Project Management Apprentice

About this opportunity

An exciting opportunity for a well driven individual to play a major support role in the delivery on significant projects from inception through construction to handover as an Assistant Project Manager.

A normal day would include:

• Stakeholder and Communications Management – clear and concise day to day communication with the project stakeholders. Understanding the importance of verbal communication over electronic forms.
• Budgetary and Cost Control – prepare, agree and monitor the project budget. Tracking invoiced to date schedules and project cashflows.
• Scope Management – preparation and agreement of the initial Project Brief. Comparison and tracking of the required involvement during the course of the project against the original briefing document.
• Schedule Management – Management of the Project Programme on a specific job by job basis.
• Risk and Issue Management – undertaking risk workshops with the respective stakeholders, proposals of mitigating circumstances and monitoring through the project duration.
• Contract Management and Procurement – Procurement workshops and education about the variety of types of contract documents and their uses. Preparation and agreement of appointment letters, scope of services and fee schedules for the respective disciplines.
• Quality Management – in both personal and project progression. Make you of the company’s documentation during the course of a project lifecycle.
• Leadership – the main aim of being a leader is being able to deliver. By motivating those around and challenging the stakeholders as the project progresses to ensure the correct way forward is followed.

How you will be supported
All members are staff are appointed both a line manager to obtain instructions and job tasks from and a mentor who will be a secondary point of contact during the course of the apprenticeship.

Full training and support will be provided by The Growth Company to help you achieve your apprenticeship and reach your full potential in your role.

What will happen next
New applicants to The Growth Company who meet any basic entry requirements of the role will be contacted within two working days to be invited to meet a member of our team. You will then have the opportunity to find out:
More about this vacancy and any others you are suitable for
Any training you need to complete
What the next steps will be

How you could get there
If you would be catching public transport for this role, visit the Journey Planner on www.tfgm.com to see how you would get there and how long it would take.

What you should have to apply

• Minimum 5 GCSEs at Level 5 and above including Maths and English.
• Desirable would be A levels/A2 levels/BTEC 3 or experience in professional or administrative environment.

Personal Qualities

• A self-starting team player, with a can-do, hands-on attitude and a strong desire to develop.
• Personable, professional with high levels of probity and integrity.
• Ability to deal appropriately confidential or sensitive information.
• Ability to understand, demonstrate and apply MGC values: Make a positive difference, stronger together, empower people, do the right thing, build on success.
• Willingness to learn and apply in practice

Skills

• A full UK driving license with access to their own car.
• Excellent punctuality and time keeping.
• Strong written/oral communication skills
• Good planning/organisational skills
• Numerical skills and presentation of information of data