Trainee Project Manager Apprenticeship

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Purpose of the role:

The Trainee Project Manager role is responsible for supporting the core areas of Change Management: Project Management Office (PMO) and Project Management. You will work within a supportive team and get involved in a range of different tasks such as supporting small, localised projects (or specific small projects within programmes or larger projects).

Key responsibilities/what you’ll do:

·         Following a defined development path for Change Management – Including PMO and Project Management

·         Responsible for the delivery of small projects and initiatives with appropriate support

·         Learn how to and then facilitate the definition of project scope, goals, deliverables and success criteria

·         Deliver initiative/project outcomes to meet the defined success criteria

·         Follow processes to ensure documentation, reports and plans are relevant, appropriate to the complexity, accurate updated and complete

·         Control project scope and any changes using change management processes

·         Ensure project budgets are tracked and managed and that any identified deviations are escalated

·         Monitor progress against agreed milestones and provide regular updates to all stakeholders

·         Management of risks ensuring that each risk has an owner, clearly defined impact, and mitigating actions

·         Appropriate escalation of risks and issues to mentor, sponsor and stakeholders

·         Building relationships with stakeholders and brokering relationships with peers and line managers

Salary: £28,300
Assessment centre dates: June
Start date: Monday 7th September 2026

Personal attributes: 

STRAIGHT TALKING          |          MOVING WITH SPEED          |          OWNING THE OUTCOME

 ·         Clear communicator, able to tailor style and content to different audiences

·         Strong team player and problem solver

·         Demonstrated passion and drive for delivering the best outcome

·         Moving with speed – delivering faster and better

·         Decisive and take ownership of outcomes

·         Not afraid to challenge and be open to challenges

·         Highly motivated, proactive individual able to manage your own workload and take initiative to manage deadlines

·         Ability to take on knowledge rapidly, ability to self-learn and discover

About the apprenticeship:

As a Trainee Project Manager, you will develop the technical knowledge plus the professional skills and behaviours to work within our exciting and fast-paced Change team, gaining valuable work experience plus achieving a qualification through a structured apprenticeship programme to kick-start your career.

Through the level 4 Associate Project Manager apprenticeship, you will learn and grow technical knowledge in the following areas:

·         Project management fundamentals such as scheduling, budgeting, and cost control

·         Business case and benefits, planning and scope, and quality

·         Resources and procurement

·         Risks and issues

·         Stakeholder communication, leadership, and teamwork

·         Governance and methodologies

By the end of the apprenticeship, you will achieve your Level 4 Associate Project Manager apprenticeship. Typically, the apprenticeship will take around 18 months to complete.

Please Note: We will do our utmost efforts to respond to all applicants. However, due to the high volume of applications we're currently receiving, if you haven't been contacted within 30 days of application, please consider your application as unsuccessful.

Requirements

To apply for this role, you will need:

·         To be 18 years old as of 1st September 2026

·         Be a UK/EEA citizen or have lived in the UK/EEA continuously for the last 3 years

·         To be eligible to work in the UK and not in full-time education 

·         Maths and English GCSE (or equivalent) grades A* to C (new grades 9 to 4)

·         To have achieved, or predicted to achieve in 2026, a minimum of 48 UCAS points at A-level or an equivalent (e.g., BTEC qualification). Candidates who do not meet these requirements but have workplace experience will be individually evaluated

·         You must not hold an existing qualification at the same or higher level in a similar subject

·         A basic understanding of project delivery lifecycles (both waterfall and agile)

Find out how many points your qualifications are worth using the UCAS Tariff calculator: www.ucas.com/ucas/tariff-calculator

Benefits

·         Group Personal Pension Plan

·         Life Assurance and Group Income Protection

·         Private Medical Insurance – provided by Bupa

·         Staff discounts on our investment products

·         Personal & well-being fund – supporting your physical and mental wellness

·         Retail discounts – savings at a wide range of high street and online retailers

·         Voluntary flexible benefits – tailor your benefits to suit your lifestyle