Planning Apprentice - VINCI Building - South England - VINCI Building

We have an exciting opportunity for an apprentice to join our construction site teams in the planning team. We work on a variety of interesting and challenging construction projects predominantly within the healthcare, education and commercial sectors.

You will attend block release at college and a HNC in construction-built environment.

• 2 days paid volunteering.
• Everyday discounts.
• Pension scheme with employer contribution.
• Opportunity to bi-annual salary progression.
• Training course Construction site supervisor (level 4).
• Hours Monday to Friday, from 8.00am to 5.00pm.
• Fixed term contract for 2 years.
• 40 hours a week.

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you’ll do at work:

• Joining our planning team will mean working on our offices supporting our sites.
• Develop the short term and detailed project Programmes with the Planner/Project Manager, including linking in Power Project (or P6 when applicable) to demonstrate critical path, float and logic.
• Calculate activity durations from quantities and outputs.
• Explain the terms of Critical Path, Free Float and Total Float.
• Identify project critical success factors for the programme.
• Complete Weekly Progress Dashboard from data provided by Project teams.
• Report on whether project activities are on target, and identify possible early warnings.
• Understand and deliver client reporting requirements.
• Assist with the completion of the Project Management Report, including populating the planning sections.
• Maintain as-built Programmes from weekly progress information including activity start and finish dates.
• Keep a Schedule of “as-built” outputs.
• Produce Phasing, Logistic and Time slice Plans with guidance from the Planner/Project Manager.
• Develop an understanding of different Planning techniques for JCT/NEC Contracts.
• Support and collaborate with other employees to ensure that works are planned and organised accordingly.
• Establish effective relationships with the supply chain and ensure planning requirements are understood and being acted upon.
• Actively participate in knowledge share events.
• Evaluate success of completed work and propose improvements.
• Optimise distribution of information, using the document control system.

Where you’ll work:

This apprenticeship is available in these locations: Astral House, Imperial Way, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD24 4WW.

Training:

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

• 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:

• Technician Level with CIOB - Chartered Institute of Building.
• Block Release at Dudley College - accommodation and travel is organised for you.

Requirements:

• A Level or equivalent in Maths (grade 5 or above).
• BTEC or equivalent in BTEC Extended Diploma (grade DMM to DDM).
• A Levels (104 to 120 UCAS) (grade BCC to BBB).

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.
• Problem solving skills.
• Presentation skills.
• Administrative skills.
• Number skills.
• Analytical skills.
• Logical.
• Team working.
• Initiative.

Other requirements:

You will be based on a construction site and PPE use will be required for site visits.

About this company:

Do you want to be a part of building the environments in which we live, using the latest technology and building methods? VINCI Building are committed to creating a working environment that is inclusive and diverse. VINCI Building is engaged on a variety of interesting and challenging construction projects predominantly within the healthcare, education and commercial sectors across all regions in England.

Our goal is always to build strong partnerships with our customers and stakeholders to ensure success by unlocking your strategic vision and turning it into a deliverable scheme. We are active in a wide range of sectors and value bands, allowing us to provide a regional service with national resources. VINCI Building delivers complex projects and programmes, blending our corporate stability with the local knowledge our teams offer. Sustainability is at the heart of our approach and we are committed to respecting and protecting the environment in everything that we do. We take the time to understand and make a positive difference to each community that we work in to ensure that our projects leave a lasting legacy.

26 days holiday + 8 days bank holidays.

Training courses programme and Mentor Support. Training Scheme to work towards Professional Accreditation - ICE.

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:

VINCI Building Apprenticeship Scheme has been designed to kick start your journey towards becoming an industry expert. You will get hands-on experience and tailored training to support you every step of the way. In addition to the qualifications, the programme will enable candidates to progress in terms of level of responsibility, interpersonal skills, leadership, commercial awareness and technical engineering knowledge. This position offers candidates the opportunity to learn on the job, gain a recognised qualification and the opportunity to progress on to a degree course upon completion and ultimately lead to full membership of the relevant professional institutions. We are looking for a long-term relationship with our apprentices and we have a long-term career structure in mind, whereby we see the apprentice developing into senior roles within our business as it grows.

The contact for this apprenticeship is: DUDLEY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY. The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000323376.

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