Apprentice - Engineering Project Manager (level 4)

SIEMENS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

Rochester, ME2 4DZ

Closes in 3 days (Monday 23 September)

Posted on 3 September 2024

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Summary

This will be a 3 year apprenticeship where you will complete the Level 4 Associate Project Manager standard. You will be joining the Managed Applications and Services business within Smart Infrastructure - responsible for delivering projects for electrical metering in transmission and distribution networks connections.

Annual wage
£23,201 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

Bonus in Christmas pay package.

Training course
Associate project manager (level 4)
Hours
Monday to Friday, shifts to be confirmed, Flexible hours.

39 hours a week

Possible start date

Friday 1 November

Duration

3 Years

Positions available

1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

  • Involvement in all elements of delivery from ideation through to customer implementation, working on the latest technologies
  • Designing, configuring and testing electrical metering solutions for high capacity transmission connections
  • Working with senior members of the delivery team as well as interacting with other parts of the business covering project delivery, proposals, sales and procurement

Where you’ll work

Commissioner's Road

Rochester

ME2 4DZ

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

MID-KENT COLLEGE

Your training course

Associate project manager (level 4)

Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)

Course contents
  • Use project monitoring and reporting techniques to track, interpret and report on performance.
  • Manage and engage with stakeholders.
  • Influence and negotiate with others to create a positive outcome for the project.
  • Resolve conflict as and when required with stakeholders within limits of responsibility.
  • Adapt communications to different stakeholders.
  • Communicate and support the project vision, to ensure buy in to the project objectives.
  • Collate and analyse information and provide input to support negotiations relating to project objectives.
  • Monitor and analyse project budgets.
  • Review and provide feedback on a project business case to ensure the project remains valid.
  • Apply change control processes to support the management of project scope.
  • Evaluate an integrated project management plan to provide recommendations on areas for improvement.
  • Prepare, monitor, and schedule activities that contribute to the delivery of the overall project schedule and objectives.
  • Evaluate and make recommendations on the risk management plan to threats to delivery and recommend solutions.
  • Identify and monitor project risks and issues; and plan and implement responses to them.
  • Deliver a Quality Management Plan which contributes to quality control processes.
  • Use an organisation’s continual improvement process including lessons learned to improve performance.
  • Support the preparation or maintenance of a resource management plan for project activities.
  • Work with stakeholders to deliver the project.
  • Use digital tools and software to meet project objectives for example research, collaboration, presentations, and resolution of problems.
  • Provide underpinning data to support the written submission through the governance process.
  • Work within the approved project budget.
  • Ensure that integrated schedules support critical path analysis, interface management, resource forecasting and risk management.
  • Apply relevant legislation, regulations, codes of practice, and ethical guidance where appropriate to their work.
  • Use data to inform decisions on actions to take to mitigate risks on project.
  • Use configuration management and change control to schedule and maintain projects.
  • Manages resources through the project lifecycle.

    • Your training plan

    • Following your off-site induction week, you will immediately begin integrating into the Siemens community and embark on a series of departmental placements at our Rochester site
    • As part of the programme you will complete the Project Management Qualification (PMQ) from the Association of Project Management (APM)
    • You will also undertake your apprenticeship End Point Assessment in your final year

    Requirements

    Essential qualifications

    GCSE or equivalent in:

    • x5 GCSE's including Maths and English Language. (grade 4+)
    • x1 A-level (or BTEC) Numerate subject (grade B+)
    • X3 A-levels (or BTEC equivalent) (grade B+)

    Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

    Skills

    • Communication skills
    • Initiative

    About this company

    Our technology empowers customers to transform the industries that form the backbone of economies: industry, transportation, buildings and grids. Our solutions accelerate the digital transformation of multiple industries, to scale sustainability impact.

    After this apprenticeship

    • Possiblility of progressing into a professional role

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    MID-KENT COLLEGE

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000274418.

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    Closes in 3 days (Monday 23 September)

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