Project Management Apprenticeship (Apprenticeship)

United Infrastructure is a dynamic, rapidly expanding business, delivering critical infrastructure to communities across the UK. We pride ourselves on delivering innovative solutions to the complex challenges our clients face in five key sectors: water, energy, power, telecoms and property services, under two main business areas – Utility Infrastructure and Social Infrastructure. We employ over 2200 people and work with a broad range of public and private sector clients. We are dedicated to creating a connected, sustainable future, and our work plays an important role in achieving the UK’s net zero ambitions.

We deliver infrastructure that supports the energy transition as well as improving the energy efficiency of thousands of homes and addressing industry skills gaps by providing formal qualifications and training in the net zero space. We are a fast-paced, diverse, and hugely ambitious business. We welcome challengers, innovators and people who embrace change and want to establish themselves in a creative environment that champions freedom of expression and supports them in their personal and professional development – because together, we achieve more.

We are looking for an apprentice to join our Water Infrastructure team who design, build and maintain critical water and wastewater assets on behalf of the UK’s water companies. As an Apprentice with United Infrastructure, you’ll be given a real job from day one where you will gain hands-on industry experience, and the knowledge required to achieve a nationally recognised qualification. You’ll get a generous holiday allowance, Christmas shutdown, and a tailored benefits portal that allows you to choose the right benefits for you.

Day to day you will support our Project Management team, who are responsible for overseeing and delivering complex projects within our organisation, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards. Some of your key responsibilities will be supporting the team with:

• Managing projects from inception to completion, ensuring all objectives are met
• Updating and maintaining detailed project plans, schedules, and budgets
• Monitoring resources across various project stages
• Monitoring potential risks that may impact project delivery
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to ensure project alignment

As part of your apprenticeship programme you will be enrolled on the Level 4 Associate Project Manager Apprenticeship with one of our training partners. Upon successful completion of your apprenticeship you will be awarded a Level 4 Associate Project Manager Apprenticeship, and will automatically qualify for Associate Membership with the Association of Project Management. You will then have the option to progress to the Level 6 Project Manager Degree Apprenticeship programme. You will be fully supported through a variety of methods such as lectures, learning materials, and one-to-one support from your tutor or coach.

In order to be successful in this role, we would like you have already achieved, or be predicted to achieve in Summer 2026:

• GCSEs at Grade 9-4/A*-C including English and Mathematics
• A level 3 qualification, e.g. BTEC, A-Levels, T-Level etc. ideally in a construction or closely related discipline.
• Good IT skills and able to use Microsoft Office packages e.g. Outlook, Word, Excel etc.
• Good organisation, time management and communication skills
• Full driving licence, or be actively working towards achieving this.

You must also be available to start full-time work by September 2026 and have:

• The commitment to live and breathe our company values during your work and studies.
• The motivation and dedication to successfully complete your apprenticeship programme.

Please note, as this is an apprenticeship programme, in order to be eligible to apply you must not already have an equivalent level or higher qualification in the occupational area, or significant work experience.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age. We are proud to be a disability confident employer, please contact our Early Careers team at earlycareers@unitedinfrastructure.com if you would like to apply via this scheme, or to discuss any access needs, reasonable adjustments or additional application support that may be required at any point during the recruitment process so we can discuss how we can support you.

If you are ready to be part of our expanding team and contribute to our success, please click the I’m interested button and submit an application. We recommend you apply as early as possible as we may close this vacancy if we receive sufficient applications. Join us at United Infrastructure today and be part of our mission to deliver innovative and sustainable solutions to the complex infrastructure needs of the UK.