Summary
Joining DAS Ltd as an Apprentice Project Manager, you will be fully trained in the fundamentals of project management through working on internal company projects whilst you find your feet, and on real client projects once you’re comfortable with the basics. You'll build a portfolio of skills and receive mentoring to supplement your study.
Wage
£20,000 a year
•Private pension, private healthcare, and private dental •Death-in-service and income protection schemes •25 days holiday plus UK bank holidays, and 'societal impact' leave days •Personal carbon offsetting •Udemy subscription
Training course
Project manager (integrated degree) (level 6)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm.
36 hours a week
Possible start date
Monday 1 September
Duration
4 years
Positions available
2
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
We are proud to offer a supportive working environment, and whilst you will have an assigned mentor, you’ll be working with and receive coaching from a number of our experienced P3M practitioners including APM qualified Project Professionals and PMI PMP qualified staff.
You can expect to build skills in:
* Planning
* Risk Management
* Statements of Work Reviews
* Business Case development & implementation tracking
* Reporting and management (Governance)
* Supplier Management, Control & Communications
* MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook (O365)
* Progress briefings to staff and company management
We are seeking candidates who:
* Are natural problem solvers – you want to know why things run the way they do, and develop effective solutions
* Have an analytical approach, typically nurtured by studying STEM-related subjects
* Are keen planners and organisers. If your revision notes were supremely organised – think colour coding and timetabling – then we want to hear from you!
* Have an inquisitive and curious approach. You’re not afraid to ask questions when you don’t understand
There could be a good fit if you:
* Are interested in a job where you see activities through from start to finish, rather than diving into one specific area for a long time
* Want to work on a variety of projects and tasks. If you want to work in one sector day in, day out, we’re not the employer for you!
* Would describe yourself as trustworthy. You may work on projects related to national security, so we are looking for individuals who are conscientious and act with integrity
* Genuinely wish to develop professional skills, and seek continuous opportunities to learn
Where you’ll work
GROVE HOUSE
LUTYENS CLOSE
LYCHPIT
BASINGSTOKE
RG24 8AG
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
THE UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA
Your training course
Project manager (integrated degree) (level 6)
Equal to degree
Course contents
* Governance Frameworks: Lead and take responsibility for the project management plan as required by the governance structure. Apply techniques and project management methodologies as appropriate, dependent upon project complexity and criticality to the organisational environment in which a project is being delivered. Maintain, review and communicate a project business case for approval through the stages of a typical project lifecycle ensuring continued value for money and continued alignment with organisational objectives.
* The Business Environment: Identify and analyse the context, opportunities and challenges presented by projects in a range of organisational settings, appreciating the differences within both large and small organisations and in different industry sectors and the consequent need for tailoring. Identify the operating constraints that apply to projects including ethical, legal and regulatory considerations. This may include the green economy and the impacts of strategies for achieving net carbon zero by 2050.
* Stakeholder and communications management: Lead and take responsibility for the identification and analysis of internal and external stakeholders and their impact on the project. Manage an effective project communication plan across stakeholders with different cultural and physical barriers. Analyse information and communicate with stakeholders incorporating elements of feedback to understand and measure the effectiveness of planned communications. Effectively listen and influence others through negotiation and persuasion.
* Control of projects in terms of time, cost and quality: Manage the project within the constraints of time, cost and quality. Control expenditure and produce status reports as required, including control of costs against budgets, forecasting, and establishing performance indicators as required by funding sources. Measure progress and actual costs against plans to determine a full understanding of project performance. Identify, achieve and maintain quality standards appropriate to the context and specific requirements of project activities.
* Risk Management: Ensure that project risks, opportunities and issues are addressed using quantitative and qualitative methods to categorise risks and their impacts. Identify, evaluate and implement appropriate mitigation strategies, ensuring that mitigation actions are incorporated into the project plan and are implemented should they develop into issues. Manage risk through the regular review of a risk management plan, adopting appropriate strategies to manage both threats and opportunities.
* Commercial and Contract management: Maintain and evaluate different commercial contract and procurement types to select appropriate options for specific programmes and projects. Support effective contract management and the achievement of programme and project outcomes.
* Project Change Control: Dependent upon the size and complexity of a project, define and apply a recognised process to manage change in projects. Make effective decisions in the interests of a range of stakeholders with regards to change requests. Handle change within different project management methodologies.
* Schedule Management: Evaluate requirements and methods for data capture and analysis in a project environment. Evaluate project schedule integrity including identification and resolution of scheduling problems. Apply resource acquisition and management techniques to balance programme and project needs against resource demand. Negotiate the allocation and scheduling of internal and external resources to meet programme and project demands.
Your training plan
* You will be working towards a Bachelors degree with honours in Project Management at the University of Cumbria, delivered remotely. The course is part-time (one day per week) and runs for four years.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
A Level or equivalent in:
* Any subjects (STEM preferred but not essential) (grade B or higher)
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
* Analytical skills
* Logical
* Initiative
* Trustworthiness