Full Job Description
About The Role
Job Summary:
We are offering an exciting opportunity for a motivated and curious individual to begin a rewarding career in engineering and construction — earning while learning through a Graduate Apprenticeship with Glasgow Caledonian University.
Key Responsibilities:
Join our Graduate Apprenticeship programme while studying for your BEng (Hons) in Engineering: Design & Manufacture CAE at Glasgow Caledonian University. You will be based from our Glasgow office and will specialise in Computer Aided Engineering.
This is a blended learning opportunity combining vocational training with occasional day release. The role is office-based and focused on low carbon building services engineering design, with regular site visits to live construction projects. The course will start in September 2025. Typically, the Graduate Apprenticeship takes four years, but it can be shorter depending on your experience, training and prior study. This will be assessed with GCU when you apply for the course.
Key Responsibilities
- Learn and use engineering design software
- Review and check technical drawings
- Attend internal design review meetings
- Shadow qualified engineers on live projects
- Join engineers on client site visits and meetings
- Assist with calculations, drawings, and specifications
- Support general office activities such as document management
Qualifications, Knowledge, Experience & Skills:
SQA Higher: BBCC including Maths, plus Nat 5 English at C. The university accept selected Foundation Apprenticeships, in combination with SQA Highers, for entry to their degree programmes. Your Foundation Apprenticeship will take the place of one SQA Higher qualification for their standard entry requirements and will be treated as equivalent to a B grade at Higher.
Non-Standard entry applicants with prior work experience and professional qualifications there is a possibility to be considered through the university’s flexible entry system through Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). This process allows prospective graduate apprentices to claim credit(s) against previously assessed and certificated learning, including informal learning, to be considered and recognised for academic purposes and credit within their programme.
Essential Skills:
- Clear verbal and written communication
- Confidence with numbers and technical measurements
- Organised and methodical approach
- Strong time management and reliability
- Logical thinking and problem-solving
Personal Qualities:
- Comfortable working across office, site, and university settings
- Commitment to safety and good practice
- Curious, enthusiastic, and eager to learn
- Interest in a long-term career in building services engineering
What We Offer
- Hands-on project experience and mentorship
- Competitive salary and employee benefits
- Structured career progression in a growing business
Closing date for applications will be 11th July 2025. Interviews will take place week commencing 21st July.
About The Organisation
RYBKA, part of the BRUSH Group, is a multi-disciplined engineering consultancy practice that specialise in mechanical, electrical and public health (MEP) projects in the built environment. With offices based across Scotland, RYBKA are recognised for their environmentally friendly projects and cost-effective engineering with has led to them being awarded multiple Scottish Design Awards.
With a proven track record of delivering projects across the UK since 1930, RYBKA specialises in transport, hospitality, healthcare, education, commercial and defence. Key projects including – Dunfermline Learning Campus, East Lothian Community Hospital, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Edinburgh Airport Terminal Expansion and Village Hotels.