Project Planning Degree Apprenticeship (level 6) - Manchester

About the role

Ready to make a real impact on the daily lives of millions? 🚀 Embark on your career journey with us, blending hands-on experience with awesome structured development. Through epic technical training, dedicated apprenticeship days, and expert mentoring, you'll level up your skills tackling meaningful projects. 💡

You’ll team up with fellow apprentices across the business, showcase your wins, and deliver a killer Business Impact Project by suggesting a game-changing business process improvement. You'll be aligned to a role from day one, giving you laser focus for your development and a permanent gig waiting for you upon successful completion. 🎯

As a Degree Apprentice, you'll be working towards a Level 6 Project Controls Professional apprenticeship standard, developing key knowledge, skills, and behaviors with us and our training provider, Cumbria University. Expect a virtual day release delivery model with an estimated 48-month duration. 💻🗓️

In the high-stakes world of railway signalling and control, Project Managers are the ultimate orchestrators. You'll be key in planning, executing, and closing complex projects that deliver cutting-edge signalling solutions.

Here's how you'll make a difference:

• Support the planning and delivery of railway signalling and control projects, seeing them evolve from idea to completion. 🚆
• Collaborate with diverse teams – think engineers, software gurus, and installation specialists – to keep projects on track and coordinated. 🤝
• Sharpen your project management skills by diving into schedules, budgets, resources, risks, and safety. 📈
• Boost your communication and stakeholder skills, working with colleagues, clients, and partners to deliver safe, reliable rail solutions. 🗣️

What you'll need to smash it:

• Achieved or on track for 96 UCAS points.
• At least 5 GCSEs (Grade 4+) including Maths and English Language, OR 3 A-Levels (Grade C+) or equivalent BTEC. 📚
• You're a natural problem-solver with logical thinking, a hunger for self-learning, and a creative spark. 🤔
• You can work independently, safely, and responsibly, owning challenges and ideas, and are ready to lead change. 💪
• You thrive on collaborating with others to find innovative solutions. ✨

The Recruitment Scoop:

We'll need proof of your qualifications (achieved and in progress) before making any offers. We welcome the responsible use of AI for preparation, but your application must be authentically you. 🤖➡️👤

You must have the unrestricted right to work in the UK and won't require sponsorship now or in the future. 🇬🇧

Transform The Everyday with Us!

We celebrate your uniqueness and are committed to equal opportunities. Bring your authentic self and help us transform the everyday! We're a Disability Confident Leader and welcome all applicants. If you need any reasonable adjustments, just let us know. 😊

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Key responsibilities

• Support the planning and delivery of railway signalling and control projects.
• Work alongside a variety of teams to help keep projects coordinated and on track.
• Deliver a Business Impact Project by proposing a change to a business process.
• Gain experience in project management areas such as project schedules, budgets, resources, risks, and safety requirements.
• Collaborate with colleagues, customers, suppliers, and other project partners to support successful project delivery.

Skills