Design, Construction and Management HNC/D Apprenticeship in Manchester

Responsibilities:

• Attend meetings with various sub contractors or the client to discuss programme, delays and costs.
• Work with sub contractors or clients to resolve issues with ongoing projects.
• Work alongside quantity surveyors to discuss quantity take‑offs, variations and orders.
• Work alongside the site manager, helping to coordinate projects on‑site.
• Regular site visits for progress checks on construction projects.
• Produce drawings/plans on software such as Revit.
• Produce client documents such as stage 1 reports using Adobe software (InDesign/Illustrator/Photoshop).
• Attend partnership, recruitment or other events that help to promote partners and the programme.
• Assist with essential building tasks – planning, designing and project management; analysing client requirements; developing detailed designs; risk assessment of design solutions; managing projects; interpreting and comparing performance information to choose compliant materials, components and parts.
• Select and use technical literature and other sources of information and data.
• Produce design and technical drawings, designs and models using analytical and computer‑based software packages.
• Produce technical design solutions.
• Comply with industry standards, CDM, statutory regulation and legislation, policies and codes of practice.
• Comply with health, safety and welfare regulations, standards and guidance.
• Complete risk assessments to identify, evaluate and mitigate risk.
• Apply principles of sustainable development and assess impact.
• Apply ethical and data security principles to design projects.
• Prepare written design reports.
• Interact with the operation and maintenance of a Common Data Environment (CDE) and ensure integrity and protocol, including data security.
• Handle information – validating, managing, disseminating and storing throughout all stages of a project or asset.
• Identify design defects and solve problems to advise a compliant outcome, escalating issues or concerns.
• Apply quality assurance techniques.
• Use computer‑based software systems and packages to manage construction projects, e.g. BIM tools, data analytics and databases.
• Conduct site inspections of designs and report findings.
• Comply with sustainability regulations, standards and guidance, including waste management and designing out waste.
• Optimise energy use through design of an efficient fabric, passive and active design solutions, low‑energy lighting, building controls and energy performance.
• Optimise site potential and building space.
• Communicate with internal and external stakeholders using sector‑specific terminology.
• Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Apply project management techniques: project budgets, estimating, cost control, cost forecasting and investment appraisal.
• Interpret and extract relevant information from drawings, specifications and work instructions, including BIM and other task‑specific modelling software.

Qualifications:

• GCSE in: English (grade 4‑9)
• GCSE in: Maths (grade 4‑9)
• GCSE in: Science (grade 4‑9)
• A Level: You will need 3 A Levels (or equivalent Level 3) (grade A‑C)
• BTEC: BTEC Extended Diploma (or A Level equivalent) (grade Merit/Distinction)

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

Skills required:

• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Problem solving skills
• Presentation skills
• Number skills
• Analytical skills
• Team working
• Creative
• Initiative
• Passionate about construction
• Methodical

If you have already completed a degree‑level programme in a similar field you will not be eligible to join PlanBEE. If you are successfully shortlisted, you will be invited to take part in our Assessment Centre. Subject to successful completion of the assessments, you will then be invited to a formal interview with a panel of employers.

Established by Ryder Architecture, PlanBEE is an industry‑wide partnership of companies who want people with a new and broader set of skills in their businesses. Comprising some of the most recognised brands in the industry and niche SMEs, they have committed to work together to shape the talent of the future and inspire people to consider a rewarding career in a broad range of technical and professional roles in Architecture, Engineering, Building Services and Construction/Site Management.

The partners have a long track record of recruiting and training apprentices and graduates and have worked with Gateshead College (North East Apprenticeship Company) to develop a bespoke programme of on and off the job training which provides a salary and a fast‑track to graduation and professional accreditation and offers a guaranteed job to those who successfully complete.

Candidates will be employed through Gateshead College and the North East Apprenticeship Company therefore ensuring they can work with a range of partner organisations in order to gain experience, knowledge and expertise in the Built Environment industry.

The North East Apprenticeship Company is a registered Apprenticeship Training Agency that recruits, employs and arranges training for apprentices on behalf of employers.

We're recruiting for PlanBEE Manchester. Develop your knowledge in building design and construction while working in several different companies. You'll need to have a passion for design, construction and leadership, be analytical, methodical and good at solving problems, as well as articulate, driven and a fast learner.

Wage: Check minimum wage rates (opens in new tab) With a starting salary of circa £24,500 per year, you'll also benefit from a pension plan and a generous annual holiday entitlement.

Training course: Construction design and build technician (level 4) – Hours: Monday to Friday (30 minute lunch break). Exact shifts to be confirmed. 37 hours a week. Start date: Monday 14 September 2026. Duration: 2 years.