Job Description
Henry Boot Construction is part of Henry Boot, one of the UK’s leading land, property development, home building and construction businesses. Together, we are where great places start.
Henry Boot Construction is an award-winning contractor that’s committed to the highest possible standards. Known for building with integrity, authenticity and passion, we offer a full range of pre-construction and construction services in the industrial and logistics, residential and urban development sectors.
We have extensive experience in both the public and private sectors, including major projects such as the residential restoration of The Cocoa Works in York, the University of Sheffield AMRC’s aviation research and development facility and key schemes within Sheffield’s Heart of the City development.
The Trainee Engineer will learn to support the engineering function across various construction projects, developing skills in setting out, quality control, and site engineering while receiving mentorship from experienced engineers.
Your key responsibilities are to:
Learning & Development:
- Attend college one day per week to work towards a relevant degree qualification
- Shadow experienced engineers to learn site engineering methodologies and best practices
- Develop understanding of construction processes, sequencing, and programming
- Build knowledge of planning software and tools through practical application
Project Support
- Assist in basic setting out tasks under supervision
- Support the monitoring and recording of quality assurance checks
- Help maintain site documentation and records
- Learn to use total station survey equipment and computer-aided systems
- Assist with material testing and sampling procedures
- Support the maintenance of as-built records
Training & Development
- Full training provided in surveying equipment and systems
- Structured mentoring programme with experienced engineers
- Support towards professional qualifications and memberships
- Health and safety training including CSCS card
Education & Qualifications
- GCSE Grade 4 or above in English and Mathematics or equivalent
- Level 3 BTEC extended diploma in Construction in the Built Environment or;
- Level 3 BTEC extended diploma in a Construction subject or;
- 2 A Levels grade C and above or:
- Level 3 T-level in construction subject
- Commitment to completing a degree apprenticeship over 6 years
Role attributions
- Be proactive in learning and developing engineering skills through the apprenticeship program
- Take responsibility for maintaining accurate project documentation and records under supervision
- Show commitment to both academic studies and practical work experience
- Demonstrate willingness to learn new software systems and planning methodologies
- Maintain professional behaviour and demonstrate Henry Boot values in all interactions
- Be willing to seek guidance and ask questions when needed
Our offer:
We are passionate about our people, and we are committed to your career development with us. You will have full access to our People Development team, and we encourage you to consider your personal development desires. We pride ourselves on fully supporting you in undertaking development and education to achieve your goals and objectives.
We have a competitive and progressive benefits package to help shape and support you inside and outside of work.
- We pay you a competitive salary – we are committed to promoting equality and diversity and gender pay parity;
- We will provide you with car allowance and access to electric and hybrid vehicle leasing through our salary sacrifice scheme;
- We share our financial success with our bonus scheme;
- We invest in your future with our pension plan provided by AVIVA;
- We protect your loved ones by giving a life assurance benefit based on multiples of salary;
- We support you when you might have health concerns for you or your family with our Digital GP app;
- We will help you manage the balance of work and home with agile working (where possible) and flexibility to ensure that you can be there for those important life events;
- We give you 24 days of annual leave, with the ability to buy additional leave;
- We support a complete business closure between Christmas and New Year, which does not require you to use your annual leave entitlement;
- We give you enhanced pay if you take leave due to becoming a parent; however you become a parent;
- We support your career aspirations; we are committed to personal growth and internal talent development;
- We offer you access to our Cycle to Work salary sacrifice scheme, which includes access to e-bikes;
- We support you when you need external support with our Employee Assistance Programme.
We put our people first. As a responsible and inclusive employer, we are committed to creating an environment in which we can all be our best and bring our authentic selves to work.
We ensure our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably, should you wish to discuss any adjustments please contact our people team (people@henryboot.co.uk)
We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time in advance of the closing date.
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