Apprentice Project Manager

G H DISPLAY LIMITED

PETERBOROUGH (PE7 3SJ)

Closes on Monday 30 June 2025

Posted on 8 May 2025

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Summary

At GH Display we design, manufacturer, transport, build and derig custom exhibition stands through the UK, Europe and worldwide. You will learn how to manage a project from the initial enquiry through to the de-rig. This will be a very varied and fast-paced role.

Wage

£20,800 a year

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Training course
Project manager (integrated degree) (level 6)
Hours
Monday - Friday. 8.00am - 4.30pm (30 min lunch) or 8:30am - 5.00pm (30 min lunch).

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Friday 1 August 2025

Duration

2 years 6 months

Positions available

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

  • Take project briefs from customers and in turn brief these to the 3D design team.
  • Complete the require project documentation and bookings throughout the lifecycle of the project, liaising with internal and externals parties. This includes H&S documentation, stand plans, service bookings, logistics bookings, travel bookings, hotel bookings, Carnet arrangements and more.
  • Working with internal production and print teams co-ordinate the manufacturer of the stand/displays ensuring the client brief is achieved and expectations met.
  • Plan the travel, accommodation, transport, on-site services and other requirements for the successful delivery.
  • Have client and other stakeholder meetings throughout the lifecycle of the project.
  • Complete on-site handovers to clients. 

Where you'll work

BULLOCK ROAD
WASHINGLEY
PETERBOROUGH
PE7 3SJ

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY HIGHER EDUCATION CORPORATION

Your training course

Project manager (integrated degree) (level 6)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Governance Frameworks: Lead and take responsibility for the project management plan as required by the governance structure. Apply techniques and project management methodologies as appropriate, dependent upon project complexity and criticality to the organisational environment in which a project is being delivered. Maintain, review and communicate a project business case for approval through the stages of a typical project lifecycle ensuring continued value for money and continued alignment with organisational objectives.
  • The Business Environment: Identify and analyse the context, opportunities and challenges presented by projects in a range of organisational settings, appreciating the differences within both large and small organisations and in different industry sectors and the consequent need for tailoring. Identify the operating constraints that apply to projects including ethical, legal and regulatory considerations. This may include the green economy and the impacts of strategies for achieving net carbon zero by 2050.
  • Stakeholder and communications management: Lead and take responsibility for the identification and analysis of internal and external stakeholders and their impact on the project. Manage an effective project communication plan across stakeholders with different cultural and physical barriers. Analyse information and communicate with stakeholders incorporating elements of feedback to understand and measure the effectiveness of planned communications. Effectively listen and influence others through negotiation and persuasion.
  • Control of projects in terms of time, cost and quality: Manage the project within the constraints of time, cost and quality. Control expenditure and produce status reports as required, including control of costs against budgets, forecasting, and establishing performance indicators as required by funding sources. Measure progress and actual costs against plans to determine a full understanding of project performance. Identify, achieve and maintain quality standards appropriate to the context and specific requirements of project activities.
  • Risk Management: Ensure that project risks, opportunities and issues are addressed using quantitative and qualitative methods to categorise risks and their impacts. Identify, evaluate and implement appropriate mitigation strategies, ensuring that mitigation actions are incorporated into the project plan and are implemented should they develop into issues. Manage risk through the regular review of a risk management plan, adopting appropriate strategies to manage both threats and opportunities.
  • Commercial and Contract management: Maintain and evaluate different commercial contract and procurement types to select appropriate options for specific programmes and projects. Support effective contract management and the achievement of programme and project outcomes.
  • Project Change Control: Dependent upon the size and complexity of a project, define and apply a recognised process to manage change in projects. Make effective decisions in the interests of a range of stakeholders with regards to change requests. Handle change within different project management methodologies.
  • Schedule Management: Evaluate requirements and methods for data capture and analysis in a project environment. Evaluate project schedule integrity including identification and resolution of scheduling problems. Apply resource acquisition and management techniques to balance programme and project needs against resource demand. Negotiate the allocation and scheduling of internal and external resources to meet programme and project demands.

Your training plan

  • BSc (Hons) in Project Management.
  • Taught through blended learning consisting of online learning and 16 scheduled workshops per year delivered either on-campus or at a specially selected hotel and conference facilities close to Cambridge or Chelmsford.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

English and Maths (grade C/4)

A Level in:

Any (grade 96 UCAS Points (CCC))

BTEC in:

Any (grade 96 UCAS Points (MMM))

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Number skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Highly driven

Other requirements

GH Display is a family run business with an ambitious approach. The people who do well at GH Display are hardworking, resourceful and supportive to each other and the company.

About this company

At GH Display we design, manufacturer, transport, build and derig custom exhibition stands through the UK, Europe and worldwide. In addition to larger projects we also sell portable display solutions via our website and offer event storage and management services. We have in-house print, production, project management, 2D design, 3D design, storage and management services. We are the one stop shop for all things exhibitions and events.

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After this apprenticeship

We are a growing company and plan to grow further. The right person can help drive that and be part of the growth, progressing their career with GH Display as we grow.

This role can lead to Project Management and Team/Department Management opportunities.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY HIGHER EDUCATION CORPORATION

jennyhodson@ghdisplay.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000319348.

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Closes on Monday 30 June 2025

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Company’s application instructions

TO APPLY please send a CV and cover letter to jennyhodson@ghdisplay.co.uk.