Project Management Apprentice (36046)

AVM SOLUTIONS (UK) LTD

BOLTON, BL4 0HX

Closes in 21 days (Friday 11 October)

Posted on 16 September 2024


Summary

The Apprentice Project Manager is responsible for assisting in the planning, coordination, and delivery of projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within scope and on budget.

Annual wage
£15,000 a year

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Training course
Associate project manager (level 4)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 8.30am - 5.00pm.

40 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 21 October

Duration

1 Year 6 Months

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

  • Job Description/Responsibilities:

    Support in creating detailed project plans, timelines and deliverables
  • You will be expected to manage multiple projects with varying costs and timescales
  • Assist in stakeholder communications and updates
  • Assist in monitoring risks and issues, escalating concerns to senior project managers when necessary
  • Assist in resource allocation and task assignment
  • Coordinate with suppliers and external partners as needed
  • Maintain accurate project documentation while aligned to service delivery process to ensure project deliverable meet the required quality standards
  • Work proactively to resolve issues that may affect project deliverables or timelines
  • Experience of PM software such Monday.com would be beneficial
  • Represent AVM and uphold our reputation with all clients and public

How you will be supported

Full training and support will be provided by The Growth Company to help you achieve your apprenticeship and reach your full potential in your role.

What will happen next

New applicants to The Growth Company who meet any basic entry requirements of the role will be contacted within two working days to be invited to meet a member of our team. You will then have the opportunity to find out:

  • More about this vacancy and any others you are suitable for
  • Any training you need to complete
  • What the next steps will be

How you could get there

If you would be catching public transport for this role, visit the Journey Planner on www.tfgm.com to see how you would get there and how long it would take.

Where you’ll work

8-10 MINERVA ROAD

FARNWORTH

BOLTON

BL4 0HX

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

THE GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED

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

    This training plan has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

    Requirements

    Essential qualifications

    GCSE in:

    • English (grade 4)
    • Maths (grade 4)

    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
    • IT skills
    • Attention to detail
    • Organisation skills
    • Customer care skills
    • Problem solving skills
    • Administrative skills
    • Team working
    • Initiative

    About this company

    AVM solutions was founded in 2012 By Krishan Mistry, since then we have grown year on year. The company has a relaxed culture concentrating on output, we believe the customer should be at the heart of our business and we all love technology in one way or another. As we grow as a business we expect employees to grow as individuals & want to progress on our growth journey together. We are humble, empathetic, and agile. We expect all employees to share these values, they are more important to us than education or experience. We have two offices: UK - Farnworth, Bolton where we have recently renovated our offices to fit our team. India – Goa Each office has constant communication over video conferencing, we are one team with the same beliefs. We have quarterly team days where all the team come together for an update on the businesses progress towards its goals followed by an activity.

    After this apprenticeship

    • Possible progression within the company and progression onto the next level apprenticeship.

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    THE GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000277042.

    Apply now

    Closes in 21 days (Friday 11 October)

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