Project Apprentice

Summary

We’re looking for a motivated Project Apprentice to join our GB Hire team in Bridgwater, who will bring energy, new ideas and a fresh perspective to help Portakabin continue to lead and transform the world of modular buildings. You will support the team by planning, co-ordinating and delivering a variety of projects.

Wage

£20,000 a year

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25 days annual leave + bank holidays Ability to buy an additional 5 days of annual leave Contributory pension Health & wellbeing services including free health helpline Employee benefits program (100’s of discounts at hops, gyms and holidays!)

Training course

Associate project manager (level 4)

Hours

Monday to Friday - 36.25 hours. We operate a flexible working approach, allowing start times from 7am - 10am and finish times from 2:30pm - 6:30pm.

36 hours 15 minutes a week

Possible start date

Saturday 13 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

During our apprenticeship you will:

Support with the management of stakeholders, taking account of their levels of influence and particular interests.
Communicate with a variety of audiences and develop your ability to negotiate.
Have an awareness of project budgets and build an understanding of planned and actual costs.
Determine, control, and manage changes to the scope of the project, including assumptions, dependencies, and constraints.
Be involved with monitoring the progress of projects.
Identify and monitor project risk or opportunity, plan and implement responses to them, contribute to risk registers.
Understand the resources required to successfully deliver a project, including colleagues, subcontractors, and how to manage these.

Where you’ll work

Portakabin Ltd

Barhams Close

The Drove

Bridgwater

TA6 4AG

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

HEART OF ENGLAND TRAINING 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

You will be supported through a structured in-house development programme and a range of virtual classroom-based workshops with Heart of England Training to gain an APM Project Management Qualification, and become eligible to be an Associate member of the Association for Project Management (APM).

Throughout the duration of your apprenticeship, you will be appointed a workplace mentor to support you with your learning.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

A Level or equivalent in:

Non-specific (grade A*-C)

GCSE in:

English (grade 9 - 4 (A*-C))
Maths (grade 9 - 4 (A*-C))
x 3 Non Speficifc (grade 9 - 4 (A* - C))

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
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative

Other requirements

We require: 5 GCSE’s or equivalent Grades 9 - 4 (A*-C), including Maths and English (Essential) 2 A-Levels or equivalent Grades A* - C (Essential) A construction related qualification or experience would be beneficial but not essential.

About this company

As innovators in the science of building, we provide modular buildings for hire and sale, as well as supplying refurbished buildings and construction site accommodation. We deliver building solutions for organisations of any size, in sectors ranging from manufacturing, education and health to transport, utilities and construction. Portakabin employs more than 2,000 people across ten European countries with our head office and primary manufacturing facility located in York UK. As an equal opportunities employer, Portakabin is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective colleagues. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and perspectives and hire great people to build talented and diverse teams. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the application, recruitment, and onboarding processes for candidates that require additional support and/or adjustments to be made. If you are having any difficulty applying, please contact our recruitment team on resourcing@portakabin.com

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

After this apprenticeship

We have lots of fantastic success stories from previous apprentices who have gone on to achieve industry-recognised qualifications through their apprenticeships and many of our past apprentices are still working within the business today or have gone onto having successful careers elsewhere.

Our workplace culture will allow you to pick up not only the knowledge and skills to be used in your future career but also experience working in a professional but relaxed environment that will give you the confidence to excel in your role and develop as a professional.

We truly believe that we put our people at the heart of everything we do, and you will have the job security and development opportunities that are rare in the current climate, so why not join us, and be a part of our continuing growth and success? With exciting future ambitions, we couldn’t think of a better time for you to join us!

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

PORTAKABIN LIMITED

Jo Brownsword

apprenticeships@portakabin.com

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000304419.

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Closes in 19 days (Friday 14 March)

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Company’s application instructions

If interested, please submit your application as early as possible, applications will be reviewed on receipt. Important Dates: 14th March - Closing date. Week Commencing 24th March - You will be contacted for in person interviews. Week Commencing 31th March – Offers to be given.

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