Level 4 Project Management Apprenticeship

TONY GEE AND PARTNERS LLP

Manchester, M1 3FH

Closes in 12 days (Friday 18 October at 11:59pm)

Posted on 3 October 2024

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Summary

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Level 4 Project Management Apprentice to join our growing team in Manchester. This apprenticeship offers a fantastic opportunity to gain hands-on experience in project management within the construction sector, while working towards a nationally recognized qualification.

Annual wage
£17,000 a year

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Training course
Associate project manager (level 4)
Hours
37.5 hours per week (Flexible, 7.5 hour working day 30 min lunch)

37 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 28 October

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

The successful candidate will work as part of a project management team supporting our designers to deliver world-class projects across a range of sectors - rail, highways and energy - and will benefit from involvement in a wide variety of projects and programmes, large and small, throughout the UK.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Assist in the planning, execution, and closing of construction projects
  • Support project managers in coordinating tasks, resources, and schedules
  • Monitor project progress and report on milestones and deliverables
  • Communicate effectively with stakeholders, including clients, contractors, and team members
  • Help manage project documentation, including contracts, plans, and reports
  • Participate in site visits and meetings to gain practical insights into project management
  • Contribute to risk management and quality assurance processes.
  • Learn and apply industry-standard project management methodologies and tools

Where you’ll work

Arthur House

Chorlton Street

Manchester

M1 3FH

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

SALFORD CITY COLLEGE

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.

    • Your training plan

    Level 4 Associate Project Manager Apprenticeship Standard (HNC)

    On the job training 1 day per week in the office/at home (you will be allocated 6 hours per week to do any training, coursework, workbooks, assessor visits, etc) and occasional group workshops at a college venue.

    The training schedule has yet to be agreed upon, further details will be made available at a later date.

    This apprenticeship aligns with:

    • Association for Project Management for Associate Membership

    More training information

    Training Provider is Salford City College

     

    Requirements

    Essential qualifications

    GCSE in:

    • Five GCSE's including English & Maths (grade A* - C / 9 - 4)
    • 3x A Levels (any subject) (grade Pass)

    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
    • Presentation skills
    • Administrative skills
    • Analytical skills
    • Logical
    • Team working
    • Creative
    • Initiative

    Other requirements

    This role includes some working from home and is a hybrid role.

    About this company

    Design engineering is our passion but how we do it is our signature. We deliver unique and sustainable outcomes to ground-breaking and often complex infrastructure projects, seamlessly merging economic, environmental and societal needs for the future. Our reputation for overcoming challenges and seeing what isn’t always obvious, runs across every discipline. As such you’ll find our name linked with the most vital public and private sectors of society including transport, energy, industry and education. From humble beginnings, Tony Gee now has over 500 staff across twelve offices globally. The initial aim was to make bridge-building safer, quicker and more cost-effective. Today, Tony Gee provide highly technical design engineering consultancy services to a wide range of global clients. There have been many changes in the industry, but Tony Gee retains its independence (under owner-management) and our fundamental values remain the same. We will continue to find better solutions for challenging construction demands well into the next half-century.

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

    Company benefits

    Cycle to work scheme. Employee assistance programme. Eye care vouchers. Family friendly. Flexible annual leave allowance. Flexible working hours. Fundraising & volunteering opportunities. Generous company pension contributions.

    After this apprenticeship

    • Excellent progression opportunities available following successful completion of Level 4 Apprenticeship for the right candidate

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    SALFORD CITY COLLEGE

    Abbie Thomson

    abbie.thomson@salfordcc.ac.uk

    07712512584

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000280540.

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    Closes in 12 days (Friday 18 October at 11:59pm)

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