Commerical Management Higher Apprenticeship 2027
Wates · Wales · CF11 7HZ
About the role
🚀 Commercial Management Trainee Opportunity 🚀
Ready to dive into the exciting world of construction and kickstart your career? Our Commercial Management Trainee programme is your launchpad to understanding the financial heartbeat of our projects. You’ll be working with seasoned pros, getting hands-on experience in cost management, financial tracking, and supporting crucial business decisions from start to finish. Think balancing budgets, value, and risks to keep projects profitable and clients happy. 📈
What You'll Be Doing:
- Building awesome relationships with colleagues, clients, subcontractors, and suppliers. 🤝
- Helping to create, manage, and analyse reports, contracts, and financial docs for projects. 📊
- Keeping a close eye on project costs and performance to ensure we hit our financial goals. 🎯
- Getting to grips with contracts and commercial processes to safeguard the business's finances. 🛡️
- Supporting the management of subcontractor accounts – think checking applications, valuations, and payments. 💸
- Learning to spot, assess, and manage commercial risks and opportunities. 🤔
- Contributing to forecasts for project costs, income, and cash flow. 💰
- Understanding how changes in scope, programme, or design impact costs. 💡
- Collaborating across different teams to get a 360° view of commercial management. 🔄
- Gaining the technical and behavioural skills you need through training, workshops, placements, and qualifications. 🎓
Who You Are:
- You’re passionate about building a career in the construction industry. 🌱
- You’re super curious, love learning, and are committed to growing. ✨
- You build positive connections and enjoy working as part of a team. 🤗
- You take responsibility for your work with integrity and professionalism. 👍
- You tackle challenges with a positive, can-do attitude. 😄
- You're organised, flexible, and can juggle priorities like a pro. 🤹
- You're dedicated to delivering top-notch work and making a real impact. ⭐
What's In It For You?
We’re all about helping you build a killer career! You’ll get:
- Real-world, hands-on experience. 🛠️
- An industry-recognised construction apprenticeship with qualifications. 📜
- Mentoring and structured training. 🧑🏫
- Behavioural workshops and support from experts. 🌟
- Encouragement to pursue further professional development and chartership. 🏆
- A competitive salary. 💲
- Private medical insurance. 🩺
- Car allowance. 🚗
- Health & wellness programme. 🧘♀️
- 26 days holiday + bank holidays. 🏖️
- A day off for your birthday! 🎂
Entry Requirements:
- By September 2027, you’ll need Grade 4/C or above in GCSE Maths and English (or equivalent). 📚
- By September 2027, you’ll need two A-Levels at Grade D or above (or equivalent). 🎓
- A full UK driving licence is required for roles in Cardiff. 🚗
Locations: London, Romford, Cardiff
Important Note: This is a project-based business, so you might be working across different sites. Be ready to travel within the region or nationally throughout the programme. 🌍
Ready to Apply?
If this sounds like your dream start, we want to hear from you! Applications close on 10th November 2026.
Quick Tip: Some roles might close early if we get lots of applications, so don't wait! We value your genuine self, so please apply using your own words. We only accept one application per recruitment year.
Click the apply button to kickstart your journey! 🚀
Key responsibilities
- Build effective working relationships with colleagues, customers, subcontractors and supply chain partners.
- Assist in the preparation, management and analysis of commercial reports, contracts and financial documentation.
- Monitor project costs and performance, helping to ensure projects remain commercially successful and aligned with budget expectations.
- Support the management of subcontractor accounts, including reviewing applications, valuations and payments.
- Learn how to identify, assess and manage commercial risks and opportunities throughout the project lifecycle.