Project Manager Apprentice based at Palace of Westminster. September start

DALKIA FACILITIES LIMITED

London (SW1A 0AA)

Closes in 17 days (Monday 8 June 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 22 May 2026

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Summary

An apprentice Project Manager, a key role within the overall project management teams providing services to our clients nationally. This role will be based in the South East of England and working alongside an experienced Project Manager within our Business for mentoring, support, guidance and training.

Wage

£22,800 a year

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Salaries will be reviewed in the second year of your apprenticeship

Training course
Associate project manager (level 4)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 08.00 - 17.00.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 7 September 2026

Duration

2 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

On completion the expectation is that this candidate for apprentice Project Manager (PM) will ultimately lead to the candidate having the experience, training, knowledge & approach required to be a Project Manager within the Dalkia business. The Dalkia Project Managers are generally responsible for ALL aspects of a project from inception to completion, and comprise the following headlines of activity (not limited to these headlines):

  • Winning the opportunity, identifying and securing.
  • Tenders and pricing the scope of works up. If a tender, the PM appointed will be responsible for populating this document – with support from others.
  • Completing the content of the Purchase Orders.
  • Profit and Loss (P&L) responsibility for each project – cost plan tracking and ownership of project costs in full.
  • Creation of the site folders and safe systems of work and checking the content of supplier risk assessments and method statements.
  • Creation of the project Construction Phase Plans.
  • Ensuring the sites are safely operating.
  • Raise invoices for the project.
  • Closure documents and creation/sign off and handover to Facilities Management (FM) teams.
  • Case study creation.
  • Attending design and operational meetings – producing detailed minutes of actions required.
  • Booking staff and contractors into site using the electronic system.
  • Obtaining information and presenting/chasing up security clearance applications and passes.
  • Liaison between Dalkia project team members and Dalkia FM teams.

This role will potentially require further attendance of training courses outside of the apprenticeship course – particularly in formal Health and Safety training courses such as:

1st Aid, Site Safety Manager Training Scheme (SMSTS), CSCS Card, IOSH 4 day Managing safely course.

Where you'll work

Houses Of Parliament
London
SW1A 0AA

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

  • As well as guided on the job training specific to our organisation you will study towards your Level 4 Associate Project Manager Apprenticeship programme delivered by Heart of England Training
  • You will attend remote workshops and a tutor will be assigned to you and you will receive protected study time within the workplace
  • You will also get support from our apprenticeship team through mentoring and buddying
  • Functional Skills in English and maths if required

More training information

Heart of England Training have been successfully delivering apprenticeship programmes and consistently achieve high satisfaction scores. The training will compromise a series of online workshops and one to one remote meetings with a designated and experienced tutor. 

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4-9)
  • Maths (grade 4-9)

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
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative

Other requirements

If you're shortlisted you will receive a call on your mobile. If shortlisted you will be invited to a group assessment centre where full feedback is provided afterwards on your strengths and development areas. If you're not shortlisted and would like feedback please email: sarah.cripps@saladskills.co.uk

The job role often requires working with multiple tasks / people at the same time and it's important you're able to remain calm and composed throughout.

About this employer

EDF Energy is a British integrated energy company, wholly owned by the French state-owned EDF, with operations spanning electricity generation and the sale of natural gas and electricity to homes and businesses throughout the United Kingdom. 

Dalkia Facilities Ltd is a subsidiary of EDF Energy Ltd.

Everything we do is in service to our clients and their customers. We continuously find new and better ways of working to help our clients overcome the challenges of today and tomorrow.

We partner with our clients and are committed to realise their ambitions and deliver solutions to meet their needs. We are upfront, honest and act with integrity. By staying curious and pushing ourselves to find new and better ways of doing things, we’re constantly innovating, creating quality and adding value for our clients at every stage.

If you're ready to take the next step in your career, we’d love to hear from you.

http://www.dalkia.co.uk/services/facilities-services/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

We have a range of employee benefits including technology loan schemes, pension, retail discounts and bike to work plans. Further details are shared at interview stages.

After this apprenticeship

  • We have an excellent track record of progressing apprentices within the business, which is why we dedicate a mentor, buddy and external pastoral care for our apprentices.
  • You will be part of a network of apprentices across all divisions to help with your development.
  • Dalkia is a member of the 5% club, showing our commitment to growing our own talent through apprenticeships.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

HEART OF ENGLAND TRAINING LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000033126.

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Closes in 17 days (Monday 8 June 2026 at 11:59pm)