Trainee Civil Engineer Review

by Balfour Beatty

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

8.4/10

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

My role involves setting out on site using a total station or gps or laser level. Other activities include survey works and cat and genny scanning cables and any underground services along with writing permits to set sub contractors to work. Other daily activities include daily inspections on tasks completed on site.

10/10

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

All my current skills have been learnt since starting with Balfour Beatty.

10/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

I think the programme is good however there is a lot of pressure on managing fulltime site work and managing a degree with the amount of coursework along with other training that is required to fulfil my role as a civil engineer.

8/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

The training programme is well structured with many things to get involved in and all the training is provided and organised very well.

9/10

5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

My Employer supports me in every way to ensure that I'm able to complete all aspects of my job along with university commitments.

10/10

6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

I receive some help when working towards my qualification

7/10

7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

It doesn't. The Modules I'm taught at university are not widely transferable into my role as a civil engineer.

3/10

8. Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)

There are plenty of extra curricular activities to get involved in within the workplace such as social acitivities and many networking events.

10/10

9a. Would you recommend Balfour Beatty to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

They're by far the best company to work for in my opinion as they have many different career paths that can be taken and they support me with the apprenticeship. Balfour Beatty can help me decide what career path suits me the best and they will help me to get to where I want to be.

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

The advice I would give someone apply to Balfour Beatty is to show that you're hard working and determined as this will help to ensure you're a strong candidate for the position that you're applying for