Apprentice Traffic and Transport Technician

  • Company: FAIRHURST GROUP LLP
  • Location: Wakefield, WF4 4TD
  • Type: Apprenticeship
  • Salary: £15,600.00 per year
  • Sector: Construction and the built environment
  • Ref: NAS-2000027024
  • Application Deadline Date: 29/06/2026
  • Start Date: 06/07/2026
  • Positions Available: 1
  • 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.

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