Another Amazing Career Opportunity with Mabbett

Mabbett is an integrated planning, design, environment, engineering and safety consultancy established in 1996 in Glasgow. Since then, the firm has grown to employ 125 motivated engineers, scientists and supporting professionals across the UK. We have regional offices across the UK.

About the Role

We are looking for a highly motivated and driven individual to join our team as a Civil Engineering Apprentice. The successful candidate will be responsible for assisting our Principal Engineer in providing support with:

• Topographic surveys
• Percolation testing
• Drainage design
• Setting-out
• Roads design

You will work from our Forres and/or Inverness office alongside experienced consultants and engineers and may be permitted to work from home on some occasions. In this instance you will be provided with IT equipment and software/services require to facilitate your efficient home working. Travel is involved for which company pool cars are available and for which a valid driving licence will be required. Occasionally travel by air will be required for which a valid passport is required. Occasional multi-day site visits will require overnight stays. Our clients are located worldwide but most of your work is likely to be in the UK for the foreseeable future.

A positive place to work, Mabbett aims to implement the motto ‘See a Difference’ in everything that we do.

Training

The successful candidate will be enrolled on to a Civil Engineering course at the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI). Mabbett will allow the candidate block release to undertake UHI education and will allow for an average of 0.5 days of personal study weekly.

We would review UHI training on a year to year basis. The course is set-up such that you can leave at the end of an academic year if preferred (year 1 with an HNC, year 2 an HND, year 3 a degree and year 4 with honours).

Qualifications

The candidate will be required to have qualifications that meet the UHI course entry requirements:

https://www.uhi.ac.uk/en/courses/hnc-civil-engineering/

https://www.uhi.ac.uk/en/courses/beng-hons-civil-engineering-graduate-apprenticeship/

You will require a full U.K. driving licence with a clean driver record.

What we need from you

• Proficient at using Microsoft Word and Excel

• Having a growth mindset, with a proactive and resourceful approach

• Be self-motivated, and able to work under pressure

• Prioritise and meet deadlines

• Ability to learn new skills quickly

• Ability and willingness to learn from experience and take on greater responsibility

• Sound communication and personal effectiveness skills to liaise with colleagues and clients

• Flexibility and willingness to travel to project sites

About Mabbett

Mabbett is an Equal Opportunities Employer and offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits programmes including contributary pension scheme, funded professional membership and one paid for volunteer day each year. Mabbett supports career development to include active participation in membership of professional organisations and growth opportunities.