Apprentice Project Manager

As an Apprentice Assistant Project Manager, you will work alongside a team of Project Management experts, Operational Teams and Contractors to build your experience in all things Project Management.

This will include:

Shadowing current Project Managers and others. Attending and inputting into meetings on design, commercial, delivery and stakeholders. Assist in preparation of reports, cost forecasting, schedule reviews and change management. Visit sites to review Health & Safety standards, quality and progress. Utilise Project Management Techniques & lifecycle to support stakeholders across the business to ensure projects are delivered on time and to budget, associated risks are managed, and core deliverables are met. Collate, analyse, and report on data relating to project performance. Contribute to the project objectives and key performance indicators which drive and improve performance and sustainability goals.

Training:

Provek are a specialist training provider in Project Management. They are one of Yorkshire Water's largest providers. They deliver their programme virtually with a dedicated Skills Coach who provides 1-2-1 support as well as live webinars with a cohort of learners. Live webinars are held once per month and 1-2-1 support sessions with the Skills Coach are a maximum of once every 12 weeks with the minimum set by the Apprentice's support needs. 

Training Outcome:

There may be the opportunity for the right candidate to progress onto the degree apprenticeship in Project Management upon completion of the level 4.  

Employer Description:

Everyone has an idea of what a water company does. Here in Yorkshire, we make sure that over 5.4 million people living in the region and the millions of people who visit our region each year, can rely on our services, and have clean and safe drinking water on tap and that their wastewater is taken away. But for us, it’s so much more than this. 
 
We look after communities, protect the environment, and plan to look after Yorkshire’s water, today, tomorrow 24/7, 365 days a year. We provide essential water and wastewater services to every corner of the Yorkshire region, and play a key role in the region’s health, wellbeing, and prosperity.  
 
New environmental legislation, unprecedented levels of investment and changing expectations from customers means that this is an exciting time to discover opportunities within the water industry. Our People team are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.   

Working Hours :
The roles require travel across Yorkshire including our head office in Leeds. The roles are hybrid (some home working and working out on sites/offices). The working week is flexible and agreed with the line manager, but is Monday to Friday.

Skills:
Communication skills,IT skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Problem solving skills,Presentation skills,Team working,Driving License