Apprentice Project Manager, Construction
EMESEN PROJECTS LIMITED
Bristol (BS1 5TB)
Closes in 20 days (Monday 18 May 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 28 April 2026
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Summary
As an Apprentice Chartered Surveyor with emesen, you'll gain valuable experience and develop skills to help you pursue a career in the project management/construction industry.
You'll assist senior staff with leading projects from inception to completion, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget, and to quality standards.
- Wage
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£22,000 a year
- Training course
- Chartered surveyor (degree) (level 6)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, 9.00am - 5:30pm.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 28 September 2026
- Duration
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5 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
Emesen are working on some exciting and innovative projects across the South West of the UK, namely in Bristol, Bath, Cardiff and London.
You will be involved in:
- Project planning & scheduling.
- Setting goals, establishing timelines, and outlining the work breakdown structure.
- Identifying risks and developing mitigation strategies.
- Providing regular status updates to stakeholders and clients.
- Monitoring progress against the plan and ensuring deliverables meet quality standards.
- Dealing with changes to the project scope, schedule, or budget.
Where you'll work
31 College Green
Bristol
BS1 5TB
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ESTATE MANAGEMENT
Training course
Chartered surveyor (degree) (level 6)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Information management - Provide data, information and advice for clients relevant to the surveying discipline.
- Health and safety - Recommend solutions to ensure safe and secure working environments.
- Construction technology - Provide advice relating to the construction technology of buildings and their materials.
- Law - Negotiate and agree terms for acquisition/disposal of property, standard forms of building contracts or other property related contracts and liaise with legal advisers.
- Consultancy - Manage instructions from engagement to completion.
- Building surveys – Undertake inspections and surveys and provide advice and recommendations to clients relating to building surveys.
- Prepare designs and specifications – Carry out the preparation of the design and specification of building projects from outline proposals to completion of the design and specification process.
- Administer contracts – Implement administrative procedures for the running of a construction project. Issue instructions, deal with payment provisions, manage variation procedures and deal with completion and possession issues and the issuing of certificates.
- Valuation and appraisal - Prepare capital and rental valuations of land and property for a range of formal and appraisal purposes and prepare client reports.
- Land, property and planning law - Negotiate solutions to issues affecting both owners and occupiers of land and property including at least two of management, sales, lettings, purchase and/or planning.
- Inspection and measurement – Undertake inspections of land and property and prepare related reports and advice. Use appropriate instrumentation to take measurements of land and property. Apply the appropriate guidance and use the appropriate basis to undertake measurements. Prepare and present measurements in an appropriate manner.
- Tendering and procurement - Provide advice and recommendations as to appropriate procurement routes and manage the tendering processes relevant to them.
- Costing and cost planning of construction works - Undertake the detailed quantification, costing and cost planning of complex construction works.
- Manage efficiencies of construction contracts – Manage the construction phase of a construction project. Carry out life cycle costing and apply value engineering processes. Prepare data, reports and forecasts.
- Information management - Provide data, information and advice for clients relevant to the surveying discipline.
- Health and safety - Recommend solutions to ensure safe and secure working environments.
- Construction technology - Provide advice relating to the construction technology of buildings and their materials.
- Law - Negotiate and agree terms for acquisition/disposal of property, standard forms of building contracts or other property related contracts and liaise with legal advisers.
- Consultancy - Manage instructions from engagement to completion.
Training schedule
Training will take place four days a week in Emesen's Bristol office:
31 College Green, Bristol, BS1 5TB.
One day a week will be spent training remotely with the University of the Built Environment.
More training information
Apprentices study two modules simultaneously per semester. Each module has a weekly one hour seminar, these are usually at lunchtime and recorded for those who couldn’t attend live.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4/C)
- Maths (grade 4/C)
Other 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
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
About this employer
emesen is an independent project and cost management consultancy founded on the principles of integrity, innovation and collaboration.
Clients are at the heart of everything we do. We pride ourselves on building lasting re-lationships with our clients by putting their needs first.
We are busy working on exciting and innovative projects in the South West of the UK, with offices located in Bristol and Cardiff.
https://www.emesen.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
Emesen offer company benefits including private healthcare, a generous holiday allowance, and internal recruitment rewards.
After this apprenticeship
Having completed your Chartered Surveyor apprenticeship, your expected career options include:
- Construction Project Manager
- Chartered Building Surveyor
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
EMESEN PROJECTS LIMITED
Lauren Starr-Jones
lauren.starr-jones@emesen.co.uk
01172032552
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000026071.
Apply now
Closes in 20 days (Monday 18 May 2026 at 11:59pm)