Construction Materials Technician Apprenticeship (Level 3) - Balfour Beatty VINCI

Construction Materials Technician Apprenticeship (Level 3) - Balfour Beatty VINCI

Department: Science Apprenticeship - Materials L3

Employment Type: Apprentice

Location: Kenilworth

Compensation: £26,437 / year

Description

Location: A46 Compound, Ashow Road, Road B4115, Kenilworth, CV8 2UA

Expected Start Date: June 2026

Working for Balfour Beatty VINCI

HS2 is a state of the art, high speed line critical for the UK's low carbon transport future. In the West Midlands, HS2 is powered by Balfour Beatty and VINCI. Both companies are committed to designing a transformational rail system and creating opportunities for all employees.

This apprenticeship offers hands on experience in a laboratory setting while contributing to the construction of the HS2 network.

The Package

• Starting salary of £26,436.80 per year (National Living Wage)
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday
• Early start times of 6:30am-7:00am
• Opportunity for overtime, including enhanced rates for weekend and night shifts
• Ongoing training and CPD opportunities to support your development

Key Responsibilities

As an Apprentice Materials Technician you'll be working in a laboratory that tests construction materials. The environment is practical, adventurous, and hands on: you'll learn by doing alongside experienced technicians and can help improve products through testing and analysis.

Working as part of a close knit team, you'll be supported and guided by other apprentices and experienced materials technicians.

As a member of BBV HS2's laboratory team you'll push construction materials to their limits, ensuring they remain safe, reliable, and durable without requiring costly maintenance. You will test on site and in the lab and may travel to nearby locations.

What you'll be doing:

• Test properties of construction materials, including concrete, aggregates and asphalt
• Improve performance of existing products to eliminate faults with materials already in use
• Introduce new testing technologies - automated processes, ergonomic equipment and recording systems
• Use non destructive testing (NDT) methods to examine materials
• Follow testing methods to support the lab's accreditation and maintain safety and quality
• Travel to and from sites, collect materials to be tested

About You

You enjoy outdoor work on real world projects and travelling between locations. You're practical, reliable, and detail focused, taking pride in following procedures accurately. You understand quality and safety matters, can work to clear standards and deadlines, and are comfortable in fast paced environments.

You learn best by doing, using equipment and tools, maintaining calm around machinery, and recording data accurately. You are independent once trained but communicate clearly with site teams.

You are motivated by tangible contributions to roads, buildings and infrastructure and are keen to build a long term career in the construction or materials testing industry.

Please note: Due to insurance requirements, you must be 21 or over and hold a full UK manual driving licence.

Apprenticeship Eligibility

• Be 16 or over
• Not be in full time education
• Have lived in the UK for at least 3 years
• Have the right to work in the UK

Applicants should not already hold a Level 3, degree or higher qualification in a closely related subject, nor have significant experience in the same field. Over qualified applicants may be ineligible for apprenticeship funding.