Apprentice Assistant Site Manager
PERSIMMON HOMES LIMITED
Bristol, Weston Super Mare
Closes in 25 days (Monday 14 July 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 19 June 2025
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Summary
Persimmon Homes Severn Valley is seeking a Trainee Assistant Site Manager to join one of our regional construction sites. Apprentices will work with experienced Site Managers, gaining the skills, knowledge, and behaviours needed for a successful career in construction management.
- Wage
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£16,881.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Construction site supervisor (level 4)
- Hours
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Monday for Friday - 8.5 hours per day.
No weekend working
42 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 20 October 2025
- Duration
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3 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
All of our TASM’s will work alongside qualified and experienced Site Management Teams on a busy construction site. In addition to learning the skills required to become a competent TASM, they will also obtain the knowledge and behaviour to support them in the construction sector.
We are looking for candidates that will work safely and responsibly at all times, with a positive and enthusiastic approach to work and training.
Reporting to the Site Manager your key responsibilities will be (but not limited to):
- Awareness of health and safety on site
- Supporting the Site Manager with back of house activities including paperwork
- Supporting the Site Manager in the delivery of Toolbox Talks and associated paperwork
- Supporting the Site Manager in the maintenance of site records
- Assisting the Site Manager in running a fully compliant housing development
- The Trainee Site Manager role involves supporting and assisting the Site Manager, gaining experience through on-the-job training mixed with a fully funded attendance at college on a day release NVQ/HNC related qualification
Where you'll work
This apprenticeship is available in these locations:
- Wyck Beck Rd, Patchway, Bristol, BS10 7TE
- Haywood Village, Weston Super Mare, BS24 8ES
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
WESTON COLLEGE OF FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION
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 be pursuing a Level 4 Apprenticeship Standard as a Site Supervisor, through Weston College
- As part of this programme, you will attend Weston College once a week, for workshops
- An assessor will conduct on-site observations to evaluate your progress, as well as supporting you in college throughout your apprenticeship
- At the conclusion of your programme, your qualification will be assessed through an Apprenticeship Assessment
More training information
Apprenticeship induction is October 17th, 2025. Classroom workshops will not begin until January 2026.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- Any subject (grade 4/C+)
- Any subject (grade 4/C+)
- English (grade 4/C+)
- Maths (grade 4/C+)
- Science (grade 4/C+)
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
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
Please ensure you have reliable transport to and from sites everyday. You will be working across both Weston-Super-Mare and Bristol sites. If you do not meet the GCSE entry requirements, you will also be considered if you have already achieved a Level 2 Apprenticeship in Construction. Please note this vacancy may close early if sufficient applications are received.
About this company
We are a leading UK housebuilder with headquarters in York, we operate from 31 regional offices throughout the UK, trading under the brand names of Persimmon Homes, Charles Church and Westbury Partnerships. We have three off-site manufacturing facilities, which we utilise to support our operations and secure key material components: our Space4 business manufactures highly insulated timber frames, wall panels and roof cassettes; our Brickworks manufactures concrete bricks and our Tileworks manufactures concrete roof tiles. To further support our customers, we have established FibreNest, our ultra-fast, full fibre to the home broadband service, which aims to ensure our customers are connected to the internet from moving in day onwards. We aim to deliver value to all of our stakeholders, building good quality homes for our customers, providing career opportunities for our employees, supporting jobs in our supply chain, contributing towards the sustainable development of local communities, and generating returns for our shareholders.
http://www.persimmonhomes.com (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
- 25 days holiday - Eligible to join the Persimmon Share Save Scheme - Pension scheme - Private healthcare scheme - Free turkey at Christmas
After this apprenticeship
The successful applicant will train as a TASM and has the ability to progress to Assistant Site Manager and then Site Manager and manage their own site in the future.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
WESTON COLLEGE OF FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION
Erin Allsworth
erin.allsworth@weston.ac.uk
01934411594
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000326191.
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Closes in 25 days (Monday 14 July 2025 at 11:59pm)
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