Summary
Our three-year Level 3 Apprenticeship Programme is designed for people who want to become project managers in a professional field that offers tremendous career opportunities. We will provide you with comprehensive, structured training and work experience that will teach you everything you need to know about being a competent project manager.
Wage
£15,059.24 a year
Starting Salary in Year 1 is £15,059.24 with an increase in Year 2 to £18,495.89 and again in Year 3 to £21,479.10
Training course
Associate project manager (level 4)
Hours
Monday - Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm with 30-minutes for lunch.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
Possible start date
Monday 1 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
As a Chubb Apprentice Associate Project Manager you will:
* Get off to a great start on a rewarding career in a vibrant and exciting sector that is set to continue to grow and is continuously adopting new innovations as technologies evolve
* Attend and gain experience on a wide variety of different client sites, ranging from domestic dwellings to multi-site global businesses
* Receive training and exposure to a broad range of Fire Systems equipment, from small and simple applications through to large networked complex configurations
* Get training and experience of installing, testing and commissioning cabling and containment systems, components and control equipment on new systems as well as maintaining our existing clients Fire solutions
* Work in small teams to begin with, gradually building your knowledge, skills and behaviours that will allow you to work on your own installation and service projects
* Be provided with and receive training on a wide range of hand and power tools, as well as all required testing and safety equipment
* Use a range of access equipment including steps and extension ladders, hop-ups and podiums, mobile and fixed scaffolding etc.
Where you’ll work
Unit 7C
Ring Road, Zone 2, Burntwood Business Park
Burntwood
WS7 3JQ
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
CORNDEL LIMITED
Your training course
Associate project manager (level 4)
Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)
Course contents
* Use project monitoring and reporting techniques to track, interpret and report on performance.
* Manage and engage with stakeholders.
* Influence and negotiate with others to create a positive outcome for the project.
* Resolve conflict as and when required with stakeholders within limits of responsibility.
* Adapt communications to different stakeholders.
* Communicate and support the project vision, to ensure buy in to the project objectives.
* Collate and analyse information and provide input to support negotiations relating to project objectives.
* Monitor and analyse project budgets.
* Review and provide feedback on a project business case to ensure the project remains valid.
* Apply change control processes to support the management of project scope.
* Evaluate an integrated project management plan to provide recommendations on areas for improvement.
* Prepare, monitor, and schedule activities that contribute to the delivery of the overall project schedule and objectives.
* Evaluate and make recommendations on the risk management plan to threats to delivery and recommend solutions.
* Identify and monitor project risks and issues; and plan and implement responses to them.
* Deliver a Quality Management Plan which contributes to quality control processes.
* Use an organisation’s continual improvement process including lessons learned to improve performance.
* Support the preparation or maintenance of a resource management plan for project activities.
* Work with stakeholders to deliver the project.
* Use digital tools and software to meet project objectives for example research, collaboration, presentations, and resolution of problems.
* Provide underpinning data to support the written submission through the governance process.
* Work within the approved project budget.
* Ensure that integrated schedules support critical path analysis, interface management, resource forecasting and risk management.
* Apply relevant legislation, regulations, codes of practice, and ethical guidance where appropriate to their work.
* Use data to inform decisions on actions to take to mitigate risks on project.
* Use configuration management and change control to schedule and maintain projects.
* Manages resources through the project lifecycle.
* Use project monitoring and reporting techniques to track, interpret and report on performance.
* Manage and engage with stakeholders.
* Influence and negotiate with others to create a positive outcome for the project.
* Resolve conflict as and when required with stakeholders within limits of responsibility.
* Adapt communications to different stakeholders.
* Communicate and support the project vision, to ensure buy in to the project objectives.
* Collate and analyse information and provide input to support negotiations relating to project objectives.
* Monitor and analyse project budgets.
* Review and provide feedback on a project business case to ensure the project remains valid.
* Apply change control processes to support the management of project scope.
* Evaluate an integrated project management plan to provide recommendations on areas for improvement.
* Prepare, monitor, and schedule activities that contribute to the delivery of the overall project schedule and objectives.
* Evaluate and make recommendations on the risk management plan to threats to delivery and recommend solutions.
* Identify and monitor project risks and issues; and plan and implement responses to them.
* Deliver a Quality Management Plan which contributes to quality control processes.
* Use an organisation’s continual improvement process including lessons learned to improve performance.
* Support the preparation or maintenance of a resource management plan for project activities.
* Work with stakeholders to deliver the project.
* Use digital tools and software to meet project objectives for example research, collaboration, presentations, and resolution of problems.
* Provide underpinning data to support the written submission through the governance process.
* Work within the approved project budget.
* Ensure that integrated schedules support critical path analysis, interface management, resource forecasting and risk management.
* Apply relevant legislation, regulations, codes of practice, and ethical guidance where appropriate to their work.
* Use data to inform decisions on actions to take to mitigate risks on project.
* Use configuration management and change control to schedule and maintain projects.
* Manages resources through the project lifecycle.
Your training plan
* While on this apprenticeship, you will work towards a Level 3 Associate Project Manager apprenticeship if based in England
* The training will consist of week-long modules covering theory and practical classroom training, manufacturer systems training, and real-world experience shadowing Chubb project managers in the field
* Be prepared to attend local college on day-release or stay away as required on weekly block-release residential training, as delivered by our Apprenticeship training partners
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
* Any (grade 4)
* English (grade 4)
* Maths (grade 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
* IT skills
* Attention to detail
* Organisation skills
* Customer care skills
* Problem solving skills
* Logical
* Team working
Other requirements
•A reasonable level of physical fitness is required, this is an active role. •You will need to be able to work at heights from time to time (following suitable training). •You will need to have a full driver’s licence. •Some flexibility on start and finish times is needed, this isn’t your normal 9 to 5 role.