Civil Engineering Technician Apprentice

PUNCH Consulting Engineers is one of Ireland’s leading and most experienced Civil & Structural Engineering Consultancies. Since 1973, we have grown to be one of the largest Irish-owned consultancies, with vast experience in multi-disciplinary services including Civil, Environmental, Structural, Roads & Bridges, Marine & Energy and Conservation. At PUNCH we Engineer Legacies and are consistent recipients of numerous prestigious Awards across RIAI and ACEI. We have offices in Dublin, Limerick, Cork, Galway and Glasgow, Scotland.

As part of our civil or building engineering division you will be a valued member of the teams delivering high profile projects across Ireland. You will develop your skills along with your academic learning to achieve the professional accreditation of a “Higher Certificate in Civil Engineering Level 6” after 2 years, with the opportunity to advance to “Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering Level 7” after 1 further year of work and study.

About The Role

You will achieve Higher Certificate (NFQ Level 6) in Civil Engineering with the opportunity to progress to Degree (NFQ Level7)

You will develop an aptitude for creating 3-D models and manipulating to 2D in a clear and concise manner.

You will have a good understanding of REVIT, Civils 3D and AutoCAD, and a desire to develop your skills in the use of REVIT, Civils 3D and

AutoCAD.

You will develop your knowledge in the use of concrete, steel, masonry and timber and learn about the design of buildings.

You will develop your knowledge in the design and detailing of civil works such as drainage, roads and watermains.

You will develop a thorough understanding of the standards and codes of practice.

You will develop effective communication skills to facilitate written and verbal interaction with colleagues, team members, contractors and

Clients.

You will undertake monitoring with senior staff to ensure compliance with project specification and assess / report on receiving environment.

You will liaise with engineers to produce models and drawings that accurately reflect the engineering design.

You will have the opportunity to attend Design / Client / Site meetings accompanied by senior staff.

You will achieve familiarity and proficiency with PUNCH design philosophy, process and software.

Achieve familiarity with and implement company ISO Procures.

You will develop efficient & proactive work practices, thereby contributing to projects that are delivered efficiently, profitably and on programme.

Support for your Apprenticeship

PUNCH will provide full support to their Apprentices; the Civil Engineering Apprenticeship is a blended learning programme. This programme is set out as follows:

The Apprentice is a full-time employee of PUNCH.

During the academic year the Apprentice attends online classes for 1 day of the week

Apprentices will also attend Campus for one additional day per month for laboratory-based classes.

There will be a 1-week residential course which will be project-based learning at ATU Galway.

The remaining 4 days of the week are based in the office where the Apprentice will develop their knowledge and skills in the work

environment.

The Apprentice will keep a workplace diary noting the progress against workplace goals, this will be reviewed by their mentor.

As well as working on live projects in the office the Apprentice will be set technical projects and assignments to assess their progress.

Key Skills/Attributes

Typically, Apprentices are from one of the following categories:

* School leaver

* Graduate/ Undergraduate

* Career change

The minimum qualifications are as follows:

* Leaving Cert Entry

* A minimum of 5 grades O6/H7 or higher Leaving Certificate subjects.

* H7 in Higher Level Mathematics, or O6 in Ordinary Level Mathematics, or F2 in Foundation Mathematics.

FETEC Awards and Entry

* The minimum entry requirements for graduates of FETAC to this programme is a full cognate FETAC (Level 5) award or higher to include

distinction grades in at least three components.

* Applicants are to hold a specific maths module with their FE award or to have achieved the minimum maths requirements at Leaving Cert.

Other

* Successful candidates will have excellent communication skills both written and verbal.

* A high level of IT literacy including MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams)

* Enjoy working as part of a team.

* A strong work ethic and goal oriented

What We Offer You

A comprehensive remuneration package is on offer for the successful candidate which includes a competitive salary. In addition, PUNCH also provides the following remuneration benefits:

A competitive salary

Annual salary review

Generous Annual Leave Allowance

Family friendly working policies

Life Insurance

Pension Scheme

A highly valued (one to one) mentoring system

Training and continued professional development CPD which is accredited by Engineers Ireland

Lunch seminars and inhouse subject expert presentations

Bike to Work Scheme

Tax saver commuter ticket scheme

An active sports and social club subsidized by PUNCH and regular work life balance opportunities

Employee Assistance Program

Full access to our Bank at Work Service

Annual Summer Outing

Membership fees to professional bodies such as Engineers Ireland are covered by PUNCH where appropriate.

Examination and study leave

An ISO: 9001 Certified Company with BM Trada for our quality Management System

An ISO:14001 Certified Company with BM Trada for our Environmental Management System

Please note our 2026 Apprentices have the option of working at our Dublin / Cork or Limerick offices.