Apprentice Contracts Planner

Closes in 11 days (Monday 18 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

As an Apprentice Contracts Planner, you will support the planning and coordination of contract delivery across various projects. This role is ideal for someone looking to build a career in project planning, contract management, or construction operations. You will gain hands-on experience while studying towards a relevant qualification.

Wage

£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Hours Monday – Friday 8am-5pm with 1 hour unpaid lunch break

40 hours a week

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

1 year 9 months

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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

• Assist in the preparation and maintenance of project schedules and timelines.
• Support the Contracts Planning team in coordinating resources, materials, and subcontractors.
• Maintain accurate records of contract documentation and project updates.
• Liaise with internal teams, suppliers, and clients to ensure smooth project delivery.
• To support contracts managers in delivering 1st class service with building works for various Blue-Chip Clients.
• Reporting on repairs and damage.
• Coordinating planned repairs using in house trades and sub contractors.
• Cost budgeting and reconciliation of sales.

Where you\’ll work

Capitol Trading Park
Kirkby Bank Road, Knowsley Industrial Park
Liverpool
L33 7SY

Training

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

• Skilled in the use of multiple IT packages and systems relevant to the organisation in order to: write letters or emails, create proposals, perform financial processes, record and analyse data. Examples include MS Office or equivalent packages. Able to choose the most appropriate IT solution to suit the business problem. Able to update and review databases, record information and produce data analysis where required.
• Produces accurate records and documents including: emails, letters, files, payments, reports and proposals. Makes recommendations for improvements and present solutions to management. Drafts correspondence, writes reports and able to review others\’ work. Maintains records and files, handles confidential information in compliance with the organisation\’s procedures. Coaches others in the processes required to complete these tasks.
• Exercises proactivity and good judgement. Makes effective decisions based on sound reasoning and is able to deal with challenges in a mature way. Seeks advice of more experienced team members when appropriate.
• Builds and maintains positive relationships within their own team and across the organisation. Demonstrates ability to influence and challenge appropriately. Becomes a role model to peers and team members, developing coaching skills as they gain area knowledge.
• Demonstrates good communication skills, whether face-to-face, on the telephone, in writing or on digital platforms. Uses the most appropriate channels to communicate effectively. Demonstrates agility and confidence in communications, carrying authority appropriately. Understands and applies social media solutions appropriately. Answers questions from inside and outside of the organisation, representing the organisation or department.
• Completes tasks to a high standard. Demonstrates the necessary level of expertise required to complete tasks and applies themself to continuously improve their work. Is able to review processes autonomously and make suggestions for improvements. Shares administrative best-practice across the organisation e.g. coaches others to perform tasks correctly. Applies problem-solving skills to resolve challenging or complex complaints and is a key point of contact for addressing issues.
• Takes responsibility for initiating and completing tasks, manages priorities and time in order to successfully meet deadlines. Positively manages the expectations of colleagues at all levels and sets a positive example for others in the workplace. Makes suggestions for improvements to working practice, showing understanding of implications beyond the immediate environment (e.g. impact on clients, suppliers, other parts of the organisation). Manages resources e.g. equipment or facilities. Organises meetings and events, takes minutes during meetings and creates action logs as appropriate. Takes responsibility for logistics e.g. travel and accommodation.
• Uses relevant project management principles and tools to scope, plan, monitor and report. Plans required resources to successfully deliver projects. Undertakes and leads projects as and when required.
• Remote workplace delivery every 4-6 weeks within the workplace.
• Delivery of maths and English Functional Skills on College site if applicable.

Requirements

GCSE in:

Maths and English (grade 4 – 9)

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

Skills

• Customer care skills
• Initiative

About this employer

From humble beginnings as a family-run company of home builders in West Yorkshire, to award-winning building refurbishment and maintenance specialists, offering the complete building solution to deliver high-quality project management and efficient in-house building services; Highbury has come a long way. On the back of exponential growth, we proudly added additional regional offices to the Highbury family, North West in 2022, to further support our clients\’ needs across the Insurance, Social Housing, Residential, Commercial, Education sectors and more… Despite this expansion, we remain firmly committed to our family values at Highbury, proudly continuing our culture of a friendly, family-run business that looks after both its colleagues and customers. Professionalism, reliability and trust underpin everything we do. With over 20 years’ experience we\’re dedicated to managing the unexpected, providing client-focused, dynamic project management, andbuilding solutions across Northern England. Handling more than 1600 property insurance claims per annum, our highly experienced and fully accredited team ensure peace of mind that our customers and properties will be kept in safe and professional hands

• Progression onto a trained Contracts Manager.

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

ST HELENS COLLEGE

cmmason@sthelens.ac.uk

01744623521

The reference code for this apprenticeship isVAC1000334105.

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Closes in 11 days (Monday 18 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

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