Civil Engineering Apprentice / Water (Level 6) - Bristol (Summer 2027 start)

AECOM; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work options

Advance apprentice development program

Support for professional accreditation

Job summary

AECOM is seeking motivated school leavers for its Apprentice Development Programme in Civil Engineering. The role supports working on live projects within our Water team, paired with senior engineers for mentorship.

The package includes a structured training path, internal courses, and opportunities to work across design and site activities. The programme emphasizes Chartered route preparation, diverse project exposure, and progression toward professional status, with hybrid working options to

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 GCSEs grade 4/C or above in English Language and Mathematics (or an equivalent qualification).
• Three A-levels (or equivalent qualifications) at grades ABB, including: Biology; Chemistry; Computing/Computer Science; Design and Technology; Electronics; Engineering; Geography; ICT; Further Mathematics; Physics; Statistics.
• Alternative qualifications may be considered: BTEC Diploma options; HE Diploma; IB; Irish Highers; T Levels.

Responsibilities

• Undertake feasibility studies for potable and foul water, river, coastal and surface water systems with supporting calculations.
• Perform 1D-2D hydraulic modelling commissions for coastal, river and surface water flooding.
• Conduct numerical analyses for hydraulic and structural assessments including culvert capacity, bridge scour, flood defence design and sustainable urban drainage.
• Explore automated tools and AI-driven solutions to improve workflow efficiency.
• Support development of Flood Risk Assessments, hydrological assessments and environmental statements.
• Produce technical drawings with plans, sections and details.
• Stay updated with regulatory legislation affecting design work.
• Collaborate with team members on technical work, site work and project management.
• Attend site visits to understand implementation of designs.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

English language proficient

Education

GCSEs GCSEs grade 4/C or above in English Language and Mathematics

Three A-levels (ABB)

BTEC Diploma alternatives listed

Job description

Company Description

Work with Us. Change the World.

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.

Start here. Grow here.

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.

Job Description

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.

See our digital early careers e-brochure here

Qualifications

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, practical, adaptable and enthusiastic
• Ability to demonstrate attention to detail
• Ability to think in a methodical way to design, plan and organize parts of projects
• English language proficient, holding excellent communication skills to present information in speech, drawings and reports

We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at [e-mail].

If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you!

At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives. If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you.

About AECOM

AECOM is the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public and private sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry‑leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long‑term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address [e-mail] if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.