Degree Apprentice River and Coastal Civil Engineer

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Final date to receive applications:
Recruitment is ongoing. Please apply as soon as possible as the advert may close once we have sufficient applicants.

We are looking for an Apprentice River and Coastal Civil Engineer for our Infrastructure team, to be based in our Reading office
, joining our 2026 Apprentice Programme.

The team works on a large variety of projects, such as river restoration, natural flood management, river and waterways structures, surface water drainage, flood alleviation schemes, wetland design, flood risk management and river and coastal engineering. If you enjoy problem solving and have a passion for climate change and sustainability, then this is the role for you!

As a Degree Apprentice River and Coastal Engineer, you will support senior staff in detailed design, report writing, optioneering, programme and project management, as well as site visits. You will be part of a large and diverse team in which you will be supporting the delivery of engineering solutions for the water environment, whilst furthering your understanding of flood risk, hydrology, hydraulics and water management.

You will benefit from the structured graduate training scheme and be assigned a Delegated Engineer and Supervising Civil Engineer to support you in your route to Chartership.

You will join a supportive and successful team with exciting career opportunities, gain great client exposure and professional development and work in an innovative and collaborative environment.

This apprenticeship will enable you to learn whilst you earn as you study for an academic qualification. You will gain an L6 BEng Civil Engineering degree in conjunction with our Training Providers, Coventry University or Exeter University (Block Release), or UWE (day release). This will be discussed further during the recruitment process.

By submitting your application, you are confirming that your predicted grades at least meet the minimum defined entry requirements stated on this advertisement and that you are comfortable with the Training Provider options (which may include both day and block release options) also listed.

Take a look at our Water business line here:
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For our Level 6 apprenticeship you will need either:

• UCAS tariff points: 112 points minimum.
• A level: BBC (for entry to Coventry or UWE) or ABB (Exeter University), including Mathematics at grade B or above and one other analytical subject (also grade B or above). Analytical subjects can include physics, biology/human biology, chemistry, computer science, further mathematics and design and technology (General Studies is not accepted).
• BTEC (Level
  3) Extended Diploma: DMM (for entry to UWE) and DDM (for entry to Exeter or Coventry University). Both must include a Merit or above in Mathematics and Further Mathematics in Construction Units. Accepted courses:
  Civil Engineering, Aerospace, Construction and the Built Environment and Mechanical Engineering. Exeter University will also accept Building Services Engineering Construction, Operations/Maintenance Engineering, Computer Engineering, Manufacturing, Environmental Sustainability.
• Scottish Highers: 4 SQA Higher - A, B, B, B (to include Mathematics).
• Irish Leaving Certificate (Highers): H3, H3, H3, H3, H3, H4 (at least H3 for Mathematics and one other Analytical Science).
• International Baccalaureate: 3.2 points/655. HL5 in Mathematics (Analysis and Approaches) and HL5 in another Science subject, including Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Design Technology, Physics, Environmental Systems and Societies.
• Other equivalent qualifications may be considered.

• GCSEs:
  At least 5 GCSEs with a grade of 5 or 6 (B) or above in Mathematics and English Language. Functional Skills Level 2 in English and Maths are also accepted.

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