Apprentice (Project Controller)

Summary

You’ll be an integral part of our team, contributing to the delivery of multi-billion-pound projects that make a real-world impact. You’ll play a key role in budgeting and analysing data to ensure financial accuracy. By helping us keep these large-scale projects on track, you’ll gain invaluable experience and insight into project management.

Annual wage

£19,000 a year

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Your starting salary will increase each year based on performance.

Training course

Project controls technician (level 3)

Hours

Exact working days and hours will depend on the team you are working with but will likely fall between Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm

37 hours a week

Possible start date

Wednesday 3 September

Duration

2 years 6 months

Positions available

2

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 an Apprentice Project Controller, you’ll learn how to:

Develop a strong foundation in tracking project budgets, analysing variances, and maintaining financial accuracy, a key stepping stone in project management
Analyse financial data and create insightful reports, learning how these skills directly influence successful project delivery
Contribute to planning and scheduling activities, building your understanding of how to align resources, budgets, and timelines effectively
Engage with diverse stakeholders, enhancing your teamwork and communication skills while gaining insight into how different roles drive project success
Gain hands-on experience with industry-standard project management software, equipping you with practical skills for future roles
Build a pathway to leadership, by working closely with project managers, you’ll gain valuable exposure to the responsibilities of project leadership, preparing you for future progression in your career

Where you’ll work

Lingley Mere,

Warrington

WA5 1LP

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

T3 TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT LTD

Your training course

Project controls technician (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Develop work breakdown and coding structures to meet the scope laid out in the projects’ technical information and specification, ensuring that the controls will monitor project progress and performance accurately.
Manage data: source, retrieve, check, edit, format, record and analyse data – using it to create relevant time, cost and resource reports.
Estimate: develop cost estimates for defined scopes of work, create appropriate benchmarks, analyse quotes from sub- contractors and suppliers, and input to tenders and the early stages of projects.
Schedule and plan: break down the scope into activities to create a logical linked control schedule to input to the development of outline and integrated plans and baseline schedules; identify critical milestones; gather accurate progress data for controlling the schedule; and monitor progress.
Cost engineer and control: prepare control budgets, carry out cost control activities, gather and interpret cost data, monitor progress on a regular basis, interpret trends and forecasts; keep in line with contractual requirements, maintain baselines; ensure accurate reporting and control.
Monitor progress/performance and analyse data: associated with milestones, schedules, progress, manpower, resource and costs; undertake earned value analysis, create progress reports and identify variances from plan and likely consequences if no corrective action is taken.
Use computer based technology: model potential trends and resource use etc. using the right software package for the right task.
Problem solve: recommend early corrective actions to reduce variances, identify issues and risks, present and maintain related action plans and contingencies.
Effectively communicate: with good interpersonal skills and share the right information with the right people in an appropriate format to enable effective project control.
Input to project closeout: generate key benchmarks and outturns including lessons learnt.
Observe and apply professional ethics, and maintain a duty of care.
Apply safety in the context of the role: comply with relevant national and international health, safety and environmental requirements.
Work in accordance with company management systems, policies and procedures: especially those relating to quality, data security, risk, change and document management.

Your training plan

20% of your week (usually one day) will be dedicated to your training programme.

More training information

During your apprenticeship, you may need to travel to your place of study. If you’re from outside the area, accommodation will be provided by United Utilities during this period (excluding weekends). Please consider travel requirements and staying away from home if applicable.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

5 GCSES including Maths, English, Science/Tech (grade grades A-C or grades 9-4)

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
Administrative skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Team working
Initiative

About this company

United Utilities is responsible for water and wastewater services in the North West of England. Our purpose is to provide great water and more for the North West. We deliver 1.8 billion litres of water a day to more than 3 million homes and businesses in the North West, as well as treating all the wastewater which disappears around the U-bend. Keeping the region flowing relies on a vast behind the scenes operation, involving hundreds of reservoirs, treatment works and pumping stations; thousands of kilometres of water pipes and sewers and a 5,000 strong workforce.

http://www.unitedutilities.com/corporate (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Our apprentices are well looked after, with a generous salary, 26 days of leave (excluding bank holidays), a £500 contribution towards learning to drive, and many more benefits.

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

Every apprentice is guaranteed a permanent position with us at the end of their scheme.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

United Utilities

Early Careers Team

UUEarlyCareers@uuplc.co.uk

03301754408

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000297023.

Apply now

Closes in 29 days (Wednesday 19 February)

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Company’s application instructions

More information on the application process can be found on our website along with other FAQs so please do visit https://www.unitedutilities.com/corporate/careers/apprenticeships/

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