Trainee Project Manager Apprentice (Spacecraft International)
SPACECRAFT INTERNATIONAL LTD
LONDON (EC1V 9AN)
Closes in 29 days (Friday 27 March 2026)
Posted on 25 February 2026
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Summary
As our apprentice project manager, your role will be to assist our Project Coordinators and Project Managers with the coordination of people and processes to ensure that our projects are delivered on time and produce the desired results.
- Wage
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£26,000 a year
- Training course
- Associate project manager (level 4)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.30pm, some weekends with day off in lieu
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 27 April 2026
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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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
You will learn how to plan project delivery, from scheduling activities, identifying risks and opportunities, development of resource plans.
During your training you will also learn how to monitor projects, tracking everything from budget to quality through the project life cycle. At the end of your training, you will be able to respond appropriately to challenges, opportunities and how to adapt to change.
You should be an excellent communicator and comfortable managing multiple tasks; you also need to be a team player and have a problem-solving aptitude.
Duties will include:
- Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget
- Assist with the administration for project handover meetings from Sales department or relevant stakeholders & other associated administrative duties
- Assist with the development of project scopes and objectives
- Track project specific tasks and assist Operations team where necessary
- Production of the project installation pack in accordance with company policies and procedures
- Assist with Order Acknowledgement checking to ensure specification aligns with project deliverables such as address & delivery timeline
- Produce quotations in accordance with company policies and procedures
- Carry out site visits confirming ingress and egress routes, include all relevant sub-contractors & suppliers
- Assist with the coordination of the snagging and close out process in accordance with company policies and procedures
- Create, coordinate and maintain comprehensive project documentation in accordance with company policies and procedures
- Complete any tasks assigned to you in an efficient and timely manner
- Lean how to manage risk in accordance with company policies, systems and tools to minimise project risks
- Ensure all work is carried out in compliance with Health and Safety standards & protocols
Where you'll work
64-66 OLD STREET
LONDON
EC1V 9AN
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED
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.
Training schedule
More training information
- BPP apprenticeship training programmes are delivered virtually by our fully qualified and industry-experienced training team
- Using their expert knowledge, we’ve purposefully built our programmes around the real-world use of modern technology, so that the skills we create can be directly applied in the workplace
- Throughout the apprenticeship learners receive coaching, help and guidance from a dedicated team who are there to ensure they get the most from their work experience
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Multi-tasking skills
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Presentable
- Flexible
Other requirements
- Desire to work in the construction fit out / furniture industry
- Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills
- Knowledge of Microsoft Project – training will be provided
- Knowledge of Monday.com and Site Audit Pro would be beneficial
- Knowledge of Health & Safety regulations would be beneficial
About this employer
Established in 2003 Spacecraft is an independent furniture dealership based in Clerkenwell dedicated to delivering bespoke solutions for major projects.
At Spacecraft, our consultative approach bolstered by our market independence ensures tailored solutions that meet clients current needs and future aspirations.
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
- This will be a permanent role upon completion of the apprenticeship
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000017852.
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Closes in 29 days (Friday 27 March 2026)
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