Project Management Apprentice

GBS PROCURE LIMITED

Kenilworth (CV8 1EB)

Closes on Friday 10 July 2026

Posted on 19 May 2026

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Summary

As an apprentice at GBS Procure, you will spend 4 days in Kenilworth and 1 day studying for a CIPS Level 4 qualification. Tasks include market research, managing e-portals, evaluation spreadsheets, moderating client tenders, and writing assessment summaries or recommendation results.

Wage

£18,000 a year

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If aged 19 or over after the first 12 months of your apprenticeship, you will be entitled to the National Minimum Wage for your age.

Training course
Associate project manager (level 4)
Hours
37.25 hours per week.

37 hours 15 minutes a week

Start date

Thursday 1 October 2026

Duration

1 year 6 months

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

  • As a Level 4 Project Management Apprentice at GBS Procure, you will dive into a highly practical role designed to give you a comprehensive understanding of the entire procurement and contract management lifecycle.
  • Operating out of the Kenilworth office four days a week, your initial months will involve working closely under the supervision of a team of experienced procurement professionals, transitioning over time into managing your own portfolio of lower to mid-value tender projects ranging from £5,000 to £250,000.
  • You will learn how to navigate the complex world of modern procurement and sourcing, which heavily involves compiling detailed evaluation spreadsheets, conducting vital supply market research, operating client e-procurement portals, and carefully drafting official procurement documentation that complies with strict government regulations and client policies.
  • Beyond the initial sourcing phase, you will actively support clients by diligently administering procurement projects at every key stage, which includes coordinating and moderating client tenders, writing comprehensive tender assessment summaries, and drafting formal recommendation results to ensure services are delivered efficiently and transparently to our clients.
  • Your role is also heavily rooted in data, meaning you will be responsible for tracking key performance indicators, generating management information, and keeping internal systems like the GBS time recording platform accurate and up to date.
  • A typical day in this role is diverse and fast-paced, split between collaborative project administration and analytical evaluative tasks. Your morning might begin at Berkeley House by logging into Microsoft Teams and email to answer a variety of incoming queries from both customers and suppliers.
  • Later in the morning, you might populate complex evaluation spreadsheets to cross-reference supplier bids, or dial into a client meeting to help moderate client tenders and take detailed minutes. After lunch, you might shift your focus to a newly won contract—such as analysing the supply market for a local housing association to investigate a more sustainable approach to grounds maintenance, before pivoting to draft formal tender assessment summaries and recommendation results for your reporting manager.
  • Every fifth day of the week, your routine shifts completely away from the office to dedicated self-study and online learning, allowing you to attend workshops and prepare for exams to achieve your globally recognised Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply qualification.

Where you'll work

6 The Square
Kenilworth
CV8 1EB

Training

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

Training provider

HEART OF ENGLAND TRAINING 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

The apprentice will have an assigned Educator from Heart of England Training.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

A Level in:

any course (grade 4 or above)

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
  • Team working
  • Initiative

Other requirements

Following completion of the Level 4 – Project Management Apprenticeship, GBS would be open to sponsoring the successful candidate to complete their Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) Qualifications – Levels 4-6.

About this employer

GBS Procure Limited delivers expert procurement consulting and outsourcing services tailored for social purpose businesses, including social housing providers and non-profits. Based in Kenilworth, Warwickshire, we specialise in navigating complex public procurement regulations, driving commercial value, and delivering compliant, strategic souring solutions that maximise social impact.

https://www.gbsprocure.com/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Discretionary Christmas bonus (based on individual and team performance).

After this apprenticeship

Procurement Officer, Procurement Business Partner, Senior Procurement Business Partner.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

HEART OF ENGLAND TRAINING LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000032624.

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Closes on Friday 10 July 2026