Project Manager Degree Apprentice (Fixed term contract)

Summary

Do you enjoy working collaboratively to solve complex challenges and drive meaning change? Are you ready to steer innovative projects to success? Join us as a Project Management Apprentice and embark on an exciting journey where you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our dynamic organisation.

Annual wage: Competitive
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Training course: Project manager (integrated degree) (level 6)
Hours: Monday to Friday, hours to be confirmed. 40 hours a week.
40 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 22 September
Duration: 3 years 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

As a Project Management Apprentice, you’ll have the opportunity to hone a diverse skillset, mastering the art of stakeholder engagement, governance, financial control, and risk mitigation. You’ll immerse yourself in the rapidly evolving world of organisational change, leveraging cutting-edge quality management frameworks to drive continuous improvements. From procurement and contract management to strategic planning sessions, you’ll gain invaluable experience shaping projects that powerfully align with our business objectives.

A day in the life can involve:

Collaborating with cross-functional teams
Participating in strategic planning sessions
Managing project budgets and timelines for optimal resource allocation
Engaging with stakeholders to ensure project alignment with business objectives
Presenting progress updates to senior leadership, leveraging data-driven dashboards to clearly communicate project status and forecast future outcomes
Conducting risk assessments, proactively identifying potential roadblocks and collaborating with stakeholders to implement strategic mitigation strategies
Supporting and leading projects, having the opportunity to innovate and simplify from Day 1

We welcome individuals from all backgrounds who are adaptable, have a passion for problem-solving and a strong desire to learn and grow. As a Project Management Apprentice, you’ll need to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, demonstrating excellent communication and interpersonal skills to foster a collaborative spirit. Critical and analytical thinking will be essential, as you leverage data-driven insights to navigate complex business challenges. An eye for detail and the ability to multitask will empower you to seamlessly juggle project timelines, budgets, and resource allocation. Equally important, is your ability to think strategically, aligning project objectives to broader organisational goals. Adaptability and a growth mindset are a must, as you’ll be expected to navigate shifting priorities and embrace new technologies or methodologies along the way. Your innate curiosity should drive you to continually expand your expertise, sharing knowledge to uplift and empower your cross-functional teammates.

Here at Amazon, it's in our nature to learn and be curious. Within this apprenticeship you’ll have the opportunity to learn by doing, putting newfound knowledge into practice every day. Our first-class coaching, tailored development opportunities, and challenging, rewarding work will empower you to reach new heights. If you’re a curious learner eager to grow, this is your chance to unlock your full potential and build the future you envision.

You will gain a vast range of useful experiences and skills whilst working towards the BSc (Hons) degree in Project Management. As a working student your focus is to complete your studies in your 20% off the job time by learning and developing your skills, knowledge and behaviours to work towards successful graduation. You will be set objectives and goals by your training provider and manager to support your studies.

You will build your skills over a 42-month period, starting in September. These skills will help you develop personally and professionally. Your apprenticeship will be made up of classroom/virtual based training to cover knowledge, on-the-job training at your Amazon base location, online learning as well as mentoring from our experienced team members.

Where you’ll work

Hanover Building

130 Corporation Street

Manchester

M4 4GW

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

UNIVERSITY OF EXETER

Your training course

Project manager (integrated degree) (level 6)

Equal to degree

Course contents

Governance Frameworks: Lead and take responsibility for the project management plan as required by the governance structure. Apply techniques and project management methodologies as appropriate, dependent upon project complexity and criticality to the organisational environment in which a project is being delivered. Maintain, review and communicate a project business case for approval through the stages of a typical project lifecycle ensuring continued value for money and continued alignment with organisational objectives.

The Business Environment: Identify and analyse the context, opportunities and challenges presented by projects in a range of organisational settings, appreciating the differences within both large and small organisations and in different industry sectors and the consequent need for tailoring. Identify the operating constraints that apply to projects including ethical, legal and regulatory considerations. This may include the green economy and the impacts of strategies for achieving net carbon zero by 2050.

Stakeholder and communications management: Lead and take responsibility for the identification and analysis of internal and external stakeholders and their impact on the project. Manage an effective project communication plan across stakeholders with different cultural and physical barriers. Analyse information and communicate with stakeholders incorporating elements of feedback to understand and measure the effectiveness of planned communications. Effectively listen and influence others through negotiation and persuasion.

Control of projects in terms of time, cost and quality: Manage the project within the constraints of time, cost and quality. Control expenditure and produce status reports as required, including control of costs against budgets, forecasting, and establishing performance indicators as required by funding sources. Measure progress and actual costs against plans to determine a full understanding of project performance. Identify, achieve and maintain quality standards appropriate to the context and specific requirements of project activities.

Risk Management: Ensure that project risks, opportunities and issues are addressed using quantitative and qualitative methods to categorise risks and their impacts. Identify, evaluate and implement appropriate mitigation strategies, ensuring that mitigation actions are incorporated into the project plan and are implemented should they develop into issues. Manage risk through the regular review of a risk management plan, adopting appropriate strategies to manage both threats and opportunities.

Commercial and Contract management: Maintain and evaluate different commercial contract and procurement types to select appropriate options for specific programmes and projects. Support effective contract management and the achievement of programme and project outcomes.

Project Change Control: Dependent upon the size and complexity of a project, define and apply a recognised process to manage change in projects. Make effective decisions in the interests of a range of stakeholders with regards to change requests. Handle change within different project management methodologies.

Schedule Management: Evaluate requirements and methods for data capture and analysis in a project environment. Evaluate project schedule integrity including identification and resolution of scheduling problems. Apply resource acquisition and management techniques to balance programme and project needs against resource demand. Negotiate the allocation and scheduling of internal and external resources to meet programme and project demands.

Your training plan

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.

More training information

As well as learning key skills, you will be working towards the BSc (Hons) degree in Project Management
Training will be delivered in a mix of remote and face-to-face sessions
Each week apprentices will be allocated time away from their day- to-day roles to work on their apprenticeship studies
You will spend approximately 80% of your working week learning from skilled members of the team whilst supporting learning on the job
The apprenticeship will run for 42 months, at the end of which you will be eligible to apply for higher roles in relevant teams within Amazon or anywhere in the industry
This is the ideal opportunity to get valuable work experience at Amazon, as well as gaining a relevant qualification funded by Amazon
Level 2 Functional Skills in maths and English (if required)

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

5 GCSEs including Maths and English (grade C/4 or above)
3 A levels or equivalent (grade Grade 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

Communication skills
Attention to detail
Problem solving skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative

Other requirements

This position will be based in a Corporate Office. We advise you to submit your application as soon as possible, as the roles will close once filled. We will be holding online assessments from November through to February, with assessment centres taking place between February and May.

About this company

Amazon offers a range of opportunities to suit candidates with different backgrounds, qualifications and career aspirations. That is why we believe it is the perfect place to learn new skills. We believe that building a culture that is welcoming and inclusive is integral to people doing their best work and is essential to what we can achieve as a company. We take steps to ensure our colleagues have a sense of belonging, value, and opportunity.

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Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

Alongside extensive development of your technical skills, you will also grow your abilities in crucial complementary areas like organisation, prioritisation, data and problem-solving techniques, teamwork, communication, and presentation skills.

Once you have successfully completed you will be able to apply for relevant roles across the business.

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