Project Management Degree Apprentice

Summary

Do you enjoy solving real-world challenges and driving meaningful improvements? Are you ready to lead projects that make a tangible difference? Join us as a Project Management Apprentice and help shape the future of our operations.

Wage: Competitive
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Training course: Project manager (integrated degree) (level 6)
Hours: Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5:30pm.
40 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 29 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 develop essential skills in stakeholder management, process improvement, resource planning, and risk management. You'll work in a fast-paced operational environment, using proven quality management frameworks to drive efficiency and enhance performance. From vendor management to continuous improvement initiatives, you'll gain hands-on experience delivering projects that directly impact our day-to-day operations.

A day in the life can involve:

Working with diverse operational teams to implement improvements
Participating in planning and coordination meetings
Managing project timelines and resources effectively
Engaging with team leaders and stakeholders to ensure operational alignment
Creating and presenting progress reports using data-driven metrics
Identifying potential operational risks and developing practical solutions
Leading hands-on improvement projects from Day 1

We welcome individuals from all backgrounds who are practical problem-solvers with strong organisational skills and a desire to learn. As a Project Management Apprentice, you'll need to excel in a fast-moving operational environment, showing strong communication skills and ability to work with diverse teams. You'll use analytical thinking to solve real-world challenges and improve processes. Attention to detail and the ability to handle multiple priorities will be crucial as you manage various project elements. You should be able to see the bigger picture while managing day-to-day details. Adaptability is essential, as you'll need to respond to changing operational needs and embrace new ways of working.

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. 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

DIG1 Amazon

Stockingswater Lane

Enfield

EN3 7PZ

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

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. Please note: As part of your off-the-job learning, you may be required to travel to a training centre. This location may differ from your primary work base. Candidates should be prepared for occasional travel as part of the apprenticeship programme. You will be set objectives and goals by your training provider and manager to support your studies.

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 GCEs (grade Grade C/4 or above)

A Level in:

Level 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

You'll be based in our operational facility, working alongside experienced team members and learning the practical aspects of project management in a dynamic environment. This role offers unique exposure to end-to-end operations and the opportunity to see the direct impact of your project work.

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.

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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