Student Placement - Engineering Design Services
Fixed Term
Full Time
Warwick
At Warwickshire County Council, we are now commencing our undergraduate student recruitment campaign seeking candidates for new year-out placements in Bridge Maintenance and Highway Design Teams.
We appreciate that the students who are potentially interested in these jobs are all under considerable pressure in their final year and so we have kept our application process is very simple. We require only a brief covering letter and a CV, which can be uploaded with your online application. Shortly after the application deadline, we shall contact applicants to arrange a 30 minute interview. On the day of the interview, applicants will also receive a tour of our engineering department, guided by one of our current trainees and get to speak to engineers from the various teams around the Civil Engineering Department about the projects they are working on.
If you would like to find out more about these positions, please contact us using the contact details provided below
The deadline for Applications is Friday 13th December 2019, interviews will take place during December 2019 and January 2020.
Engineering Opportunities at Warwickshire County Council
Design Services, Warwickshire County Council are a civil engineering business unit within the Local Authority that provide a design consultancy service to both the private and public sector. The core business is comprised of the design and construction of highways and highway structures, but we also manage the maintenance of County's highway structure assets and operate a building and structural design service.
This year we are aiming to appoint new undergraduate student placements in the Bridge Maintenance and Highway Design Teams.
The Bridge Maintenance Section manages the County Council’s highway structures, inspecting and assessing the Council’s stock of bridges and highway related retaining walls, drainage structures and vehicle restraint systems. The Section is also responsible for the design and construction of structural refurbishments, repairs and replacements.
The Highway Design Section is primarily involved with the delivery of projects ranging from £0.3M to £40.0M in value. The majority of these projects are new junctions and accesses for proposed major developments. Other projects include new link roads, junction improvements, cycle schemes, traffic safety schemes and town centre regeneration schemes. Substantial major projects are on the horizon following recent Government announcements and major development in the county.
Typically the day-to-day work for the successful candidates can involve any stage of a construction project including feasibility studies, planning consent, detailed design, contract document preparation, procurement, site supervision and later asset management and maintenance.
Engineering Student Placement Salary
Engineering Student Placement Salary: £18,426 p.a.
Skills and Experience
As a new Graduate Engineer, it is not necessary for you to have practical experience of working on Civil Engineering projects but candidates who have this background will find it to their advantage. Ideally you will be completing an ICE accredited BEng or MEng course (BSc and MSc courses may also be applicable) and will have studied modules applicable to the type of work undertaken by Warwickshire County Council.
We are looking for highly motivated individuals who will look forward to the challenges of working on civil engineering projects and who are keen to develop competence in a wide range of civil engineering skills.
Applicants will need to hold a valid UK or EU passport or visa to work in the UK. Please note that unfortunately the County Council will not be able to offer a student placement to international students who hold a Tier 4 visa.
It is preferable if applicants hold a full UK driving license or intend to acquire one in the near future. Owning a car is not essential as the County Council operates a pool car service.
The roles advertised are based in Warwick Town Centre at the County Council’s main office complex and project sites are predominantly located in Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull.
Benefits
The County Council offers a very good package which includes paid leave for 32 days inclusive of national and public holidays. It also offers a flexible working hours arrangement with core time between 10:00hrs and 16:30hrs (16:00hrs on Fridays). The average total hours worked in a week must amount to at least 37 hours. Hours accrued over and above the 37 hour working week may be recovered in the form of ‘flex leave’. Up to 12 ‘flex days’ may be taken annually, subject to there being no more than one ‘flex day’ taken per four week ‘flex period’.
Contact
If you would like any further information about Undergraduate Civil Engineering Student Placements at Warwickshire County Council and how to apply for them, please contact:
Peter O'Connor
Tel: 01926 412025
Email: peteroconnor@warwickshire.gov.uk
To apply for this vacancy please click on the 'Apply' button.
Our method of application is online. Please note, CVs should not be submitted unless asked to do so.
If you are unable to apply using the 'Apply' button please contact the Recruitment Centre on recruitment@warwickshire.gov.uk, including your contact details and any relevant screenshots.
You will be notified of our shortlisting decision via email, so please check your email on a regular basis after submitting your application.
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As part of being a Disability Confident employer we guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post. By ‘minimum criteria’ we mean that you must provide us with evidence in your application form which demonstrates that you generally meet the level of competence required for each competence, as well as meeting any of the qualifications, skills or experience defined as essential in the person specification.
Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact recruitment@warwickshire.gov.uk and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.
Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce and would particularly welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from the BAME community, disabled people and people from the LGBT+ Community.