Apprentice Project Manager
JOHNSTON SHOPFITTERS UK LIMITED
Doncaster (DN9 3QZ)
Closes on Sunday 4 January 2026
Posted on 3 December 2025
Contents
Summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic Project Manager Apprentice to join our vibrant and friendly team. You will be supported through your qualification with real experience to complement your learning. One element of JSF(UK) Limited core values is to guarantee client satisfaction, safeguarding and building on our close client relationships.
- Wage
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£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Construction support technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, shifts to be confirmed.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 2 February 2026
- Duration
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2 years
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
The following duties and roles in addition to industry standard responsibilities are expected:
- Assist and support in establishing, developing and managing relationships, delivering exceptional client service and ensuring JSF(UK) Ltd team are first point of call for clients
- Ensure stakeholder satisfaction in all aspects of role and engagements
- Arranging access permits
- Developing H&S knowledge to assist in and ultimately enable compilation of RAMS for all sites
- Develop and maintain internal ‘team’ ethos through colleague respect, interaction, support and personal development
- Assist internal PM and design team during inception ensuring understanding and development of client brief developing understanding of compliance with all statutory regulations
- Under the guidance of line manager, co-ordinate site survey dates and ensure all necessary parties are in attendance
- Review site survey outputs (detailed outputs including fully dimensioned site survey, dilapidations schedule, photographic survey and logistics plan) and ensure distribution of relevant elements to the appropriate stakeholders
- Collaborate with design team to confirm specifications, ensuring technical feasibility and developing understanding of compliance with all statutory regulations
- Co-operate with internal team throughout pre-construction period to ensure budget efficiencies
- Assist in liaison with internal design team and specialist suppliers design team in development of design pack, whilst paying due cognisance to project budgets
- Assist in management of the submission, drive the consent process of all required project approvals, statutory or otherwise, to ensure the effcient reduction of pre-construction timelines and ensuring a smooth progression through the consent approvals process
- Assist PM in collation of the construction phase H&S project management plan, providing relevant pre-construction information
- Develop skills to maintain, monitor and issue Key Event Schedule (KES) regarding pre and post construction activities applicable to the role
- Assist in preparation of progress reports flagging of any issues and mitigation methodology
- Monitor all pre-construction operations and schedule intermediate phases to ensure all deadlines are achieved
- Assist reviewing pre-construction resources such as materials, labour and equipment with attention to budgetary limitation, to ensure construction
- Become proficient in the use appropriate verification techniques to manage changes in project scope, schedule and costs
- Manage/maintain health and safety standards, and ensure adherence to all health and safety standards, reporting of any issues
- Report and escalate any issues, or improvements to management as needed
- Experience risk management during the pre-construction process to minimise project risks whilst maintaining safe project delivery
- Liaise with mentor to engage with all suppliers and using ‘data library’ compile and ensure the delivery of and implementation of O&M manuals at PC
- Develop O&M ‘data library’ and standard O&M template to drive efficiencies through the close out process
- Ensure all elements within your control are in place to ensure ‘pure’ delivery (Defect free, O&Ms submitted, Final Account submitted) on day of completion
- Ensure continuation of study, development of academic and practical skills and qualifications
- Establish continuous professional development plan to enable JSF (UK) Limited to support and develop personal and professional aspirations
Where you'll work
Unit 12 14 Platinum Park
Doncaster Sheffield Airport
Doncaster
DN9 3QZ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
DN COLLEGES GROUP
Training course
Construction support technician (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Apply and integrate appropriate mathematical and technical knowledge in the completion of built environment site and/or office processes to contribute to the coordination of construction projects.
- Comply with health and safety regulations and procedures. Identify and document risks and hazards. Apply statutory and company environmental and safe working practices. Produce construction project risk assessment and method statements.
- Communicate verbally to internal and external stakeholders using a range of techniques in line with company policies.
- Interpret and abstract contract documentation to develop site solutions.
- Apply digital construction processes to produce resource lists from tender and contract documentation.
- The use of project tendering, measurement and costing systems to assist with the planning of schedules of work and to provide early warning of problems for all contract phases on site.
- Plan, carry out and manage own work in line with management requirements, assessing tasks, scheduling work, achieving deadlines, reviewing performance and keeping records of work undertaken.
- Apply sustainable principles and low carbon processes in order to implement site environmental solutions.
- Use information technology. For example, for document creation, communication, and information management. Comply with GDPR and cyber security.
- Plan and undertake continued professional development (CPD) to maintain and enhance competence in their own area of practice.
- Communicate in written form to internal and external stakeholders using a range of techniques and reporting mechanisms in line with company policies, using construction and built environment terminology.
- Apply and integrate appropriate mathematical and technical knowledge in the completion of built environment site and/or office processes to contribute to the coordination of construction projects.
- Comply with health and safety regulations and procedures. Identify and document risks and hazards. Apply statutory and company environmental and safe working practices. Produce construction project risk assessment and method statements.
- Communicate verbally to internal and external stakeholders using a range of techniques in line with company policies.
- Interpret and abstract contract documentation to develop site solutions.
- Apply digital construction processes to produce resource lists from tender and contract documentation.
- The use of project tendering, measurement and costing systems to assist with the planning of schedules of work and to provide early warning of problems for all contract phases on site.
- Plan, carry out and manage own work in line with management requirements, assessing tasks, scheduling work, achieving deadlines, reviewing performance and keeping records of work undertaken.
- Apply sustainable principles and low carbon processes in order to implement site environmental solutions.
- Use information technology. For example, for document creation, communication, and information management. Comply with GDPR and cyber security.
- Plan and undertake continued professional development (CPD) to maintain and enhance competence in their own area of practice.
- Communicate in written form to internal and external stakeholders using a range of techniques and reporting mechanisms in line with company policies, using construction and built environment terminology.
Training schedule
- Training will be at Doncaster College where you will access a wide range of facilities on offer
- Day release
- You will undertake the Construction Support Technician Level 3 Standard
- Apprenticeship search / Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education
- You will undertake Functional Skills for English and/or maths if needed
- You will undertake both on and off-the-job training by a team of industry qualified professionals to give you the best skills, knowledge and experience that will help you become a Project Manager of the future
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
Other requirements
You must be able to travel to and from work and college. Ideally, candidates should be 18 years of age and over. Apprentices are paid for their normal working hours and training that's part of their apprenticeship (usually one day per week). The Apprenticeship National Minimum Wage guide is updated every April (ANMW): https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rate. We need to ask all applicants whether they have any relevant criminal convictions and or pending investigation as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Relevant meaning offences against a person, whether violent or sexual, offences involving drugs or controlled substances, or theft. A declaration of a relevant Criminal Conviction will result in a Risk Assessment being carried out to determine whether the applicant poses a risk to the welfare or safety of others. This does not include warnings, cautions, reprimands and (for example) speeding fines/points. You will be asked about this when we contact you to arrange a pre-screening Interview. A YES ANSWER DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY EXCLUDE YOUR APPLICATION.
About this employer
One element of JSF(UK) Limited core values is to guarantee client satisfaction, safeguarding and building on our close client relationships, generating repeat business with clients maintaining similar values.
After this apprenticeship
- Successful completion of the apprenticeship could lead to a higher-level apprenticeship or full-time employment for the right candidate
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
DN COLLEGES GROUP
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000348751.
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Closes on Sunday 4 January 2026
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