Summary
Are you looking to kick start your career as a Planner? Do you want to work on exciting projects that challenge you daily? We have exciting opportunities for enthusiastic people to join our engineering team. Here you will learn from the industry’s best, managing plans on large scale construction projects.
Wage
£20,000 a year
Training course
Project controls technician (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday, working hours are 7am to 5pm, shift dependent on the project.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
Possible start date
Wednesday 27 August
Duration
4 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
* Create and manage detailed plans and programmes of works on a variety of interesting construction projects, utilising industry leading project management software
* Collect and manage resourcing and progress data in specialist planning and project management software to produce resource forecasts and completion plans
* Produce project performance reports, which measure and illustrate progress against project targets and KPIs
* Attend and contribute to planning and progress meetings
Where you’ll work
Causeway House
Lodge Causeway
Bristol
BS16 3HE
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
T3 TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT LTD
Your training course
Project controls technician (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
* Develop work breakdown and coding structures to meet the scope laid out in the projects’ technical information and specification, ensuring that the controls will monitor project progress and performance accurately.
* Manage data: source, retrieve, check, edit, format, record and analyse data – using it to create relevant time, cost and resource reports.
* Estimate: develop cost estimates for defined scopes of work, create appropriate benchmarks, analyse quotes from sub- contractors and suppliers, and input to tenders and the early stages of projects.
* Schedule and plan: break down the scope into activities to create a logical linked control schedule to input to the development of outline and integrated plans and baseline schedules; identify critical milestones; gather accurate progress data for controlling the schedule; and monitor progress.
* Cost engineer and control: prepare control budgets, carry out cost control activities, gather and interpret cost data, monitor progress on a regular basis, interpret trends and forecasts; keep in line with contractual requirements, maintain baselines; ensure accurate reporting and control.
* Monitor progress/performance and analyse data: associated with milestones, schedules, progress, manpower, resource and costs; undertake earned value analysis, create progress reports and identify variances from plan and likely consequences if no corrective action is taken.
* Use computer based technology: model potential trends and resource use etc. using the right software package for the right task.
* Problem solve: recommend early corrective actions to reduce variances, identify issues and risks, present and maintain related action plans and contingencies.
* Effectively communicate: with good interpersonal skills and share the right information with the right people in an appropriate format to enable effective project control.
* Input to project closeout: generate key benchmarks and outturns including lessons learnt.
* Observe and apply professional ethics, and maintain a duty of care.
* Apply safety in the context of the role: comply with relevant national and international health, safety and environmental requirements.
* Work in accordance with company management systems, policies and procedures: especially those relating to quality, data security, risk, change and document management.
Your training plan
* You will train at one of the top-performing colleges or training providers in the country
* Level 3 Project Controls Technician Apprenticeship
* Block release at college
* You will regularly attend in-house training and development as part of the programme
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
* English Language (grade C/4 or above)
* Maths (grade C/4 or above)
* Other Subjects (grade C/4 or above)
* Other Subjects (grade C/4 or above)
* Science based subject (grade C/4 or above)
A Level or equivalent in:
* STEM subject (grade C or above)
* STEM subject (grade C or above)
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
* Number skills
* Analytical skills
* Logical
* Team working
* Initiative
* Excellent timekeeping
* Are keen to learn
* Safety Conscious
Other requirements
- Work indoors, outdoors and occasionally at height - Be prepared for early starts and travel away from home when necessary