Job Description

Job Introduction

Level 6 Civil Engineering Apprentice

Salary

- Year 1 24,735 Year 2, 3, 4 & 5 (subject to future NLW pay awards)

Hours

- 37 hour per week

Location

- Any suitable location within City of Wolverhampton and Black Country

Contract type

- Full Time, Fixed Term Contract: 66 months


We have a new and exciting opportunity withing the Black Country Transport Team for a Civil Engineering apprentice(s). This is an excellent position for someone who has an interest in civil engineering and would like to pursue a career within this specialism. Upon completion of the apprenticeship, the qualifications received will be a BEng (Hons) Civil and Transportation Engineering.

Further information on the apprenticeship can be found in the link(s) below:

Civil engineer (degree) / Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education


Civil and Transportation Engineering Degree Apprenticeship - University of Wolverhampton (wlv.ac.uk)

About the Team:

The role will also include working with Black Country Transport partners of Wolverhampton, Dudley, Sandwell and Walsall Councils assisting with the development and delivery of Black Country Transport Projects

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Entry Requirements:

Please note the qualification criteria for the Civil Engineering academic programme is set by the University for entry onto the apprenticeship and the City of Wolverhampton Council will be liaising with University of Wolverhampton prior to ensure candidates have met the entry criteria prior to any conditional offer of employment.

Essential

For this apprenticeship programme we require applicants to have achieved one of the following admissions conditions which must include the following subject areas of Mathematics and Physical Science.

A Levels - grades CCC or above (out of the three A Levels, one A Level must be in Mathematics and one A Level must be in a Physical Science) BTEC L3 Extended Diploma grades MMM in a subject relevant to Civil Engineering or Construction/Built Environment Engineering and must include mathematics modules. GCSE passes at Grade 4 or above in English GCSE passes at Grade 4 or above in Maths Obtaining the post will be dependent on firstly successfully completing an interview process with the Council and then being accepted by the University to study for BEng (Hons) Civil and Transportation Engineering.

Important information for candidates

All applications should include relevant grades in relation to the eligibility criteria within their application and documentation will be required to evidence this. We will be unable to consider any applications which do not include this.

Please noteif you are a candidate who is currently in their last year of studying, evidence of predicted grades will be required at application stage. Your application should also include information on why you want to train within the relating sector and current knowledge of the sector. Non-UK Nationals: To be eligible for this post, you must have resided in the UK for the last three years. If you already have previous qualifications in a similar area, please contact People Development and Experience Team on the email below to check you are eligible to apply. If you have achieved maths and English qualifications overseas, you must provide an ENIC certificate to be eligible for the role. For more information: Statement of Comparability | UK ENIC

Please note, the recruitment process may include:

Assessment Presentation Face to face interviews

The assessment/presentation/interviews will take place around March 2026 with a start date of employment late August, early September 2026.


If you would like to discuss this further or require more information about the role then please Email: arun.bhatti@blackcountrytransport.org.uk or PDE.Team@wolverhampton.gov.uk

Our working arrangements

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We are committed to building a workforce that is reflective of the diverse community we serve. We want to attract the best applications from people of all backgrounds and underrepresented groups because we strongly believe in adding value through diversity, inclusion, and equality. Our employees enable us to deliver services that are accessible, inclusive, and reflective of Wolverhampton residents.


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