Apprentice Civil Engineer Review

Item: Apprentice Civil Engineer at Kier Group
Rating: 4.7
Author: Anonymous

at Kier Group

Degree Apprenticeship

Civil Engineering

Buckinghamshire

Review Submitted: April 2025

Overall Rating

4.7 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

4.5/5 - Overview of Role

5/5 - Skills Development

4.6/5 - Structure and Support

Overview of Role

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

5/5

I am an apprentice Civil Engineer, I am in Transportation and work on drainage for HS2. I work with gangs on site to set out the drainage they need to install.

To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

4/5

I really enjoy the programme, I love where I work and everyone I have met on the way, I also find the block week aspect of uni a very useful way of learning too.

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

5/5

I have learnt a lot of new skills, from equipment I use on site, to basic things such as communication and verbal skills. I am always improving but working the apprenticeship has helped me with this massively.

Structure and Support

How well organised/structured is your programme?

4/5

The programme is pretty well organised now, the start up was a bit slow and there was a bit of difficulty for the first few weeks but once I got on track everything ran/runs smoothly.

How much support do you receive from your employer?

5/5

I get a lot of support, when I need to balance my work/study life, my employer is very understanding and lets me take time off to study if I need to.

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

5/5

I receive a lot of support in terms of working towards my qualification.

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

5/5

The qualification (or working towards it) helps give me all the technical knowledge which I can then apply on site, and they work hand in hand together.

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

4/5

I have been to a few networking events and apprentice-based events in the company which have always been good to meet new people.

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Kier Group to a friend?

Yes

Why?

I think Kier is a very good company and has a lot of benefits to working within it, there are a lot of opportunities and space for expansion in the company too.