Apprentice Construction Project Manager
Rider Levett Bucknall UK Limited
London (SE1 9SG)
Closes in 12 days (Monday 8 June 2026)
Posted on 27 May 2026
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Summary
Gain hands-on experience supporting construction projects from start to finish as an Apprentice Project Manager at RLB. Combine on-site and office learning with a fully funded BSc (Hons) Construction Management via UCEM, mentoring, and a clear pathway to becoming a qualified Project Manager with RICS membership.
- Wage
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Competitive
Competitive wage offered
- Training course
- Chartered surveyor (degree) (level 6)
- Hours
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Hybrid working - Monday to Friday.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 7 September 2026
- Duration
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5 years
- Positions available
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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
- Project planning & coordination
- Support the development of project plans, schedules, and delivery strategies
- Assist in defining project scope, objectives, and milestones
- Programme monitoring & reporting
- Help track progress against the programme and flag risks or delays
- Support the preparation of status reports, dashboards, and meeting packs
- Risk, quality & cost awareness
- Learn how to identify project risks and support mitigation planning
- Assist with monitoring budgets, quality standards, and contractual obligations
- Stakeholder & client engagement
- Work with clients, consultants, contractors, and suppliers.
- Build strong communication and relationship‑management skills
- Project administration
- Help with meeting preparation, actions, document management, and governance processes
- Ensure project information remains accurate, organised, and up to date
Where you'll work
The Shard
32 London Bridge Street
London
SE1 9SG
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
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
- Team working
Other requirements
Minimum 96 UCAS points.
About this employer
RLB. Where People Make Progress.
For over 240 years, RLB has thrived by bringing together the right people and doing things the right way.
We look out for our people, which means we look out for each other. Kind of like a family, if that family had 4,500 different, diverse and amazing people around the world.
We work hard, enjoy the journey, and aim to do good, making a lasting positive impact on our communities and planet.
We are proud of our independence, we believe in straight talk, dreaming big and exceeding expectations. Because when the world counts on us, we count on each other.
At RLB, we live by four simple ideas: TRUTH. TRUST. TOGETHER. TOMORROW. Four values that live at the heart of RLB. A place Where People Make Progress.
After this apprenticeship
This apprenticeship blends office-based coordination with on-site exposure, developing your organisational, communication, and problem‑solving skills. With structured mentoring and professional development, you’ll be on the pathway toward becoming a fully qualified Project Manager and achieving professional membership status with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
RLB proudly partners with the University College of Estate Management (UCEM) to deliver the Project Management Degree Apprenticeship. This programme combines academic study with practical experience, leading to a BSc (Hons) Construction Management.
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ESTATE MANAGEMENT
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000033301.
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Closes in 12 days (Monday 8 June 2026)
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