Graduate Apprentice - Civil Engineering

The Opportunity

Looking for a career that gets you out and about, helps your community, and lets you earn a degree while you work? This Graduate Apprenticeship in Traffic & Transportation could be your perfect next step.

You’ll join the team that helps shape how people travel around Angus — from improving road safety and traffic flow to supporting walking, wheeling and cycling projects that make everyday journeys easier and safer. The scope of the opportunity varies from analysing real‑world traffic data, to helping with designs for crossings, junctions or cycle routes. It’s hands‑on, varied and full of opportunities to learn.

You don’t need previous engineering experience — just enthusiasm, curiosity and a genuine interest in how things work. We’ll support you as you work towards a fully‑funded Civil Engineering degree, while building confidence and real‑world experience that employers look for. And because you’ll be travelling to different sites across Angus, you’ll need a valid driving licence and access to a vehicle or able to use our pool cars to make the most of the opportunity.

If you’re someone who enjoys problem‑solving, likes a mix of office and outdoor work, and wants a career where you can make a real difference to the places people live and move, we’d love to help you get started.

For more details about this opportunity check out the job outline and person specification attachments at the bottom of the page.

This job is temporary for up to 4 years from date of appointment.

Self selection interviews will be offered during the period 13th April - 15th May.

 

Who Can Apply?

You can apply for this opportunity if you have or will have:

• Four Scottish Highers (or equivalent) at Grade B or above, including Maths and a science or engineering subject (Physics is preferred), or other relevant subjects, or equivalent qualification, or Foundation Apprenticeship, or relevant construction experience

Want to Chat about the Job First?

If you’d like an informal conversation before applying, please email hudsoncw@angus.gov.uk

 

Helping You Feel Prepared for Interview

• If you’re invited to interview, we’ll make the process fair, supportive and free of surprises and you can choose a date and time that suits you and the recruiting manager
• Our aim is to help you feel calm, prepared and confident in showing your strengths
• You’ll receive the interview questions in advance, along with example questions you may want to ask us
• You will be asked these questions in a conversational way to help you share your experiences

If you fall into any of the groups below and meet the essential criteria for the job we will give you an interview, but remember to tell us in your application:

If you have a disability, are a recognised carer, are care experienced, or a care leaver up to aged 26 who has been in kinship care, foster care, residential or looked after at home, are ex-armed forces personnel, are a current apprentice with Angus Council or have completed a work placement through the Council’s DYW education service or  secondary school in current or last academic term.

 

Need Some Support?

We value diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

To help everyone feel able to apply and perform at their best, if you need any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the process, just let us know what would help you.

This might include changes to the application, interview, assessments or how we communicate with you. We’re happy to discuss your needs confidentially.

We’re happy to chat about working flexibly or working part time hours if you have some specific needs. We will always consider requests taking account of individual needs and the services requirements.

 

Working Together: Our Commitment Charter

• Our Apprenticeship & Internship Charter outlines how we work together with respect, fairness and integrity
• It sets out what you can expect from us—support, clear communication and meaningful learning—and what we ask from you in return, including curiosity, honesty and commitment to your development
• These shared expectations help create a positive, inclusive environment where you can grow, learn and feel confident in your future

 

About Angus Council

• Please refer to the Applicant Guidance information pack when completing your application form
• You may also find it helpful to review the Welcome to Angus information pack
• For more information about working with Angus Council visit our website