Technical Estimating Apprentice

STEELWAY FENSECURE LIMITED

Wolverhampton (WV2 2NJ)

Closes in 31 days (Friday 29 August 2025)

Posted on 28 July 2025

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Summary

Steelway are looking for talented individuals who are eager to learn from our experienced team. If you have already completed an engineering related qualification or have some engineering experience, we would love to hear from you.

Wage

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

National Minimum Wage

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Progressive pay structure with regular reviews

Training course
Project controls technician (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Thursday 8:30am - 4:45pm, Friday - 8:30am - 3:30pm

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

3 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

  • Learn to process quotations using company tools
  • Develop an understanding of commercial and contractual documentation
  • Assist in the setting up of project folders 
  • Maintain and update company systems with quotation activity
  • Learn to provide technical and commercial guidance

Where you'll work

Queensgate Works Bilston Road
Wolverhampton
WV2 2NJ

Training

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

Training provider

TRAIN'D UP RAILWAY RESOURCING LIMITED

Training course

Project controls technician (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Develop work breakdown and coding structures to meet the scope laid out in the projects’ technical information and specification, ensuring that the controls will monitor project progress and performance accurately.
  • Manage data: source, retrieve, check, edit, format, record and analyse data – using it to create relevant time, cost and resource reports.
  • Estimate: develop cost estimates for defined scopes of work, create appropriate benchmarks, analyse quotes from sub- contractors and suppliers, and input to tenders and the early stages of projects.
  • Schedule and plan: break down the scope into activities to create a logical linked control schedule to input to the development of outline and integrated plans and baseline schedules; identify critical milestones; gather accurate progress data for controlling the schedule; and monitor progress.
  • Cost engineer and control: prepare control budgets, carry out cost control activities, gather and interpret cost data, monitor progress on a regular basis, interpret trends and forecasts; keep in line with contractual requirements, maintain baselines; ensure accurate reporting and control.
  • Monitor progress/performance and analyse data: associated with milestones, schedules, progress, manpower, resource and costs; undertake earned value analysis, create progress reports and identify variances from plan and likely consequences if no corrective action is taken.
  • Use computer based technology: model potential trends and resource use etc. using the right software package for the right task.
  • Problem solve: recommend early corrective actions to reduce variances, identify issues and risks, present and maintain related action plans and contingencies.
  • Effectively communicate: with good interpersonal skills and share the right information with the right people in an appropriate format to enable effective project control.
  • Input to project closeout: generate key benchmarks and outturns including lessons learnt.
  • Observe and apply professional ethics, and maintain a duty of care.
  • Apply safety in the context of the role: comply with relevant national and international health, safety and environmental requirements.
  • Work in accordance with company management systems, policies and procedures: especially those relating to quality, data security, risk, change and document management.

Training schedule

  • Project Controls Technician Level 3
  • Training will take place in the workplace where some remote sessions will be required

More training information

An understanding of other areas of the business will be required, e.g. Design, Manufacturing.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

T Level in:

Engineering (grade Pass)

BTEC in:

  • Engineering (grade Pass)
  • Engineering (grade Pass)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Customer care skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical

Other requirements

Eagerness to learn with a strong work ethic.

About this employer

At Steelway we are at a pivotal stage in our company history. With a foundation of almost 100 years of experience, we are transforming the way we do business to support our future aspirations and continued business growth.

http://www.steelway.co.uk (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

25 days holiday + 8 statutory days BUPA cash plan

After this apprenticeship

Sales Estimator, Senior Estimator, Manager.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

TRAIN'D UP RAILWAY RESOURCING LIMITED

cv@steelway.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000334192.

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Closes in 31 days (Friday 29 August 2025)

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