Construction Project Management Apprentice

Summary

Start and develop a career as a Project Manager Apprentice with a multi awarding winning property and construction consultancy where you will be challenged daily working on exceptionally varied and diverse projects in a team atmosphere.

Annual wage

Competitive

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Pay rates are competitive and exceed the apprenticeship minimum rates. The pay may be negotiated and may rise after a probation period has been successfully completed.

Training course

Project manager (integrated degree) (level 6)

Hours

Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5.00pm.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Possible start date

Monday 1 September

Duration

4 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

Our team works across a wide variety of sectors in the construction industry with world leading blue chip clients, world beating sporting teams, Automotive OEM’s, ground-breaking R&D organisations, and some of the best academic research institutes with projects ranging from £20m to in excess of £600m.

Typical activities for the role include:

Assist with the day-to-day delivery of projects
Build relationships with clients
Develop project documentation and reporting
Identify and developing innovative solutions for clients
Produce reports to suit relevant stages of the projects
Assist with conducting feasibility studies, including site surveys, site investigation, site evaluation, etc
Monitor and report on contractor’s progress on site
Support the team in developing new business opportunities
Support the team managing existing client relationships
Attend meetings as appropriate

Where you’ll work

1 Royal Court

Kings Worthy

Winchester

SO23 7TW

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

ARDEN UNIVERSITY LIMITED

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

You will be studying a Project Manager Degree Apprenticeship (APM) with Arden University.

In addition:

We’ll give you the structure you need to allocate the right amount of time to your studies, and your line manager will be focused on providing the right learning opportunities
You’ll become part of our Future Talent Community, connecting everyone on our programmes into a safe, supportive and enjoyable space. You’ll have opportunities to formally network with each other, as well as building your own connections on a personal level
A full variety of CPD opportunities including webinars, short courses and masterclasses
Allocated mentor to act as your trusted advisor throughout your programme
Tailored development plan to strengthen your soft skills and leadership
You’ll become a STEM ambassador
You’ll have a buddy to support you with the day-to-day aspects of working at Ridge, someone who has trodden the same path and you’ll feel comfortable talking to about the little things

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

A Level in:

Any (grade B)
Any (grade C)
Any (grade C)

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

About this company

Ridge is a Built Environment Consultancy, helping our clients to create better places for people to live, learn and work. We are enabled by great people who are inspired and proud of what they do and respected for who they are.. We continually expand our expertise and nurture our talent – with a focus on quality, innovation and growth. Our multidiscipline team of 1,100+ people is based across 11 offices.

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

Company benefits

25 days' holiday, private healthcare, discounted gym membership, 3 volunteering days per year.

After this apprenticeship

We pride ourselves on a strong culture of internal development and progression. You will be supported towards becoming fully Chartered and will benefit from excellent opportunities to develop yourself and your career with a variety of courses, learning and workshops.

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