Assistant Project Management Higher Apprentice (Strategic Infrastructure) - Bury St Edmunds

NATIONAL GRID PLC

Bury St. Edmunds, IP28 6RD

Closes on Friday 28 February

Posted on 19 December 2024

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Summary

Joining a Higher Apprentice programme at National Grid gives you the opportunity to be responsible for the successful planning and delivery of project work, with real responsibility from day one.

Annual wage
£29,000 a year

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25 days holiday Pensions and share-option scheme Flexible Benefits & Working Close mentorship and regular feedback Volunteering opportunities

Training course
Associate project manager (level 4)
Hours
Monday - Friday, daytime hours (08.00 - 16.00, 09.00 - 17.00).

37 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 1 September

Duration

2 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

This role is based within our Strategic Infrastructure Team. Our new Strategic Infrastructure business unit has been set up to deliver 17 new major projects in the UK, as well as other strategic projects to help us deliver on our net zero ambitions and help the UK Government meet its target of 50GW of renewable energy by 2030.  

Our aim is to help the UK switch to clean energy and make sure our electricity network is fit for the future; carrying more clean, secure energy from where it’s generated to where you need it. In this role you would play a crucial role in enabling us to do this. 

As an Assistant Project Management Apprentice, you'll:

  • Work in the Project Management Office (PMO) alongside colleagues in planning, estimating, risk, and reporting.
  • Gain experience in various aspects of estimating, risk, and cost management, including participating in scheme teams and supporting project manager.
  • Contribute to maintaining the Cost Book, analyzing tender submissions, and identifying project risks.
  • Opportunity to be involved in project planning and program management of live projects, understanding their interactions and operational constraints.

Where you’ll work

Unit H11, Risby Business Park

Newmarket Road, Risby

Bury St. Edmunds

IP28 6RD

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

HEART OF ENGLAND TRAINING 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.
  • 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

  • Associate project manager Level 4
  • You will have reviews with the training provider HOET (Heart Of England Training, your Line Manager and Business Coordinator every 10 weeks
  • You will study for half a day at a time, for a total of 16 days
  • You will have a three month assessment window to enter the gateway and complete your end point assessment to gain your qualification

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

  • 5 GCSES (or equivalent) incl. Maths and English (grade 4 and above)

Desirable qualifications

A Level or equivalent in:

  • 2 A-Levels incl either Maths, Computing or Science (grade A* - C)

BTEC or equivalent in:

  • Engineering (Any), Computing or Business (grade Merit or Distinction)

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
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Patience
  • Adaptable
  • Safety
  • Reliable
  • Responsible

About this company

National Grid is at the heart of the energy future, and our people are at the heart of National Grid. We’re 30,000 colleagues strong.  In the UK, National Grid don’t generate or sell energy – we join the dots to get energy from A to B. From making a cup of tea in the morning, to keeping the lights on in hospitals, our electricity network puts power in the hands of people. Without it, the world as we know it would grind to a halt. The world of energy is changing beyond recognition as we focus on building a cleaner, greener future. Working at National Grid, you won’t just be touching the lives of almost everyone in the UK – you’ll be shaping the way we use and consume energy for generations to come.

https://www.nationalgrid.com/uk (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

  • Upon successful completion of the programme, you will join National Grid as a Project Manager.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

HEART OF ENGLAND TRAINING LIMITED

box.ukapprentices@nationalgrid.com

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000293051.

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Closes on Friday 28 February

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