Summary
At McLaughlin and Harvey Trainee you will have the opportunity to train as a Site Manager. From day one, you will receive the best mentored, relevant and practical experience on site, tailored to suit your chosen career. You'll develop into a Site Manager who is responsible for ensuring that a construction project is completed on time and budget.
Wage
£15,704 to £25,396.80 a year
Training course
Construction site management (degree) (level 6)
Hours
Monday to Friday 7.30am - 5.00pm
40 hours a week
Possible start date
Monday 8 September
Duration
3 years
Positions available
1
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
During the development period the Trainee Site Manager will assist the Site Manager and carry out the following duties:
* Assist with all document control relating to drawings and specifications, including maintaining up to date registers, and ensuring that such documents are timeously issued to all persons, parties and subcontractors
* Support the line manager in monitoring quality specification compliance
* Adopting a positive and pro-active approach to project delivery
* Raise Technical Queries
* Assist in maintaining as-built drawings
* Assist in the compilation of Risk Assessment and Methods Statement
* Maintenance of existing services and new services as and when they are installed, altered or removed from the confines of the site
* Work closely with the project commercial team and provide and maintain information
* Help ensuring that accurate primary setting out control is established prior to commencement of site works
* Assist the Site Manager to ensure that an initial Ordinance Grid Level survey is carried out prior to commencement of site works, together with verification of any assumed levels or dimensions, including existing drainage, kerb tie-ins, adjoining structures etc
* Support the Site Manager when carrying out a dilapidation survey of existing buildings, property, infrastructure etc. prior to works commencing on site
* Familiarisation of the Company Health and Safety Policy, individual role responsibilities and ensure full compliance
Where you’ll work
Brightside Lane
Sheffield
S9 2RX
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY
Your training course
Construction site management (degree) (level 6)
Equal to degree
Course contents
* Be able to set and review objectives, identify resources and their limitations and plan activities and work methods to ensure project completion on time.
* Be able to identify and manage risks of health, safety and welfare in line with legislation, hazards and safe systems of work.
* Be able to identify the standards required by clients and other stakeholders and implement effective procedures for managing, recording and improving quality.
* Be able to manage construction activities in a way that contributes to sustainable development and implements best practice.
* Be able to manage legal and contractual matters relating to the site and work within commercial and legal constraints to ensure effective project outcomes.
* Be able to investigate problems, causes and effects and determine solutions.
* Be able to identify, obtain and process information required to manage projects.
* Be able to manage risk and plan for its mitigation to minimise its impact.
* Be able to manage and appraise team members and specialist contractors, build teams, advise on development and resolve conflicts to ensure effective teamwork.
* Be able to identify areas for improvement, and implement innovative solutions.
* Be able to effectively manage and supervise specialist contractors and operatives during the construction phase.
* Be able to identify and rectify common defects in construction activities.
Your training plan
This training plan has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
* English (grade C)
* Maths (grade C)
Other in:
* Construction related (grade Level 4)
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
* Attention to detail
* Organisation skills
* Problem solving skills
* Presentation skills
* Logical
* Team working
* Initiative