Royal Borough of Kingston Council × Kingston — Civil engineer
- University
- Kingston University
- Course
- Civil engineer
- Location
- Kingston upon Thames (KT1 1EU)
- Intake
- September 2026
- Wage
- £27,554.70 a year
- Duration
- 60 months (about 5 years) · Level 6
- Closing
- Closes in 6 days (Thursday 30 July 2026)
Royal Borough of Kingston Council is recruiting for this apprenticeship with training delivered by Kingston University — advertised on the government's Find an apprenticeship service (checked 2026-07-24).
View and apply on Find an apprenticeship (VAC2000040854)
The role
This occupation is found in the construction, built environment and engineering sectors, with civil engineers employed in a variety of organisation types and sizes.
People who complete this standard typically work as:
- Civil engineer
- Civil engineering site engineer
- Civil engineering site manager
- Design engineer
- Engineering project manager
- Highways engineer
- Infrastructure engineer
- Junior engineer
- Project engineer
- Project management engineer
- Site engineer
- Structural engineer
- Transport engineer
What you'd be signing up for
Civil engineer is a degree apprenticeship (integrated degree) typically taking 60 months (about 5 years), plus a 8-month end-point assessment. The training itself is funded through the apprenticeship levy at up to £27,000 — as the apprentice you pay no tuition and earn £27,554.70 a year from day one.
You come out with Civil Engineering degree accredited by the Engineering Council, plus professional recognition from Engineering Council in partnership with the Joint Board of Moderator professional engineering institutions.
What you'll learn
The official standard defines 15 core duties, 22 knowledge areas, 21 skills and 6 behaviours that are assessed across the programme. The full lists — worth reading before an interview, because competency questions are usually written straight from them — are on the Civil engineer course page, along with entry requirements and every university registered to deliver it.
The training provider
Kingston University is registered to deliver 6 degree-level apprenticeship standards across 5 routes — a larger portfolio than 37% of the 104 universities on the register. See everything Kingston delivers.
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Details change every recruitment cycle — always confirm on the official advert before applying.