Project Manager Apprentice

ASTECH PROJECTS LIMITED

Cheshire (WA7 1TQ)

Closes in 19 days (Wednesday 25 June 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 4 June 2025

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Summary

There is a need within our organisation for an enthusiastic, detail-orientated Project Manager apprentice, who can act as a conduit for information across the business.

Wage

£14,722.50 to £23,809.50, depending on your age

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Training course
Associate project manager (level 4)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 8.00am - 4.00pm

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 4 August 2025

Duration

1 year 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

About the programme:

This exciting apprenticeship is designed to develop the Project Managers of the future. From day one, you'll be a key member of our project management team, gaining practical on-the-job experience within professional project environments and collaborating across a huge range of engineering frameworks.

You'll work on a diverse range of complex projects for customers across the automation sector. 
 
You'll focus on the total lifecycle of the projects you're working on, from order intake, Sales support, design through to manufacture, construction, and commissioning. With support from our project management experts, you'll become experienced in: 

  • Monitoring project schedules 
  • Managing stakeholders 
  • Controlling risks and changes 
  • Ensuring smooth delivery of projects

Along the way, you'll develop leadership and management skills. 
 
Completing the programme will equip you with a Level 4 qualification and all the skills you need to pursue a career as a Project Manager. 
 
Your education/training: 

You'll study towards a Level 4 Associate Project Management Apprenticeship standard which will complement your practical on-the-job training

Where you'll work

Unit 15 Berkeley Court
Manor Park
Runcorn
Cheshire
WA7 1TQ

Training

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

College or training organisation

CHESHIRE COLLEGE SOUTH AND WEST

Your training course

Associate project manager (level 4)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Use project monitoring and reporting techniques to track, interpret and report on performance.
  • Manage and engage with stakeholders.
  • Influence and negotiate with others to create a positive outcome for the project.
  • Resolve conflict as and when required with stakeholders within limits of responsibility.
  • Adapt communications to different stakeholders.
  • Communicate and support the project vision, to ensure buy in to the project objectives.
  • Collate and analyse information and provide input to support negotiations relating to project objectives.
  • Monitor and analyse project budgets.
  • Review and provide feedback on a project business case to ensure the project remains valid.
  • Apply change control processes to support the management of project scope.
  • Evaluate an integrated project management plan to provide recommendations on areas for improvement.
  • Prepare, monitor, and schedule activities that contribute to the delivery of the overall project schedule and objectives.
  • Evaluate and make recommendations on the risk management plan to threats to delivery and recommend solutions.
  • Identify and monitor project risks and issues; and plan and implement responses to them.
  • Deliver a Quality Management Plan which contributes to quality control processes.
  • Use an organisation’s continual improvement process including lessons learned to improve performance.
  • Support the preparation or maintenance of a resource management plan for project activities.
  • Work with stakeholders to deliver the project.
  • Use digital tools and software to meet project objectives for example research, collaboration, presentations, and resolution of problems.
  • Provide underpinning data to support the written submission through the governance process.
  • Work within the approved project budget.
  • Ensure that integrated schedules support critical path analysis, interface management, resource forecasting and risk management.
  • Apply relevant legislation, regulations, codes of practice, and ethical guidance where appropriate to their work.
  • Use data to inform decisions on actions to take to mitigate risks on project.
  • Use configuration management and change control to schedule and maintain projects.
  • Manages resources through the project lifecycle.
  • Use project monitoring and reporting techniques to track, interpret and report on performance.
  • Manage and engage with stakeholders.
  • Influence and negotiate with others to create a positive outcome for the project.
  • Resolve conflict as and when required with stakeholders within limits of responsibility.
  • Adapt communications to different stakeholders.
  • Communicate and support the project vision, to ensure buy in to the project objectives.
  • Collate and analyse information and provide input to support negotiations relating to project objectives.
  • Monitor and analyse project budgets.
  • Review and provide feedback on a project business case to ensure the project remains valid.
  • Apply change control processes to support the management of project scope.
  • Evaluate an integrated project management plan to provide recommendations on areas for improvement.
  • Prepare, monitor, and schedule activities that contribute to the delivery of the overall project schedule and objectives.
  • Evaluate and make recommendations on the risk management plan to threats to delivery and recommend solutions.
  • Identify and monitor project risks and issues; and plan and implement responses to them.
  • Deliver a Quality Management Plan which contributes to quality control processes.
  • Use an organisation’s continual improvement process including lessons learned to improve performance.
  • Support the preparation or maintenance of a resource management plan for project activities.
  • Work with stakeholders to deliver the project.
  • Use digital tools and software to meet project objectives for example research, collaboration, presentations, and resolution of problems.
  • Provide underpinning data to support the written submission through the governance process.
  • Work within the approved project budget.
  • Ensure that integrated schedules support critical path analysis, interface management, resource forecasting and risk management.
  • Apply relevant legislation, regulations, codes of practice, and ethical guidance where appropriate to their work.
  • Use data to inform decisions on actions to take to mitigate risks on project.
  • Use configuration management and change control to schedule and maintain projects.
  • Manages resources through the project lifecycle.

Your training plan

  • The candidate will follow a Level 4 Apprenticeship programme and study towards a full standard as an Associate Project Manager
  • If the candidate does not hold GCSE grades A*-C (9-4) in maths and English, or equivalent, they will be required to complete a Level 2 Functional Skill in the relevant subject

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade C/4)
  • Maths (grade C/4)

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
  • Team working
  • Motivated
  • Committed
  • Punctual

Other requirements

Must be able to travel to site in Runcorn.

About this company

Astech Projects are a leading supplier of robotics and automation solutions to a global customer base and part of the Schauenburg International group of companies; a technology business with more than 30 sites worldwide. Our technology has been adopted by many of the world’s leading companies within Laboratory Automation and Manufacturing Automation, including pharmaceutical, medical device, consumer healthcare, chemical, life sciences, aerospace and automotive. Astech are recognised as a leading automation company for our ability to provide innovative and cost-effective automation systems.

After this apprenticeship

  • Full-time employment following successful and satisfactory completion of apprenticeship

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CHESHIRE COLLEGE SOUTH AND WEST

Sophie Cain

sophie.cain@ccsw.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000324168.

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Closes in 19 days (Wednesday 25 June 2025 at 11:59pm)

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