Construction Site Supervisor Apprentice - VINCI Building - North East – Find an apprenticeship

Summary

We have an exciting opportunity for an apprentice to join our construction site teams in North East region. We work on a variety of interesting and challenging construction projects predominantly within the healthcare, education and commercial sectors. You will attend block release at college and a HNC in construction built environment.

Wage

£20,800 a year

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2 days paid volunteering. Everyday discounts. Pension scheme with employer contribution. Opportunity to bi-annual salary progression

Training course

Construction site supervisor (level 4)

Hours

Monday to Friday, from 8.00am to 5.00pm. Fixed term contract for 2 years.

40 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

Joining our team will mean working on our sites in and around the North East area.

The role would include a mixture of office and site based tasks to give you the well-rounded experience required to see schemes from conception into construction and completion. This would involve exposure to Health, Safety & Environment management, Planning and Co-ordination and Commercial management.

Once you have completed the departmental rotations you will choose your preferred career pathway and work towards technical and professional qualifications, in that area.

Responsibilities

You will work with the site management team to ensure the projects are completed safely, on time, on budget and to the correct specifications.
You will spend time in our different departments, such as site engineering, construction management, design, planning, digital, commercial and pre-construction.
You will learn how we procure work, design, plan, and construct buildings for our clients.
Your will become proficient in the application and use of a wide range of Company systems and software packages and also survey instruments
As well as learning on the job, you will be required to attend College.

Our regions covers a large geographic area and although we try to place staff near to their homes sometimes, they may be required to work some distance away.

Where you’ll work

17 Navigation Court

Calder Park

West Yorkshire

WF2 7BJ

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

DUDLEY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

Your training course

Construction site supervisor (level 4)

Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)

Course contents

Identify risk of activities and encourage all employees to demonstrate safety-conscious behaviours.
Assess, identify and record the environmental impact of projects.
Assist in the implementation of the most appropriate solutions for construction projects.
Use effective management principles and be able to supervise construction workers.
Understand overall plan for project and measure and record progress against plan.
Assess and report on quality standards and assist in commissioning of finished construction projects.
Understand financial and legal constraints and measure and record progress against budget.

Your training plan

Level 4 Construction Site Supervisor Apprenticeship
HNC Construction Built Environment
Technician Level with CIOB - Chartered Institute of Building
Block Release at Dudley College - accomdoation and travel is organised for you

Requirements

Essential qualifications

A Level or equivalent in:

Maths (grade 5 or above)

BTEC or equivalent in:

BTEC Extended Diploma (grade DMM to DDM)

Other in:

A Levels (104 to 120 UCAS) (grade BCC to BBB)

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
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Presentation skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative

Other requirements

You will be based on a construction site and PPE use will be required for site visits.

About this company

Do you want to be a part building the environments in which we live, using the latest technology and building methods? VINCI Building are committed to creating a working environment that is inclusive and diverse. VINCI Building is engaged on a variety of interesting and challenging construction projects predominantly within the healthcare, education and commercial sectors across all regions in the England. Our goal is always to build strong partnerships with our customers and stakeholders to ensure success by unlocking your strategic vision and turning it into a deliverable scheme. We are active in a wide range of sectors and value bands, allowing us to provide a regional service with national resources. VINCI Building delivers complex projects and programmes, blending our corporate stability with the local knowledge our teams offer. Sustainability is at the heart of our approach and we are committed to respecting and protecting the environment in everything that we do. We take the time to understand and make a positive difference to each community that we work in to ensure that our projects leave a lasting legacy.

https://www.vinci-building.co.uk/work-with-us/achieving-your-potential/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

26 days holiday + 8 days bank holidays. Training courses programme and Mentor Support. Training Scheme to works towards Professional Accreditation - ICE.

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

VINCI Building Apprenticeship Scheme has been designed kick start your journey towards becoming an industry expert. You will get hands on experience and tailored training to support you every step of the way.

In addition to the qualifications the programme will enable candidates to progress in terms of level of responsibility, interpersonal skills, leadership, commercial awareness and technical engineering knowledge.

This position offers candidates to opportunity to learn on the job, gain a recognised qualification and the opportunity to progress on to a degree course upon completion and ultimately lead to full membership of the relevant professional institutions.

We are looking for a long-term relationship with our apprentices and we have a long-term career structure in mind, whereby we see the apprentice developing into senior roles within our business as it grows.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

DUDLEY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000300727.

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Closes on Saturday 15 March 2025

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Company’s application instructions

Short List of CVs and interview at the project office. If you require any special arrangements for your interview please let us know. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted

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Construction Site Supervisor Apprentice - VINCI Building - North East

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