Apprentice Engineering Technician – Level 4

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council

Apprenticeship summary

The Street Lighting, Traffic Signals & UTC team are looking to recruit an Apprentice to provide and support the planning, design, installation, and maintenance of street lighting traffic signal systems and intelligent transport infrastructure. This role combines technical training with hands on experience.

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Closing date: August 8, 2025

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Wage:
£24,065 a year
Total hours per week:
36
Expected duration (weeks):
156
Positions (available):
1
Date posted:
July 24, 2025
Possible start date:
September 1, 2025
Apprenticeship level:

Higher

Your duties will include:

  • Assist as required with a wide range of engineering duties including in the preparation of engineering drawings, specifications, and reports
  • Operate computerised systems and software for the preparation of reports, designs and for asset/fault management purposes
  • Maintain and update asset management databases
  • Contribute to site surveys, measurements, and setting out tasks
  • Assist with the investigation of complaints relating to Street Lighting, Traffic Signals & UTC
  • Liaise as required with contractors, suppliers, and other appropriate agencies both internal and external
  • Support the design and specification of street lighting schemes, preparing technical drawings, layouts, and lighting calculations
  • Learn to use industry standard Lighting Reality design software
  • Use CAD and other engineering software to produce technical drawings
  • Assist in the delivery of traffic signal refurbishment and installation projects
  • Support the design and commissioning of traffic signal systems
  • Attend site visits, contractor meetings, and on-site commissioning activities
  • Learn to use Urban Traffic Control (UTC) and other intelligent transport systems such as In View, UTC-UX and Stratos (Traffic signal design, phasing, and operation and gain knowledge SCOOT, MOVA, or other adaptive control systems
  • Gain understanding of traffic modelling and signal design software
  • Qualification – Level 4 Civil Engineering Senior Technician Apprenticeship
  • The training will require 1 day a week attendance at college 
  • Apprentice will receive on programme support from an Apprenticeship Officer and Careers, Information, Advice and Guidance support during the last 2-months of their Apprenticeship contract
  • Job seeking support is also included

Employer

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council

Sefton Council is a local authority within the Liverpool City Region. Sefton is a diverse and exciting borough and is a great place to live and work. As an employer we can offer a diverse range of job roles across a variety of settings. We offer attractive conditions of service which allow for a good work life balance and invest in our staff through our learning and development programme.

Training

Training Provider:

THE CITY OF LIVERPOOL COLLEGE

Apprenticeship standard:

Civil engineering senior technician (level 4)