At a Glance
- Tasks: Support project planning, manage costs, and analyse data while learning from experienced managers.
- Company: Join Sweco, a leading consultancy with over 22,000 experts across Europe.
- Benefits: Enjoy flexible working, competitive pension, private medical insurance, and 25 days holiday.
- Other info: We promote diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace.
- Why this job: Kickstart your career in project management and make a real impact on society.
- Qualifications: 5 GCSEs at Grade 4/C and 96 UCAS points preferred.
The predicted salary is between 18000 - 25000 £ per year.
- Do you have what it takes to transform society? We are looking for an
- Apprentice Project Manager to join our Water team in
Leeds .
We are looking for someone who can manage priorities effectively, communicate clearly and contribute positively to team success.
This role offers an opportunity for the successful candidate to gain the essential knowledge, understanding and skills required to be successful as a project manager.
Sweco has over 22,000 designers, engineers and consultancy experts across the UK and Europe and, together with our clients, we co-create solutions that address urbanisation, capture the power of digitalisation and make our societies more sustainable.
Our water teams have a global knowhow of industry leading technologies and are providing skills and inventive solutions across the full spectrum of lifecycle services in both water engineering and wider water management.
These abilities are recognised by our clients, evidenced not least in our work on AMP7 Frameworks with 7 out of the 12 UK water and sewerage companies.
We’ll support you to develop your career in project management so that you can build your skills, lead with confidence and progress towards your long term career goals.
What does the role involve?
- Providing support in planning and scheduling of project activities
- Cost management/forecast support for projects, learn how budgets, scope and programme timelines are managed
- Collating, analysing and presenting project data in reports
- Providing support to document control and project governance
- Developing skills in new software including Microsoft Project to allow support to Senior team members for planning and programming of activities
- Shadow experienced project managers allowing you to eventually take on more responsibilities
- Working towards your formal qualification
- Keeping a work diary / portfolio of evidence outlining your training progress throughout your apprenticeship allowing demonstration of how knowledge, skills and behaviours are being met, including regular 1-2-1s with your Team Manager
What we’re looking for from you
- Ability to communicate clearly, both written and verbal communication
- Good organisational skills. Have the ability to keep track of tasks, deadlines and documents.
- Time management, be able to plan your own work and helping the project and project teams stay on schedule.
- Good attention to detail, being able to spot risks, errors, and missing information early.
- Must be able to work well within a team and with different stakeholders but equally be able to work well on your own.
- Have the ability to help find practical solutions when issues come up.
- Have the ability to respond to changing priorities and project conditions.
- IT skills – using tools like Microsoft office (Excel, Powerpoint etc)
Qualifications
- Essential: Minimum of 5 GCSEs Grade 4/C in Mathematics, English Language & or Science/Engineering subject
- Level 2 qualification will also be considered in English Language and Maths as equivalent to GCSE Grade 4/C
- Desirable: Minimum of 96 UCAS Points, at A Level / T‑Level, all subjects considered
- Employee Benefits
- Flexible and hybrid working (Flexworks Policy)
- Competitive pension contribution
- Life Assurance
- Private Medical Insurance
- Discretionary Annual Bonus Scheme
- Payment of two relevant professional subscriptions
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (with the option to purchase up to 5 additional days per year)
- Cycle2Work Scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme (wellbeing, mental health, financial and work advice)
- Employee discounts via Sweco Benefit Select (Faircare)
- Salary Sacrifice Electric Vehicle Scheme
• We plant a tree for all new starters!
Here at Sweco we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity.
We are an accredited Real Living Wage Employer and a Disability Confident Committed employer.
Please note: we reserve the right to close vacancies before the advertised closing date.
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