Civil Engineering Apprentice / Water (Level 6) - Leeds (September 2027 start)

AECOM; Leeds; Ibrido; GBP 18.000 - 22.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Hybrid work model

Career development opportunities

AECOM University

Volunteering days

Descrizione del lavoro

AECOM in Leeds is hiring for a Degree Apprenticeship in Civil Engineering as part of our Apprentice ADVANCE programme. You’ll work alongside experienced engineers on live water and civil projects, developing technical and drawing skills while pursuing formal degree qualifications at Leeds Beckett University.

The role is designed to grow your career through structured training and mentorship. You’ll receive support to pursue professional accreditation (EngTech/IEng) and have access to AECOM

Competenze

• Minimum of 5 GCSEs (or equivalent) including Mathematics & English
• Three A-Levels (or equivalent) including Maths and a physical science
• Interest in Water Civil Engineering and sustainable infrastructure
• Aptitude towards CAD and other 3D software
• Commitment to on‑the‑job learning and development

Mansioni

• Undertake technical and feasibility studies including design calculations
• Contribute to technical engineering drawings (plans, sections, typical details)
• Undertake numerical analysis using computer-based programmes
• Stay updated with regulatory legislation affecting design work
• Collaborate with team on technical work, site work and project management
• Opportunities for site visits to understand project implementation

Conoscenze

Attention to detail

CAD

3D software

Methodical thinking

English communication

Formazione

GCSEs including Maths & English

Three A-Levels including Maths and a physical science

BSc (Hons) Civil Engineering Degree Apprenticeship

Strumenti

CAD software

3D modelling software

Descrizione del lavoro

Company Description

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.

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 Team 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 and flood alleviation schemes
• Hydraulic Modelling and Design
• Sustainable Drainage Systems and Water Sensitive Urban Design
• Infrastructure Design
• Sewage treatment and clean water treatment works
• Hydrology and Water Resources

We will pair you with an experienced engineer and you’ll have the support of the wider AECOM Water Team who will all 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 including undertaking design calculations
• Contribute to technical engineering drawings including plans, sections and typical details
• Undertake numerical analysis including the use of computer-based programmes
• 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

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 one of the following course Degree Apprenticeships: BSc (Hons) Civil Engineering | Leeds Beckett University our Apprentice ADVANCE programme is designed to help you build your career in AECOM.

Our 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 Degree Apprenticeships: BSc (Hons) Civil Engineering | Leeds Beckett University

• Minimum of 5 GCSE’s (or equivalent) at grade ‘C/4’ or above, including Mathematics & English and
• Three A-Levels (or equivalent such as a BTEC Level 3 in Civil Engineering) including Maths and a physical science at grade 'C' or above - essential for level 6 Degree Apprenticeship
• Some work experience or shadowing in an engineering environment would be an advantage
• Demonstrate an interest and a desire to pursue a career in Water Civil 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.

Additional Information

Our Recruitment Process

• Submit Your Application: Complete the job application, uploading your resume, cover letter and the latest copy of your academic transcripts including dates, grades, and what you studied. Include details of any work experience. In your cover letter demonstrate your passion, why you are interested in this position and how your skills and education/qualifications support your application.
• Phone Screen: You may be invited to a phone screen with our Early Careers Recruitment team.
• Interview: Attend a face-to-face interview at your local office.

Applicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible since CVs will be reviewed, and candidates selected on a rolling recruitment basis for an advanced offer start.

You must have permanent right to work in the UK as we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position.

At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

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.