Job Description

The billion-pound, 15-year contract award will deliver critical utilities infrastructure upgrades at the Cumbrian decommissioning site. The safe and responsible decommissioning of the UK's nuclear legacy is a critical part of creating a sustainable future and delivering local and national economic prosperity.

As one of Sellafield's trusted partners, we'll deliver safe, high-quality utilities upgrades in a complex working environment, drawing on our extensive cross-sector infrastructure experience in the water, energy and transportation sectors to upgrade a variety of on-site and off-site utility distribution systems and services.

Our responsibilities will involve refurbishing and replacing a variety of on-site and off-site utility distribution systems and services, including steam, water supply, water treatment, compressed gas and other essential utilities serving Sellafield.

What does joining an apprenticeship at Costain offer you?

There are a wide range of apprenticeships available both in levels of qualification, and in length of study. At Costain we have a variety of apprenticeships on offer working on projects around the UK in sectors including nuclear, highways, rail, water, airports and tunnels and with a number of partners and joint ventures.
When taking on one of the many apprenticeships offered by Costain you will be supported by your project line manager and team, The Costain Early Careers Team, and the training provider of your academic qualification. The training provider may be a college, a university or even an independent training provider.
At your interview you will discuss the level of qualification on offer. At this time, we may not know which training provider you will be registered with but either before or in the early weeks of your apprenticeship, the Early Careers Team will register you with a suitable training provider who can support the delivery of your qualification. Being an apprentice means you will work both on-the-job with your project at site, and off-the-job at with the provider.
You will be supported throughout your apprenticeship by your local team and line manager, and you will be given time to carry out your studies with the provider etc. Your on-the-job training will be in line with the work available on site but will afford the opportunity to ensure that you are given on site experience required to meet the technical and competency levels in order to achieve your apprenticeship goals.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities

• Work alongside experienced engineers and construction professionals, learning mechanical engineering skills, including reading and understanding engineering drawings and technical specifications

• Assist with setting out site inspections and surveys

• Preparation of work plans and reports

• Assist with developing construction methods

• Assist with the preparation of briefings

• Develop problem-solving, teamwork, and communication skills

• Assist with monitoring and ensuring the works are carried out safely and to design requirements

• Demonstrate a personal commitment to safety and contribute to safety initiatives

• Promote and maintain a positive safety culture on the project

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

• We're looking for a passionate and organised individual that can work well to deadlines and has an enthusiasm for engineering and in continuing their educational journey through an apprenticeship.

Qualifications

Essential

• GCSE or equivalent 5 including English, Maths and Science (Grade 9-4 or A* - C)
• A Level or equivalent 3 A Levels to include Maths and a physical science (Grade B (in Maths) B, C or above) and/or BTEC or equivalent L3 Extended Diploma - Engineering related (Grade DDM or above)
• A passionate individual looking to undertake an apprenticeship with an award-winning employer
• An organised individual that can work well to deadlines
• Someone who is creative with a keen interest in the latest technology
• Someone that enjoys challenges and problem solving in their day-to-day work
• Communicating clearly, both written and verbally
• Problem solving
• Works well within a team, but equally on your own
• Using a computer and Microsoft software
  
  Optional, but advantageous
• A Full UK Driving License (or willing to learn)
  
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About Us

Costain helps to improve people's lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK's energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK's leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.

Costain appreciate the time and effort taken when applying for one of our positions but, due to the high volume of responses, we are unable to provide individual feedback on candidates at application phase.

We do share individual feedback following an interview.

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About the Team

Working as part of a team on the Sellafield Decommissioning & Demolition Partnership framework. The projects range from new installations, refurbishments, decommissioning of existing plants and demolition. The Decommissioning Delivery Partnership, as one of four entities will deliver a predicted £500m of decommissioning and asset care work on the Sellafield site until 2025. Projects located at Sellafield are close to Seascale on the coast of Cumbria.

Potential candidates must be able to obtain and retain Security Clearance to be able to be considered.