Highways and traffic level 3

How Long: 42 months (36 months + 6 months EPA)

Where: London/ Hybrid
Hybrid working within this role enables a balance of 50 per cent of time split between the office and home over a 4-week period. Hybrid working arrangements can evolve subject to business requirements.

Salary: £24,016

What you'll need

A minimum of 2 GCSE's Grade A* - C or Grade 4 and above including Maths and English.

You are not eligible for this scheme if you currently hold or are working towards a qualification at the same or higher level in a related subject or have already studied content from the qualification for this scheme.

You must be 18 years of age by September 2024 to be eligible for this scheme.

Please be advised that should you be successful in getting an offer for this scheme, your offer will be subject to a satisfactory medical which may include but is not limited to: drugs and alcohol screening, eye test and hearing test.

Job Overview

Transport for London (TfL) Engineers are always looking forward and delivering solutions for our transport infrastructure to meet the demands and requirements of our customers and to ensure that we're ready for the 21st century and beyond. Our vision is to be the strong green heartbeat for London.

The Highways and Traffic apprenticeship is an exciting three-year developmental programme for people who want to be involved in the design and assurance of highway infrastructure, as well as providing professional technical advice for the day-to-day operation of our road network. Transport for London's Road network carries high volumes of traffic of all modes including pedestrians, pedal cyclists, motor cyclists, micro mobility, buses, and coaches as well as heavy and light goods vehicles. We carry not just people but also goods, materials and provide essential transport links for emergency services.

What you'll be doing

You would be working in a team of experienced engineers and would assist in the preparation and production of plans, designs, and documentation on our projects to relevant codes of practice and industry standards, such as the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (CDM), the Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB), British and European Standards, statutory and regulatory requirements, as well as TfL's streetscape and local guidance all in compliance with health, safety and wellbeing requirements.

You will also learn how to apply engineering principles and techniques, carry out calculations and data analysis, prepare and produce sketches, diagrams, and models, to support technical problem solving in the delivery of civil engineering designs and technical solutions. You will use a range of tools and techniques, including digital techniques (such as AutoCAD, AutoTrack, Key Signs) to aid the visualisation, communication, and appraisal of our Highways & Traffic projects.

You will have a variety of placements to ensure that you are ready to embed into the team after the apprenticeship as well as meeting the knowledge, skills and behaviours required for your End Point Assessment. The placements could include:

  • Traffic Engineering
  • Traffic Control Engineering
  • Highway Engineering
  • Civil Engineering (Structural/Geotechnical Engineering)
  • Digital Engineering - CAD software, KeySigns
  • One of our 'Works for London' contractors
  • Network Performance/Modelling
  • Project Management
  • Asset Operations
  • Sustainability and Environment

The length of each placement will vary between three and twelve months. As a member of the team, we'll give you responsibility and the opportunity to add value. You will have plenty of opportunity to develop - both on the job with the full support of our excellent engineers and through classroom-based learning. The challenges we will set will push you to achieve things that you are genuinely proud of.

Where can this career take you?

Upon successful completion of this scheme, you could roll-off into a Technician Engineer position in one of our Highways and Traffic disciplines. From here, you could have the opportunity to continue developing into one of our resident technical discipline experts and progress into senior engineer or leadership roles.