civil engineering surveyor Review

by Costain

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

5.9/10

1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

civil engineering surveyor : currently involved in track monitoring, 3d laser scanning, topographical surveys, setting out, as builts, technical assurance, writing rams, having to teach graduates straight from university basic surveying techniques.

8/10

2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

every day is a school day on site, constantly learning new skills and how to adapt to certain types of work.

10/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

working with like minded people, teams do vary from project to project

8/10

4. How valued do you feel by Costain?

by Costain as a whole not alot, but very much so within my team

5/10

5. How well organised/structured is your programme?

not really been provided much support over the 4 years, the programme was lacking structure to begin with

4/10

6a. How much support do you receive from your training provider?

N/A

4/10

6b. How much support do you receive from your employer?

HR team have been helpful

5/10

7. How well does your salary/package meet your costs?

so so... could be better

6/10

8. Are there many opportunities outside of work?

N/A

3/10

9. Would you recommend Costain to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

In all fairness, I think the apprenticeship has developed a lot since I started in 2014, the programme is more robust providing a better support network and career opportunity's the benefits that costain offer are some of the best in the industry! but only once you've completed your apprenticeship are you able see the benefits

10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Costain?

think out side of the box.