What you’ll be doing
Whilst studying, you’ll get to work within the geotechnical design team of Engineering Services Design Delivery (ESDD). This will give you the opportunity to apply your learning and widen your skillset in railway, and geotechnical design.
The team work across all Regions of Network Rail on projects from early-stage designs through to detailed design, site supervision & assurance of construction works. They provide support for emergency and reactive projects including landslides, rockfalls, flooding, mining and scour, and work on projects including earthworks (embankment & cuttings), rock slopes, ground investigations, foundation designs and assessment, rainfall catchment analysis & drainage design.
A typical week can be highly varied and involve office-based design activity from Desk Studies to detailed analysis using software, stakeholder engagement, liaising with suppliers, site-based activity including supervision of investigations, construction activities, assessment of existing earthworks and structures.
Throughout the course, you’ll spend at least 20% of your working hours at university. Along with this part time education and internal training throughout the scheme, you’ll upskill yourself in the relevant skills and competencies required for a career in Network Rail.
Who you are matters
We’re looking for driven go-getters with the ability to communicate with people of all levels and solve problems. You should be comfortable working as a team, able to adapt to different situations and can approach problems in a creative way.
You’ll also need to have one of:
- L3 Network Rail or equivalent Rail apprenticeship
- A Level BBB including Maths and/or Physical Sciences (120 UCAS points)
- BTEC National Diploma DDM, including Level 3 Maths and Physical Sciences (128 UCAS points)
- EAL Technical Extended Diploma in Engineering Technologies, D, including Further Engineering Mathematics, and other options relevant to Electrical, Mechanical or Civil Engineering
- Access to HE qualifications with 24 Distinctions and 21 Merits, with at least half the course in Maths and Physical Science subjects (122 UCAS points)
- Equivalent Level 3 qualifications worth 120 UCAS points and including Maths and Physical Sciences
You’ll also need to hold 5 GCSE’s A-C/4-9, including Maths and English, or equivalent.
What you’ll get out of it
This Railway Engineering course will provide you with a solid grounding in the underlying principles of railway engineering. You’ll study the sector’s various disciplines before going on to specialise in the Geotechnical Engineering specialism of Civil Engineering.
Once you’ve completed the scheme, you’ll have a BEng (Honours) in Railway Engineering. The experience gained and responsibility held by the apprentice on completion of the apprenticeship will either wholly or partially satisfy the requirements for IEng professional accreditation.
Our apprentices usually go on to secure senior roles within Network Rail. The skills you acquire will support your career development.
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