Water Network Designer and Administrator Apprentice

Summary

P.N.Daly Ltd are looking to take on a Trainee Water Network Designer and Administrator apprentice to assist the commercial team at their main office in Milnrow, Rochdale. P.N.Daly Ltd is a supplier of gas, water, electricity and telecommunication network design, construction, connection, repair, maintenance and support services.

Annual wage: £14,560 a year
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Training course: Construction support technician (level 3)
Hours: Monday to Friday - 8am to 5pm with 1-hour lunch.
40 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 9 December
Duration: 1 year 4 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

Learn, from senior designers, detailed design work on below ground clean water infrastructure projects
Undertake design applications to statutory water companies
Liaise with statutory water companies, clients and other stakeholders
Learn and manipulate WaterCAD to produce detailed water designs and reports
Produce documentation and drawing reviews
Assisting Project Managers and Site Supervisors with design guidance and delivery of projects
Undertake costings of designs
Undertake costing of design and commercial variations
Updating and managing design, variations and documentation logs
Assist with production of risk assessments and method statements

Where you’ll work

Butterworth Hall Works Charles Lane Milnrow

Rochdale

OL16 3PA

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

HOPWOOD HALL COLLEGE

Your training course

Construction support technician (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Apply and integrate appropriate mathematical and technical knowledge in the completion of built environment site and/or office processes to contribute to the coordination of construction projects.

Comply with health and safety regulations and procedures. Identify and document risks and hazards. Apply statutory and company environmental and safe working practices. Produce construction project risk assessment and method statements.

Communicate verbally to internal and external stakeholders using a range of techniques in line with company policies.

Interpret and abstract contract documentation to develop site solutions.

Apply digital construction processes to produce resource lists from tender and contract documentation.

The use of project tendering, measurement and costing systems to assist with the planning of schedules of work and to provide early warning of problems for all contract phases on site.

Plan, carry out and manage own work in line with management requirements, assessing tasks, scheduling work, achieving deadlines, reviewing performance and keeping records of work undertaken.

Apply sustainable principles and low carbon processes in order to implement site environmental solutions.

Use information technology. For example, for document creation, communication, and information management. Comply with GDPR and cyber security.

Plan and undertake continued professional development (CPD) to maintain and enhance competence in their own area of practice.

Communicate in written form to internal and external stakeholders using a range of techniques and reporting mechanisms in line with company policies, using construction and built environment terminology.

Your training plan

Construction Support Technician Level 3.

The apprentice will carry out their training in the workplace and will have a 'work-based tutor' from Hopwood Hall College who will support them through their apprenticeship.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Any other subject (grade 4/C or Above)
Any other subject (grade 4/C or Above)
English (grade 4/C or Above)
Maths (grade 4/C or Above)

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

IT skills
Organisation skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Creative

Other requirements

•Ability to work independently and as part of a team. •Project a professional image to clients and colleagues. •Able to work collaboratively with others to form strong positive working relationships with colleagues, clients and contractors. •Effective negotiation and persuading skills, able to manage and diffuse challenging situations. •Ability to work on own initiative and seek assistance when required. •Ability to organise and prioritise workload to ensure that timescales are met. •Good problem solving/contingency planning skills with ability to find quick, innovative and practical solution.

About this company

P.N Daly Ltd is a supplier of gas, water, electricity and telecommunication network design, construction, connection, repair, maintenance and support services.

https://pndaly.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

You may have the opportunity to progress to a senior member of the design team, with the opportunity to learn other utility disciplines (Gas, Electric).

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