An apprenticeship at Kier gives you the opportunity to grow and develop your skills with a wide range of opportunities available to support your career within the built environment.
Starting from Level 2 apprenticeships all the way through to degree level, we’re committed to supporting our apprentices with structured training, reviews and open conversations around career progression.
An apprenticeship is a paid job that combines practical experience with training to achieve a nationally recognised qualification.
It’s a fantastic scheme to take important steps into a career, giving you the opportunity to gain practical skills and academic knowledge all whilst earning a competitive salary.
From civil engineering to human resources, quantity surveying to business administration, health and environmental to highways maintenance, we have a wide range of exciting apprenticeship opportunities available.
As an apprentice at Kier, you'll join the busy, exciting world of construction, learning as you earn. We want our apprentices to feel valued and a part of the team which is why all apprentices will join Kier on a permanent contract rather than the traditional temporary contracts you may find at most other employers.
Business support apprenticeThis qualification could lead you into a wide range of career opportunities and is a great opportunity for you to gain a wider understanding of the working world.
You’ll be providing high quality administrative services to the wider team, taking ownership of various projects and programmes. You might get involved in planning and organising travel, maintaining records and storing them correctly in accordance to Uk, industry and Kier standards.
Qualification: Level 3
Apprentice civil engineerThis course is a fantastic step into a career in engineering. You’ll play an important role in the designing, planning and managing of construction projects. You’ll be shown how to resolve design and development problems that occur along the way and ensure the project is delivered to a high standard.
Qualification: Level 3
Highways maintenance apprenticeWorking as part of a highways maintenance team, you’ll work together to carry out highways maintenance duties as well as winter maintenance, and emergency response when required.
Qualification: Level 2
Customer service apprenticeWorking closely with the customer experience team to continually focus on improving our customer experience. You’ll learn all about taking a customer centric approach and delivering Kier’s customer excellence strategy.
Qualification: Level 3
Building services apprenticeAssist in the design and development of mechanical building services systems including heating, ventilation, air conditioning, plumbing and fire protection systems.
Qualifications: Level 3
3D/4D animator apprenticeYou’ll get to know how to provide multimedia and data services to support construction and infrastructure projects throughout the projects entire lifecycle. You’ll spend your days creating graphics, illustrations and animations using computer aided design (CAD) software and presenting these to clients and stakeholders.
Qualification: Level 3
Apprentice plannerAs an apprentice planner, you’ll be shown how to create plans for construction projects and continually supporting how a project develops from initial plan to final delivery.
You’ll play a key role in assisting and maintaining the project’s contractual terms and conditions including how they are presented.
Qualification: Level 3
Apprentice estimatorAs an apprentice estimator, you’ll work within the commercial team of a project. This means you’ll be working on site between multiple projects, working with your colleagues to process the information you receive during the process of bidding for a project.
You’ll attend progress meetings with key stakeholders and clients, site visits and settlement meetings as part of the bidding process. You’ll help measure and assess the work required to complete a project and present as part of the bidding sum.
Qualification: Level 3
This qualification could lead you into a wide range of career opportunities and is a great opportunity for you to gain a wider understanding of the working world.
You’ll be providing high quality administrative services to the wider team, taking ownership of various projects and programmes. You might get involved in planning and organising travel, maintaining records and storing them correctly in accordance to Uk, industry and Kier standards.
Qualification: Level 3
Whilst on an apprenticeship course, you’ll be required to spend 20% of your working hours towards your qualification. This can include studying at college, or online sessions with your training provider.
The other 80% is spent gaining practical experience in the job role you are undertaking at Kier.
As part of your journey with us, we offer different types of qualifications as highlighted in red below.
We are committed to providing opportunities for all and an apprenticeship at Kier is a fantastic way to learn new skills and pursue a new career whether you’re a school leaver or someone with a wealth of experience looking for a new challenge.
Each role may have its own specific requirements which will always be listed in the job advert, but generally apprenticeships are for everyone provided you are:
Before you complete your apprenticeship, you will need a level 2 in maths and english which your training provider will support you with once you start your training if you do not already have these.
Want to know something cool? You could earn a degree without incurring a single penny of student debt through a degree apprenticeship at Kier.
Your course can take 4 - 5 years to complete, and at the end you’ll have a recognised BSc qualification from one of our university partners.
During that time, you’ll be permanently employed by Kier, gain valuable work experience and have all your tuition and accommodation fees covered by us. There may be pre-determined block weeks throughout the course for you to go to university, attend lectures and meet other people on your course.
At Kier, we offer a wide range of degree apprenticeship roles to kickstart your career in construction. Degree apprenticeships are the perfect mixture of earning and learning, with dedicated block weeks releasing you from the day job to stay local to your university and attend in person seminars and lectures and getting to know your fellow coursemates.
Construction managementThis degree prepares you for a number of roles including construction management, planning, business information modelling (BIM), estimating and health and safety.
You’ll be part of the site team, liaising with other site professionals to ensure the project runs smoothly, safely, according to plans and on time.
Entry requirements
You will be enrolled at Sheffield Hallam University and you will need two A-Levels (A-C) or Level 3 qualification or a T-Level (merit).
For mature students, at least 5 years’ experience in a related career is required.
Quantity surveyingAs a quantity surveyor, you’ll play a key role in a construction project, managing the costs from the early design plans, all the way through to project completion.
Your priorities will be to make sure that the projects meet legal and quality standards and that clients get good value for money.
Entry requirements
You will be enrolled at Sheffield Hallam University and you will need two A-Levels (A-C) or Level 3 qualification or a T-Level (merit).
For mature students, at least 5 years’ experience in a related career is required.
Civil engineeringIn your role as a civil engineer, you’ll be the key technical person involved in the designing, planning and managing of construction projects.
You’ll be able to resolve design and development problems that occur along the way and ensure a high quality project is delivered.
Entry requirements
You will be enrolled at Coventry University and you will need 96 UCAS points from 3 A-Levels including maths or physics. Relevant Level 3 or T-level (merit) qualifications with a high maths content will be accepted too.
AND 4 GCSEs including science and English (C/4) and maths (B/5).
For mature students, at least 5 years’ experience in a related career is required.
Building services engineeringAs a trainee building services engineer, you’ll be assisting in the design and development of mechanical building services systems including heating, ventilation, air conditioning, plumbing and fire protection systems.
Entry requirements
Entry requirements will vary between training providers which will vary from role to role. The specific entry requirements for each role will be listed on the job advert when you apply.
Electro-mechanical engineeringWorking as a trainee electro-mechanical engineer at Kier, you’ll be producing detailed engineering designs and developments, designing electrical engineering works in accordance with current standards using bespoke software.
Entry requirements
Entry requirements will vary between training providers which will vary from role to role. The specific entry requirements for each role will be listed on the job advert when you apply.
EnvironmentalWorking within the environmental team of a given project or business division, you will play a crucial role in supporting our sustainability when delivering vital infrastructure to the UK.
You’ll carry out environmental inspections on site, help maintain the inspection programme and providing environmental inspections on site, help maintain the inspection programme and providing environmental awareness training to the wider teams and collecting environmental and sustainability data to report to the business division and Kier Group.
Entry requirements
Entry requirements will vary between training providers which will vary from role to role. The specific entry requirements for each role will be listed on the job advert when you apply.
Digital constructionWithin the digital construction teams, you will play a key role in supporting the design and information management process across projects, ensuring compliance with industry and Kier standards and meeting client requirements.
Entry requirements
Entry requirements will vary between training providers which will vary from role to role. The specific entry requirements for each role will be listed on the job advert when you apply.
Design managementWorking within the design team of a project at Kier, you’ll learn how to coordinate and manage the design aspects of construction projects from start to finish. You’ll ensure drawings and designs are produced on time and easy to understand and use the technical expertise you’ll pick up along the way to oversee the design process.
Entry requirements
Entry requirements will vary between training providers which will vary from role to role. The specific entry requirements for each role will be listed on the job advert when you apply.
This degree prepares you for a number of roles including construction management, planning, business information modelling (BIM), estimating and health and safety.
You’ll be part of the site team, liaising with other site professionals to ensure the project runs smoothly, safely, according to plans and on time.
Entry requirements
You will be enrolled at Sheffield Hallam University and you will need two A-Levels (A-C) or Level 3 qualification or a T-Level (merit).
For mature students, at least 5 years’ experience in a related career is required.
Each role will have its own requirements, so make sure you pay close attention to the job advert when submitting your application, but the basic requirements for all are:
