Apprentice Planner

Summary

In the role you will gain valuable experience as you shadow colleagues and over time take on more responsibility. In this role, you will be undertaking the Level 3 Construction Support Technician apprenticeship and will be studying at College 1 day/week and be on site the other 4 days a week.

Wage

£15,704 to £25,396.80, depending on your age

National Minimum Wage

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Training course

Construction support technician (level 3)

Hours

Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 14 July 2025

Duration

2 years

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

Providing support to the Project Planner and wider team
Working with the Project Planner to present and discuss any changes to the project programme
Update and monitor progress in both programmes with the support of the wider team
Help to ensure the programmes are resourced and show design, procurement and construction phases with a clearly defined critical path and key milestone dates
Working with the Commercial team to produce procurement schedules and update as required
Working with the Design Management team and Designers to produce schedules of deliverables and update as required
Ensuring all reports for internal and external use are produced and submitted at the required time
Assisting with the development of internal and external reporting
Liaising with subcontractors and design consultancies to ensure programmes are received, checked, and incorporated into the main overall programme in the correct timescales
Ensuring all programmes are stored correctly for future reference
Assisting in the creation of production outputs for future reference when developing programmes
Learn how to use the Planning Software – P6
Take part to the McLaren Apprenticeship Development Programme

Where you'll work

This apprenticeship is available in these locations:

20 Churchill Place, London, E14 5HJ
Kensington High Street, London, W8 4SG

Training

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

College or training organisation

T3 TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT LTD

Your 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.

Your training plan

Apprentices will be completing their qualification at our Barkers & Kensington site and are required to attend college (on their premises) once a week.

Apprentices are only required to complete functional skills in maths and English if they have not met the initial GCSE (or equivalent) A* - C grade (4 - 9) entry requirements on the programme.

Once our successful candidate completes their programme, they will have achieved an apprenticeship qualification in Construction Support Technician Level 3.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

Maths and English (grade 4 - 7)

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
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative

About this company

McLaren group was established in 2001 and operates in construction, property and development in the UK and UAE. We are passionate about creating spaces that inspire and serve customers in the private and public sector. Our core markets include commercial offices, mixed-use buildings, residential, retail, education, distribution and logistics, hotels and leisure.

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Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

You will join the McLaren Apprenticeship Programme where you will network and build relationships with other Apprentices across the company, giving you a broader scope of the business while working towards a interpersonal/communication skills curriculum.

You will have the option to progress to a degree level apprenticeship to further enhance your knowledge and understanding and gain a higher level qualification.

Be able to join our Professional Chartership Support Programme and work towards gaining professional chartership and gain ongoing support for your continuous professional development (CPD).

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

MCLAREN CONSTRUCTION LIMITED

Steven Roberts

steven.roberts@mclarengroup.com

+443300947186

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000321160.

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Closes in 16 days (Monday 2 June 2025 at 11:59pm)

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