Project Manager Apprentice

Summary

Day-to-day activities can range from attending client meetings, sitting in progress meetings, completing a material take-off or even assisting on site with general production requirements, where are project managers are responsible for the delivery of projects' safety as a priority, whilst ensuring high quality, delivering on time and within budget.

Wage

£18,000 a year

Training course

Associate project manager (level 4)

Hours

Monday - Friday, between 08:00 - 17:30.

40 hours a week

Start date

Wednesday 1 October 2025

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

2

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

Your main responsibility will be supporting one of our more experienced Project Managers on projects that value between £500,000 - £10,000,000.

As a trainee you will be working on various parts of the project from commencement to completion and within the day-to-day activities of our business where each day is full of opportunities to learn and further your skills in management.

You will be supported throughout undertaking key responsibilities of supporting the project manager with all aspects of the project including supporting the site-based team:

• Working closely with the project pre-construction team
• Preparation of packages to go to tender to sub-contractors
• Assisting with document management and project procurement
• Assisting with preparing plant and equipment procurement with our key suppliers
• Assisting with planning work activities and resources to meet project requirements
• Assisting with management and programme progress monitoring of the project
• Supporting with completing weekly/monthly progress reports
• Advise when needed the Quantity Surveyor on sub-contractor valuations
• Support with monitoring sub-contractor commissioning/close out programme
• Ensure O&M Manuals are being progressed for commissioning and available for handover

Where you'll work

41-43 Saffron Hill
London
EC1N 8FH

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

LONDON SOUTH EAST COLLEGES

Training course

Associate project manager (level 4)

What you'll learn

• 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.

Training schedule

Associate project manager Level 4 (Higher national certificate)

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths and English (grade A*-C / 9-4)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Customer care skills
• Problem solving skills
• Administrative skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Initiative
• Patience

Other requirements

Essential: 5 GCSE’s including Maths and English or equivalent. Competence in Microsoft Office products, including Outlook, Excel & Word. Be able to travel in and around London via public transport. Team player and confident in working in a team. Desirable – Not Essential: At least 1 A level – preferably in business management or engineering. Have an interest in mechanical and electrical engineering. Hold a fully valid driving licence. Hold a valid CSCS card.