Project Co-Ordinator Apprentice (Echelon Consultancy)

Summary

Start your project management career with Echelon Consultancy! We’re a specialist consultancy working with Local Authorities to deliver procurement and project solutions.

Wage

£20,000 a year

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Salary - £20,000-£25,000 DOE

Training course

Associate project manager (level 4)

Hours

Monday to Friday - Shifts to be confirmed. This is a home-based role with flexible working hours. Travel is required for quarterly team meetings and occasional client-facing events.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 16 June 2025

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you’ll do at work

As a Level 4 Project Management Apprentice, you’ll gain experience supporting real projects, learn from experienced professionals, and develop the skills you need for a future in procurement and project delivery — all while earning and learning in a supportive, flexible team.

We are offering an exciting opportunity for a Level 4 Project Management Apprentice to join our team. This role is ideal for someone organised, proactive, and eager to start a career in project and procurement support, supporting the public housing sector. The successful candidate will work closely with our experienced team, gaining experience in a real consultancy setting while completing a recognised qualification.

This is a remote-working role, with occasional travel to team meetings, client workshops, and events (primarily in London).

Assist with preparing, formatting, and reviewing project and procurement documentation (e.g., tenders, contracts, reports).
Help coordinate and schedule meetings, workshops, and project updates.
Take meeting notes or minutes and help track action points.
Maintain accurate and well-organised project records.
Support internal teams and external clients with administrative and project tasks.
Learn how to manage compliance requirements and follow structured documentation processes.
Contribute to the continuous improvement of project delivery processes and tools.
Attend client meetings, events, or site visits when appropriate.

Where you’ll work

219 Hatfield Road
St. Albans
AL1 4SY

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 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

This training plan has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

More training information

With this project management level 4 qualification, you’ll show you have the skills and knowledge to follow a range of career paths, whether as a project manager, improvement specialist, or change lead. Once you’ve finished the programme, you’ll have the opportunity to pursue an additional specialist professional qualification through our partnership with Firebrand. This includes globally-recognised standards such as APM PMQ, PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner, or APMG AgilePM Foundation and Practitioner.

Training and Support

You will be enrolled on the Level 4 Project Management Apprenticeship programme.
You’ll receive regular support from both your apprenticeship training provider and your Echelon line manager.
You’ll be encouraged to participate in learning opportunities and build your professional knowledge as part of your role.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

5 GCSE's including English and Maths (grade (A*-C/9-4))

Desirable qualifications

Other in:

UCAS points (grade 48+ UCAS points or equivalent)

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
Initiative
Proficient in Microsoft Office
Written communication skills
Management skills
Accuracy
Ability to work independently
Able to work independently
Work as a remote team
Willingness to learn
Punctual and reliable
Professional
Develop new skills
Positive approach
Able to take ownership

Other requirements

· This is a home-based role with flexible working hours. · Travel is required for quarterly team meetings and occasional client-facing events. · You’ll be fully supported by a friendly and experienced team who will help you develop confidence and capability in your role. Holidays: The annual holiday entitlement for a full-time employee is 25 paid working. days in the holiday year, which runs from 1st January to 31st December. The Company closes throughout the Christmas period, and therefore 3 days of this entitlement is used for this closure. Holiday entitlement will increase by 1 day. Pension/Benefits: Echelon auto-enrols eligible people into a pension scheme in according with pension auto-enrolment obligations. Full details of the scheme are provided during enrollment. Echelon operates on a flexible working policy, remote working, provides company phones, expenses and other benefits such as dental coverage. per year up to a maximum of 29 days.

About this company

Echelon Consultancy is a specialist procurement consultancy working mainly with housing associations and local authorities. We help our clients run tender processes and manage contracts for services like repairs, maintenance, and construction. Our team supports the public sector to get good value for money while making sure everything is done fairly and in line with regulations.

After this apprenticeship

Echelon is committed to providing a clear career path for the successful apprentice.

We aim to retain and develop our apprentices, with the opportunity to move into a Project Co-ordinator role after the apprenticeship.

With the right attitude and performance, further progression to Project Manager or other roles within the business is possible.

We’ll support your professional growth through mentoring, ongoing training, and helping you achieve your long-term career goals.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000316218.

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Closes on Friday 30 May 2025

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