Apprentice Steel Fixer

**Building a sustainable tomorrow**

BAM is offering the opportunity to start a career within construction, with a leading company working on iconic jobs such as HS2. As an apprentice, you will be on a development plan and a career mentor to help your progression throughout your apprenticeship.

**Your mission**

The primary role of a steel fixer is to assemble and erect the steel components required to strengthen reinforced concrete structures, such as bridges, culverts, railway stations, power stations, etc, work within a larger team on construction projects and interpret contract information, drawings and specifications, in order to assemble and install the components correctly.

During the steel fixer apprenticeship, you’ll work as part of a larger team on a construction project in which you’ll have responsibility for constructing reinforcement for columns, beams, walls and floors. You’ll also learn how to interpret contract information, drawings and specifications in order to assemble and install the components correctly.

**Who are we looking for?**

We are looking for a school or college leaver who is looking to start their career in the construction industry. You'll need good comunication skills, be an excellent team worker but also be able to use your initiative.

Due to the nature of the role you'll need to be comfortable working at heights as well as working outdoors in all weather.

As this is an apprenticehip, you must be prepared to work towards your qualification whilst also working on site and gaining the experience you need to succeed.

Things we are looking for;
- Effective communication
- Team work - work effectively and safely with others
- Independent working - take responsibility for safe completion of your own work.
- Time management - use own time effectively to complete the work instructions to schedule and always arrive at, and be ready to work on time
- Logical thinking - use clear and valid reasoning when making decisions to undertake the work instructions and when problem solving

**What’s in it for you?**

You will receive excellent industry experience from day one working on an exciting project, the Sheephouse Wood Bat Protection Structure.

The 56 hectare woodland is home to several different bat species, including the most northerly known colony of the rare Bechstein’s bat. All bats are legally protected in the UK and this structure will allow bats to cross the line without being harmed by passing trains.

You will complete a nationally recognised level 2 steel fixing apprenticeship qualfication which will take around 18 months to complete.

Working for BAM also means that you will have access to many other benefits such as private medical cover, online GP service, retail discount platform as well as many more.

**Your work environment**

You will join a larger construction team based near Milton Keynes where you will be able to learn from a variety of experienced BAM employees including may other apprentices of various specialisms.

**Who are we?**

The art of building is about building for communities; it’s about building for life.

Where others stop, we go further, leading the way towards a sustainable tomorrow for us and future generations. As an industry leader, we raise the bar.

Our values: sustainable, inclusive, collaborative, reliable and ownership, enable us to achieve our ambitions. Today, tomorrow and every day.