Apprentice Works Supervisor

Liverpool City Council

Liverpool (L3 1AH)

Closes in 12 days (Sunday 25 May 2025)

Posted on 12 May 2025


Summary

In the role as Apprentice Works Supervisor you will shadow and assist in supervising a small team, consisting of a wide variety of highways maintenance and construction employees, including supply chain partners.

Training course
Construction site supervisor (level 4)
Hours
Monday - Friday - days will be flexible depending on the requirements of the service area.

35 hours a week

Start date

Monday 23 June 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

  • Our Apprentice Works Supervisor will support working with the main and the sub-contractors on site and support the management team you will learn all aspects of running a safe and productive construction site
  • Within the role, the Apprentice Works Supervisor will conduct site inspections with the site manager
  • As the Apprentice Works Supervisor, you'll  input into the management and monitoring of the Major Schemes and the wider Transportation Capital Programme

Where you'll work

Cunard Building
Water Street
Liverpool
L3 1AH

Training

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

College or training organisation

THE CITY OF LIVERPOOL COLLEGE

Your training course

Construction site supervisor (level 4)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Identify risk of activities and encourage all employees to demonstrate safety-conscious behaviours.
  • Assess, identify and record the environmental impact of projects.
  • Assist in the implementation of the most appropriate solutions for construction projects.
  • Use effective management principles and be able to supervise construction workers.
  • Understand overall plan for project and measure and record progress against plan.
  • Assess and report on quality standards and assist in commissioning of finished construction projects.
  • Understand financial and legal constraints and measure and record progress against budget.

Your training plan

  • You will attend college one day per week (tba)
  • You will meet your work coach on a one to one basis
  • You will be offered support and mentorship from your work colleagues

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade A*-C/9-4 or equivalent)
  • Maths (grade A*-C/9-4 or equivalent)

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
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Team working
  • Non judgemental

About this company

The city of Liverpool is world-famous for its cultural offer, and our greatest asset is our people. Our residents deserve the very best from those who serve them and have a council they can be proud of - and you can help play a part in this. We value our employees and aim to create a positive, progressive, and open work culture that supports everyone to thrive.

After this apprenticeship

  • Full-time permanent position (subject to funding)

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

THE CITY OF LIVERPOOL COLLEGE

apprentices@liverpool.gov.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000319819.

Apply now

Closes in 12 days (Sunday 25 May 2025)

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Company’s application instructions

Complete the application form as fully as possible. Tell us how you meet the essential criteria on our person specification. Remember to tell us all of your qualifications and the grades you achieved.