Apprentice Project Engineer

Avove

Derby, Pemberton House, Stafford Park 1, Randlay, Telford

Closes in 20 days (Friday 29 May 2026)

Posted on 8 May 2026

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Summary

You’ll learn from our commissioning team, learning all aspects of the role and then applying your knowledge to our live projects to ensure compliance with all relevant technical standards taking client information from an outline design stage and ensuring the project controls and workflow is in place.

Wage

Competitive

Competitive wage offered

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Training course
Project controls technician (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday, shifts to be confirmed.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 7 September 2026

Duration

3 years

Positions available

2

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

What your day could look like…

  • Going along to client site visits before a project starts to see how things work on site
  • Learning how projects are priced and planned and helping the estimating engineers
  • Working with the Design team to understand what the project involves and how it will be delivered
  • Sitting in meetings (like buildability, ALM and HazOp) to see how teams plan work safely and efficiently
  • Learning about health, safety, environment and quality (HSEQ) responsibilities
  • Helping review RAMS (risk assessments and method statements) with the site team
  • Using drawings, plans and other engineering information to support project delivery
  • Working with suppliers and subcontractors to make sure designs can be delivered on site
  • Working closely with Design and Delivery teams from start to finish of a project
  • Supporting the Project Manager with general admin and day‑to‑day project tasks

Where you'll work

You can select which locations you want to apply for in your application on Find an apprenticeship.

This apprenticeship is available in these locations:

  • 26 Orient Way, Pride Park, Derby, DE24 8BY
  • Pemberton House, Stafford Park 1, Randlay, Telford, TF3 3BD

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

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

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

Desirable qualifications

Other in:

Any (grade Any)

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
  • Problem solving skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Patience

About this employer

At Avove, we design, build, and maintain the UK’s utilities infrastructure—helping to keep water flowing, lights on, and people connected. We deliver sustainable engineering solutions and work with leading utility providers including Severn Trent, United Utilities, Yorkshire Water, Scottish Power, and Northern Ireland Water. We’re proud to be a responsible, agile partner, committed to improving communities and protecting the environment.

https://www.avove.co.uk/early-careers/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

  • 24 days holiday plus bank holidays
  • Company pension scheme
  • Private GP helpline & health cash plan
  • Avove discount scheme
  • Employee assistance programme and mental health first aiders

After this apprenticeship

Fully qualified Project Engineer and potential for management or specialisation.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

TRAIN'D UP RAILWAY RESOURCING LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000030671.

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Closes in 20 days (Friday 29 May 2026)

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