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City/town:
Hertfordshire, Watford
Job field:
Construction
External closing date:
Monday, March 20, 2023
Type of contract:
Permanent
ID:
2484
Description and requirements
Trainee Building Information Modelling(BIM) Technician – Apprenticeship 2023 – Leavesden
Join us on our journey to build for a better society by becoming a Skanska BIM and Digital Engineering expert!
What will you be doing?
As a Trainee BIM Technician, you will join our BIM and Digital Engineering team, where we will make it our ambition to prepare you for a successful and rewarding career in digital Construction.
You will work alongside experienced digital and construction professionals, and together, you will be responsible for creating and managing information on a construction project through using various technologies and BIM (Building Information Modelling) software.
Throughout your apprenticeship, you will learn how to do the following tasks:
Use digital platforms such as Revit, Navisworks, AutoCAD, Civil 3D and ReCAP.- Understand how to create visual reporting using tables, charts, graphs and other more sophisticated visualisation tools such as PowerBi.
- Capitalise on insights through Internet of Things.
- Understand internal and external customer relationships and partnerships.
- Utilise Virtual Reality environment tools.
- Other exciting skills within BIM and Digitalisation
You will learn to develop safe and cost-effective engineering solutions that meet the needs of our clients, ensuring that all relevant technical, health, safety and environmental standards are satisfied.
What qualification will you be studying towards?
Initially, you will be studying a Level 3 Digital Engineering Technician qualification in a local nominated college. Here is a link to the apprenticeship standard:
https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/digital-engineering-technician-v1-0
We will encourage you to progress on to a Level 6 (degree) qualification upon successful completion of Level 3.
Where will you be working?
You will be based in our brand-new head office in Watford (right next to Harry Potter World). You will occasionally be required to visit to our construction sites. After your initial training period, you may be able to work from home if that is what you wish to do on one or two days per week.
You will be part of our piling and foundations division, where we provide internationally recognised geotechnical engineering solutions to the UK construction industry and beyond. We have brought new ideas and technology to projects like HS2, Crossrail, Northern Line Extension, 21 Moorfields, ESS Lund and the Amsterdam Metro. As part of our global community of experts, you will be working on some of the world’s most exciting engineering projects.
What will we need from you?
Minimum of 5 GCSEs at Grades 4-9 including Maths and English, or their equivalent.- You should enjoy working with other people
- Enthusiasm to learn and pro-active approach to work
- Keen interest in emerging digital technologies
- Comfortable with learning new software platforms
- New ideas to help us innovate and work better
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What can we offer you?
- Funding and support to help you achieve Level 3 Digital Engineering Technician qualification
- Starting salary: £16- £20K per year and annual salary reviews
- You will be part of a well-established organisation built on strong purpose and values
- We want you to do well and will support your career beyond the apprenticeship
Application timeline:
Apply by: 20th March 2023
Assessment Day if you are successful: April/May – date to be confirmed
Start date: September 2023
About Skanska
Skanska is one the UK’s top construction and development companies. We are building, upgrading and maintaining the country’s infrastructure for future generations. Drawing on our Scandinavian heritage, we are green, innovative and progressive. We bring together people and technology, as part of our objective to make construction a safer and more collaborative industry.
Equal opportunities
We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic – we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.
Reasonable adjustments
We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using emerging.talent@skanska.co.uk if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.
More information about the role
If you would like more information about the role, please contact us: emerging.talent@skanska.co.uk
Closing date
The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business.
We look forward to receiving your application!
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