the criteria for Security Vetting, which will, ordinarily, require you to have been a resident of the UK for at least three of the past five years.