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Ref no:
EDN24301
Published:
25/05/2023
Closes:
08/06/2023
Location:
Waverley Court 4 East Market Street, EH8 8BG
Salary:
£22,185 - £24,590 per year
Contract Type:
Permanent, Temporary
Position Type:
Full Time
Hours:
36 hours per week

Job Description

Place

Graduate Apprenticeship (Capital Investment and Delivery Team) - fixed term until 02/07/2027
Waverley Court

Salary: £22,185 - £24,590
Hours: 36 per week

Housing Strategy and Development is a large multi skilled service responsible for the planning and delivery of all capital investment programmes to the 20,000 Council homes across the City. We carry out planned replacement programmes including kitchen and bathroom, domestic rewiring, central heating systems, window, and door upgrades. We also carry out external fabric repairs and improvemenet schemes across low rise and high rise homes and ensure our homes meet the Energy Efficient Standards for Social Housing by 2032.

We are recruiting 4 Graduate Apprentices which provides an opportunity to gain academic knowledge through study and on site work experience within a practical environment in a busy Council service.

The Role

You will study towards a BSc (Hons) in Construction and the Built Environment, and you will be fully supported by a dedicated work place mentor to ensure you gain the right mix of academic and on site skills and experience to successfully complete your apprenticeship. You will also develop management, business and technical skills and will assist the Capital Investment and Delivery team within Strategy and Development to deliver ambitious programmes of improvement to our council homes.

Qualifications Required

Year 1

• SQA Highers at ABBB or equivalent.

• A-levels at ABC or BBB.

• Scottish Baccalaureate 29 points.

• Foundation apprenticeship in Civil Engineering in conjunction with SQA minimum AAB. • A combination of qualifications totalling 96 SCQF credits at level 6, or Minimum 126 UCAS points.

Year 2

• SQA Advanced Highers at BB and SQA Highers at AAAB.

• A-Levels at ABB.

• HNC in a Construction-related subject with A in the graded unit.

• HND in a Construction-related subject with B in the graded unit.

• A suitable Modern/Technical Apprenticeship.

• Scottish Baccalaureate Distinction.

• Baccalaureate 35 points.

• A combination of qualifications totalling 96 SCQF credits at level 7.

We are looking for candidates with the relevant qualifications, a positive attitude, well organised and have excellent communication and customer service skills we would welcome an application from you.

We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.

Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range. 

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