2025 Apprenticeship Programme – Construction Planning – Infrastructure – HS2 – Euston

MACE LIMITED

Birmingham, B3 2HJ

Closes on Thursday 1 May

Posted on 30 October 2024

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Summary

In Planning, you will support planning functions on allocated projects and contribute, as required. Assisting in verification of projects/ tenders to ensure alignment to define planning processes. Contributing with the Project Management function in the delivery of project, as required, ensuring they are delivered on time and profitably.

Annual wage
£20,000 a year

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Training course
Construction site supervisor (level 4)
Hours
Monday - Thursday, 9.00am - 5.30pm and Friday, 9.00am - 4.30pm. Due to the nature of construction you may be expected to work additional hours. Whilst working on site typical start time is at 8.00am instead of 9.00am.

36 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 1 September

Duration

5 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

  • Assists with developing detailed plans taking full cognisance of logistics/site/project constraints 
  • Interfaces with Project Team, contributes to the production of the weekly progress report to the project team and understands functional obligations under form of contract
  • Reviews and captures productivity to measure progress
  • Develops effective working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders
  • Incorporates sustainable design and procurement processes within integrated programmes 
  • Challenges and ensures health and safety through programme integration  
  • Assists, establishes and oversees project work plans and deadlines
  • Undertakes tasks required to fulfil the requirements of the project / assignment

Where you’ll work

Enterprise House

115 Edmund Street

Birmingham

B3 2HJ

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

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE BIRMINGHAM

Your training course

Construction site supervisor (level 4)

Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)

Course contents
  • Identify risk of activities and encourage all employees to demonstrate safety-conscious behaviours.
  • Assess, identify and record the environmental impact of projects.
  • Assist in the implementation of the most appropriate solutions for construction projects.
  • Use effective management principles and be able to supervise construction workers.
  • Understand overall plan for project and measure and record progress against plan.
  • Assess and report on quality standards and assist in commissioning of finished construction projects.
  • Understand financial and legal constraints and measure and record progress against budget.

    • Your training plan

    • You will work towards completing a five-year Level 4 Construction Site Supervisor apprenticeship, where you’ll achieve a HNC in Construction
    • We’ll also support you in gaining professional membership of the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)

    Requirements

    Essential qualifications

    GCSE or equivalent in:

    • 5 subjects including Maths and English (grade 4/C)
    • any subjects (grade 96 UCAS Points)

    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

    • Problem solving skills
    • Team working
    • Initiative

    About this company

    At Mace, we are global experts in shaping the built environment. From development and consultancy, to construction and operations, we connect expertise across the entire property lifecycle to help our clients, people, communities and society achieve more than they believe is possible. You can see our impact everywhere: from skylines that form cities around the world to the infrastructure that communities depend on to live, work and play.

    https://careers.macegroup.com/gb/en/early-careers (opens in new tab)

    Disability Confident

    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

    • Further progression may well be available in other areas within our sector, upon successful completion of the apprenticeship

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    UNIVERSITY COLLEGE BIRMINGHAM

    emerging.talent@macegroup.com

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000284905.

    Apply now

    Closes on Thursday 1 May

    When you apply, you’ll be asked to sign in with a GOV.UK One Login. You can create one at the same time as applying for this apprenticeship.

    After signing in, you’ll apply for this apprenticeship on the company's website.

    Company’s application instructions

    Our recruitment process comprises an online application form where we'll ask some initial questions about you and your motivations, a video interview so that we can find out more about you, and a virtual assessment day where we get to meet and learn more about each other. If you need any reasonable adjustments to be made at any point in the recruitment process, please let us know and we'll be more than happy to accommodate.