Civil Engineer Degree Apprentice

Job Description

Apprenticeship type: Civil Engineering Degree Apprenticeship

Start Salary: £23,500

Location: Peterborough

Start date: 8th September 2025

Lay the Foundations for a Future in Civil Engineering! Come and join us to earn while you learn!

At Anglian Water, we are united by a shared purpose: to bring environmental and social prosperity to the region we serve through our commitment to Love Every Drop. This mission underpins everything we do, from delivering safe, clean drinking water to supporting local communities and protecting our natural environment.

Civil engineering is more than just building things – it’s about turning big ideas into real-life projects that people use every day. As a Civil Engineer, you could be involved in designing everything from drainage systems and pipelines to roads, tunnels, small buildings, and even structures that hold water, like tanks or dams. You’ll work with surveyors and other specialists to help shape the world around us – creating safe, efficient, and sustainable spaces for communities to live and grow.

Apply now to become a Civil Engineer Apprentice and get a career for life. You’ll gain valuable work experience, achieve a fantastic qualification, all whilst getting paid for it!

A Civil Engineering Apprenticeship at Anglian Water

As a Civil Engineer Degree Apprentice, you will develop capability in the following key accountabilities; Design Excellence, Health & Safety, Project Management / Site Surveys, Collaboration and Transformation. Our Civil Engineers split their time between the above accountabilities but one of their biggest tasks is Design. This can be anything from delivering clean and wastewater design projects to reading drawings, model reviews and producing clean and concise sketches to be incorporated into 3D models.

As an Apprentice, you’ll join initially on a Level 4 Senior Civil Engineering Technician apprenticeship, progressing onto a Level 6 Civil Engineering Degree Apprenticeship, attending university weekly alongside working as part of the Engineering team at Anglian Water. The whole process will take approximately 5 years.

Why join Anglian Water?

• Earn a BSc (Hons) in Civil Engineering – completely debt free!

• Future Employment - Potential for a full-time role at the end of your apprenticeship (subject to performance and behaviour)

• Generous Holiday Allowance - 25 days of annual leave, rising with service, and the option to buy or sell additional leave to suit your lifestyle

• Outstanding Pension Scheme – Anglian Water double-matches your contributions, up to a 12% employer contribution

• Private Health Care – Access to personal private medical insurance

• Fully expensed PPE – tailored just for you

• Flexible benefits to support your wellbeing and lifestyle, and an extensive range of retail discounts

To be successful as an Apprentice with us you will require:

• Up to three A-levels or equivalent qualifications one being an A-level grade C equivalent in Maths (120 UCAS Tariff points) OR DMM from BTEC National Diploma (18 Units) in an Engineering subject*; OR Merit from T-level in Design, Surveying and Planning for Construction; OR A successfully completed Level 3 Apprenticeship as a Civil Engineering Technician

• English and Maths GCSE minimum grade C (4)

• The ability to be proactive and able to adapt to change

• A willingness to learn

• Good communication skills

*Applicants must gain Merit grades in both the Mathematics for Technicians AND Further Mathematics for Technicians units if they do not have a grade C in A-level Mathematics

Successful applicants who do not currently hold a driving licence are expected to obtain one within the first 3 months of starting their apprenticeship.

Closing date: Sunday 8th June 2025

Assessment day: Thursday 26th June 2025

Next Steps: Once we have reviewed your eligibility for the role you will be invited to submit short video introducing yourself and explaining why you have applied for this role. If successful, you will then be invited to a face-to-face assessment centre on Thursday 26th June in Peterborough.

Inclusion at Anglian Water

Inclusion is for everyone, and we are an equal opportunity employer, which means we’ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we’re committed to creating an environment where all our colleagues feel they belong.