Apprentice Traffic and Transport Technician
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Company: FAIRHURST GROUP LLP
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Location: Wakefield, WF4 4TD
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £15,600.00 per year
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Sector: Construction and the built environment
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Ref: NAS-2000027024
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Application Deadline Date: 29/06/2026
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Start Date: 06/07/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Monday to Friday, with working hours typically between 09:00 – 17:00 (7.5 hours per day, excluding lunch). A minimum 30-minute lunch break is taken between 12:00 – 14:00. Working hours are flexible.
Brief Description
Sanderson Associates has an exciting apprenticeship opportunity within their Transport Planning team. The Trainee Technician - Traffic and Transport role supports the delivery of highway and transport projects, including feasibility and preliminary design drawings, report writing, data analysis and site inspections.
Training to be Provided
- 2 ½ Year Apprenticeship Programme
- Knowledge, skills & Behaviours - delivered in the workplace
- Level 3 BTEC in Construction and the Built Environment (Civils) -Day Release or Remote Delivery
- Specialist Training Programme Blocks
- End Point Assessment - Knowledge Test, Practical Test and Presentation/Interview Specialist training in structural steel modelling (Tekla Structures and BIM processes)
Future Prospects
Once you have completed your apprenticeship, you will have the chance to work as a qualified civil engineering technician, which in turn can lead on to a Project/Principal Technician role. Chartership (EngTech, MICE) through the Institution of Civil Engineering will also be encouraged.
Vacancy Detail
- Assisting with the preparation of drawings, figures and written reports for new and improved highway schemes
- Supporting the production of Technical Reports, Transport Statements, Transport Assessments and Travel Plans for planning applications
- Assisting in the collection, collation and review of traffic and transport data
- Supporting the preparation of plans, tables, figures and written information for highway-related planning submissions
- Assisting with plans and written information for discharge planning conditions and obligations
- Supporting horizontal and vertical design work in line with current design manuals, standards and local authority requirements
- Using AutoCAD, Junctions, TemPro, TRICS and other relevant transport design and modelling software at an appropriate level
- Liaising with clients, Highway Authorities, utility companies and other stakeholders to support design and approval processes
- Assisting senior staff with meeting notes and attending meetings with clients, local authorities and other consultants
- Supporting and undertaking site visits, including basic measurements, surveys, photography and data collection
- Developing an understanding of, and complying with, the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015
- Keeping up to date with current highways legislation and best practice
- Assisting with general administration, including paperwork, purchase orders, invoices and site documentation
- Carrying out other technical duties as required by team leaders or engineering staff.