Project Management Apprentice

Summary

As a Project Manager Apprentice at AVL, you will embark on an exciting journey to develop your project management skills within a supportive and dynamic environment. This role offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience while pursuing formal training through a Level 4 Associate Project Manager apprenticeship.

Wage: £18,000 a year
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Training course: Associate project manager (level 4)
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 4.00pm
30 hours a week
Possible start date: Tuesday 6 May
Duration: 1 year 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

Support the preparation of project proposals, budgets, and schedules, and assist during the quotation process
Assist in the planning, execution, and closing of projects
Coordinate project activities and resources to meet project objectives
Monitor project progress and report on performance to senior managers highlighting any escalation points
Create and maintain project documentation throughout the life cycle of the project
Communicate effectively with stakeholders, including clients, team members, sales representatives and suppliers
Chair regular project meetings and provide administrative support
Identify, manage and track project risks and issues, escalating as necessary
Identify changes to the original project scope and highlight any potential impact on timeline and cost
Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within the project management team
Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, and quality standards

Where you’ll work

LANGDALE HOUSE
SABLE WAY
SOUTHFIELDS BUSINESS PARK
BASILDON
SS15 6LN

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

THE APPRENTICE ACADEMY 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 Apprenticeship Standard
The apprenticeship will take place at our office in Basildon, Essex

More training information

The formal training with the training provider will take place online 1 day each week (exact day to be confirmed)

Requirements

Essential qualifications

A Level in:

Mathematics (grade B or above)

Desirable qualifications

A Level in:

Business (grade B or above)
Computer Science (grade B or above)
English (grade C or above)
Science (grade B 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
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Number skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative

About this company

Founded in Graz, Austria in 1948, now with 45 affiliates worldwide, AVL is the world’s largest independent company for development, simulation and testing technology of powertrains (hybrid, combustion engines, transmission, electric drive, batteries and software) for passenger cars, trucks and large engines.

https://www.avl.com/en (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

22 days holiday per year, increasing by 1 day per year up to a maximum of 28 days holiday per year Flexitime Pension Scheme

After this apprenticeship

After successfully completing this apprenticeship you will remain in the Project Management Team to continue developing and using the skills learnt as part of your apprenticeship

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

A V L POWERTRAIN UK LIMITED

Becky

becky.maguire@avl.com

01268495453

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000303004.

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Closes in 16 days (Friday 28 March)

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