Degree Level Apprentice (Level 6) - Project Management
Colas Rail Limited
Birmingham, London
Closes on Friday 2 May 2025
Posted on 19 March 2025
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Summary
As part of the role of an Assistant Project Manager (Project Management Degree Level Apprenticeship) you will get the opportunity to work on multidisciplinary and multi-million pound projects, or deliver parts of key contracts and their associated activities, from conception through to completion, delivering work that has real impact.
- Wage
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£26,000 a year
- Training course
- Project manager (integrated degree) (level 6)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday - Office hours (this can vary).
May be required to work nights and weekends.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Friday 1 August 2025
- Duration
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4 years
- Positions available
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3
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 Project Management Apprentice you will play a key role in assisting the Project Manager or Delivery Manager to successfully deliver a project or contract. You will be working together with your team to grow your understanding on the fundamentals of project management, looking at budgets and cost management, and how to deliver on time whilst ensuring safety and quality. Spending time with experienced Colas Rail Project Managers throughout your apprenticeship journey will give you the opportunity to really understand what successful project management looks like
- Communication skills are key and working collaboratively with your team and client will be integral to your role. You will get the opportunity to grow your network and problem-solve together. To be a successful project management apprentice you will be required to show resilience and be able to react quickly and dynamically to change
- The safety, health and security of people really matter to us. You will be at the forefront of ensuring that your project delivers safely, and you will have a part to play in the safety of passengers, staff and the public. We want you to join us in our daily commitment and continuous drive to improving safety across our business, and you will be empowered to share your thoughts and opinions on how we can do this. We are also focused on ensuring our work leaves a lasting, positive impact on the world around us, so having an eye for how we can innovate and be creative is critical
- Your apprenticeship will give you the opportunity to learn, gain experience and grow your future career in Project Management. We will commit to supporting you throughout your apprenticeship journey, and you will supported by your Line Manager, your Team, the Early Careers team and your apprenticeship provider, as well as benefiting from being part of a wide support network of Apprentices and Graduates across our business
Where you’ll work
This apprenticeship is available in these locations:
- 16 Summer Lane, Birmingham, B19 3SD
- Old Oak Common Depot, Old Oak Common Lane, London, NW10 6DZ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
WESTON COLLEGE OF FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION
Your training course
Project manager (integrated degree) (level 6)
Equal to degree
Course contents
- Governance Frameworks: Lead and take responsibility for the project management plan as required by the governance structure. Apply techniques and project management methodologies as appropriate, dependent upon project complexity and criticality to the organisational environment in which a project is being delivered. Maintain, review and communicate a project business case for approval through the stages of a typical project lifecycle ensuring continued value for money and continued alignment with organisational objectives.
- The Business Environment: Identify and analyse the context, opportunities and challenges presented by projects in a range of organisational settings, appreciating the differences within both large and small organisations and in different industry sectors and the consequent need for tailoring. Identify the operating constraints that apply to projects including ethical, legal and regulatory considerations. This may include the green economy and the impacts of strategies for achieving net carbon zero by 2050.
- Stakeholder and communications management: Lead and take responsibility for the identification and analysis of internal and external stakeholders and their impact on the project. Manage an effective project communication plan across stakeholders with different cultural and physical barriers. Analyse information and communicate with stakeholders incorporating elements of feedback to understand and measure the effectiveness of planned communications. Effectively listen and influence others through negotiation and persuasion.
- Control of projects in terms of time, cost and quality: Manage the project within the constraints of time, cost and quality. Control expenditure and produce status reports as required, including control of costs against budgets, forecasting, and establishing performance indicators as required by funding sources. Measure progress and actual costs against plans to determine a full understanding of project performance. Identify, achieve and maintain quality standards appropriate to the context and specific requirements of project activities.
- Risk Management: Ensure that project risks, opportunities and issues are addressed using quantitative and qualitative methods to categorise risks and their impacts. Identify, evaluate and implement appropriate mitigation strategies, ensuring that mitigation actions are incorporated into the project plan and are implemented should they develop into issues. Manage risk through the regular review of a risk management plan, adopting appropriate strategies to manage both threats and opportunities.
- Commercial and Contract management: Maintain and evaluate different commercial contract and procurement types to select appropriate options for specific programmes and projects. Support effective contract management and the achievement of programme and project outcomes.
- Project Change Control: Dependent upon the size and complexity of a project, define and apply a recognised process to manage change in projects. Make effective decisions in the interests of a range of stakeholders with regards to change requests. Handle change within different project management methodologies.
- Schedule Management: Evaluate requirements and methods for data capture and analysis in a project environment. Evaluate project schedule integrity including identification and resolution of scheduling problems. Apply resource acquisition and management techniques to balance programme and project needs against resource demand. Negotiate the allocation and scheduling of internal and external resources to meet programme and project demands.
Your training plan
More training information
Throughout the duration of your apprenticeship you will have the opportunity to learn and develop your skills both 'on' and 'off' the job, and to work towards your Level 6 Project Management Degree and Membership with the Association of Project Management.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 9-4/A-C)
- Maths (grade 9-4/A-C)
A Level in:
- 3 A levels (grade 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
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
About this company
At Colas Rail, we have over one hundred years of experience in delivering major innovations across our sector. Every day, thousands of train run on tracks built or maintained by Colas Rail. We deliver on the challenges set by a rapidly changing railway environment - constantly seeking to adapt our behaviour and culture to not only meet and exceed the expectations of our customers and stakeholders, but to also continuously develop and support our people.
https://colasrail.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)
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
Your apprenticeship will give you the opportunity to learn, gain experience and grow your future career in Project Management.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
WESTON COLLEGE OF FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000310377.
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Closes on Friday 2 May 2025
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