Apprentice Project Manager

Do you have what it takes to transform society?

We are looking for an Apprentice Project Manager to join our Water team in Leeds. We are looking for someone who can manage priorities effectively, communicate clearly and contribute positively to team success. This role offers an opportunity for the successful candidate to gain the essential knowledge, understanding and skills required to be successful as a project manager.

Sweco have over 22,000 designers, engineers and consultancy experts across the UK and Europe and, together with our clients, we co-create solutions that address urbanisation, capture the power of digitalisation and make our societies more sustainable.

Our water teams have a global knowhow of industry leading technologies and are providing skills and inventive solutions across the full spectrum of lifecycle services in both water engineering and wider water management. These abilities are recognised by our clients, evidenced not least in or work on AMP7 Frameworks with 7 out of the 12 UK water and sewerage companies.

We’ll support you to develop your career in project management so that you can build your skills, lead with confidence and progress towards your long term career goals.

We are looking for individuals who can manage priorities effectively, communicate clearly and contribute positively to team success. This role offers an opportunity for the successful candidate to gain the essential knowledge, understanding and skills required to be successful as a project manager.

What does the role involve?

• Providing support in planning and scheduling of project activities
• Cost management/forecast support for projects, learn how budgets, scope and programme timelines are managed
• Collating, analysing and presenting project data in reports
• Providing support to document control and project governance
• Developing skills in new software including Microsoft Project to allow support to Senior team members for planning and programming of activities
• Shadow experienced project managers allowing you to eventually take on more responsibilities
• Working towards your formal qualification
• Keeping a work diary / portfolio of evidence outlining your training progress throughout your apprenticeship allowing demonstration of how knowledge, skills and behaviours are being met, including regular 1-2-1s with your Team Manager

What we’re looking for from you:

• Ability to communicate clearly, both written and verbal communication
• Good organisational skills. Have the ability to keep track of tasks, deadlines and documents.
• Time management, be able to plan your own work and helping the project and project teams stay on schedule.
• Good attention to detail, being able to spot risks, errors, and missing information early.
• Must be able to work well within a team and with different stakeholders but equally be able to work well on your own.
• Have the ability to be able to help find practical solutions when issues come up.
• Have the ability to respond to changing priorities and project conditions.
• IT skills – using tools like Microsoft office (Excel, Powerpoint etc)

Qualifications

• Essential: Minimum of 5 GCSEs Grade 4/C in Mathematics, English Language & or Science/Engineering subject

• Level 2 qualification will also be considered in English Language and Maths as equivalent to GCSE Grade 4/C

• Desirable: Minimum of 96 UCAS Points, at A Level / T‑Level, all subjects considered

Apprentice Promise

Sweco are committed to sustaining a highly competent and motivated work force that exceed our clients’ expectations through our Apprentice Degree program.

To ensure this we make this promise to our Apprentices:

• Your program is linked to your career path.

• You will work on real work.

• You will have a higher professional value at the end of the three-year program than if you had Graduated through full time education and your training will be funded.

• You will be provided with internal training structured to the ultimate qualification and professional registration you are aiming for and have highly professional mentors along the way.

• You will be part of a large multi profession Apprentice cohort and attend company Apprentice events.

• You will be involved in the collective delivery of business challenges and will start to build your own network of clients and professional associates.

• If you believe you have the skill set required, are keen to join a business with genuine opportunities for career progression, then we’d love to hear from you.

What Can You Expect?

• A diverse, inclusive, friendly, and flexible working environment.

• Guidance from experienced industry professionals passionate about delivering high-quality projects.

• An opportunity to work on landmark projects and schemes of all shapes and sizes.

• Develop your technical and professional expertise to become a real Difference Maker.

Join Us at Sweco:

This is an exciting time to join Sweco. If you want to be part of a company that provides a diverse and exciting workload and offers genuine opportunities for career progression, this apprenticeship is for you.

Let's transform society together at Sweco.

Apply today to kickstart your career and join a team dedicated to achieving the best client outcomes and tackling climate change by improving the UK’s natural water resources.

Employee Benefits

• Flexible and hybrid working (Flexworks Policy)
• Competitive pension contribution
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical Insurance
• Discretionary Annual Bonus Scheme
• Payment of two relevant professional subscriptions
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (with the option to purchase up to 5 additional days per year)
• Cycle2Work Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme (wellbeing, mental health, financial and work advice)
• Employee discounts via Sweco Benefit Select (Faircare)
• Salary Sacrifice Electric Vehicle Scheme
• We plant a tree for all new starters!

About Us

Transforming society together, we're planning and designing sustainable communities and cities of the future.

Solving the great societal challenges of our time is more relevant, demanding and inspiring than ever before. At Sweco, we bring together experts with different perspectives and skills to develop solutions that address the challenges of urbanisation, harness the positive power of digitalisation and make societies more sustainable.

We offer our clients a combination of global expertise and local presence, adapted to their business and reality. Our ambition is to be our clients’ most relevant partner, working together to help them solve their challenges, today and into the future.

Sweco is committed to enabling all its colleagues to achieve a great balance between work and their other priorities, such as caring responsibilities, leisure activities, further learning or other interests. We offer flexible start and finish times, part time and hybrid working options so that you can flex your hours around your day to day needs.