Structural Engineering Degree Apprenticeship

Apprenticeship Preventx Ltd; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy in Sheffield is seeking a Degree Apprentice in Structural Engineering. The position combines practical experience with a fully funded university degree, preparing candidates for a career in the residential structural engineering sector. You'll assist in various engineering tasks, contributing to real projects while developing strong technical skills with support from senior engineers. The role offers opportunities for professional growth and potential advancement towards a Master's and chartership.

Qualifications

• Enrolled in a Level 6 Degree Apprenticeship starting September 2026.
• Passion for structural engineering and related tasks.
• Strong teamwork and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Work on diverse structural engineering projects.
• Assist senior engineers in design solutions.
• Attend site visits and support engineering tasks.

Skills

Foundation design

Problem solving

Drafting duties

Technical data analysis

Education

Level 6 Degree Apprenticeship

Tools

CAD software

Job description

Structural Engineering Degree Apprenticeship

Ecotech Engineers are excited to share that we are looking for a Degree Apprentice to join our team and begin a career in residential structural engineering. This role combines practical experience with a fully funded university degree, giving you the chance to work on real housing projects while developing strong technical skills.

As an Engineering Apprentice at Ecotech Engineers, you will be involved in diverse projects and will help to deliver innovative design solutions across a broad range of clients, with our senior engineers supporting you along the way.

You’ll be involved with our engineers in:

• Foundation design and structural assessments
• Producing foundation schedules, zoning plans and CAD markups
• Supporting Senior CAD Technician with drafting duties
• Reviewing site investigation information and technical data
• Attending site visits with senior staff
• Problem solving and designing simple structural engineering tasks
• Supporting senior engineering team to prepare design outputs for architects, developers and housebuilders

The post will offer the successful applicant an interesting, challenging and varied workload in a fast‑paced environment, as well as allowing them to develop personally and professionally, as an engineer.

Your responsibilities will grow as your knowledge develops. We will also guide you through any elements of the course that aren’t typically part of our day‑to‑day work.

• The degree will set the candidate into the engineering profession with the aim to forward them into a Masters in Structural Engineering and then support to become a chartered structural engineer

About the Training

• You’ll be enrolled onto a Level 6 Degree Apprenticeship which starts in September 2026, working towards a BEng (Hons), with one day per week spent at Derby University for your off‑the‑job learning
• We will support your professional development with IStructE or ICE throughout your training

About the Employer

Ecotech Engineers has consecutively, year after year, continued to deliver high quality and well executed projects which has cemented our position in the industry with an expanding client base and increased project size. We specialise in the UK residential sector collaborating with large scale developers to deliver new housing schemes across the UK with innovative designs, promoting economic designs and always striving to look around problems and find the best solutions to suit our clients. Ecotech is an award‑winning consultancy highlighting our success over the past five years of practice and demonstrating the importance of all our individual employees contributions to the team with recognised for the Outstanding Growth 2023, Small Business of the Year in 2024 and managed by Entrepreneur of the Year 2024. Therefore, we are not the standard structural engineering consultancy.