Apprentice Associate Project Manager Level 4 (Sustainable Transport Infrastructure)

Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council

Stockport (SK13XE)

Closes in 15 days (Sunday 17 August 2025)

Posted on 21 July 2025

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Summary

At Stockport Council we’re committed to making Stockport a climate friendly and sustainable borough, a borough for everyone and a place to build confident and empowered communities. As an Apprentice Associate Project Manager, you’ll play an important part in our ambition to develop transport infrastructure that is green, inclusive, resilient, safe.

Wage

£23,557 a year

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Training course
Associate project manager (level 4)
Hours
Hybrid: Stopford House and homeworking. Office-based for a minimum of 2 days per week, initially 4 days per week. Exact working days and hours TBC

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

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

Key Responsibilities: 

  • Act as Project Manager (overseen/supported by a Programme Manager), to initiate, manage, and continuously monitor, specific minor projects and/or specific aspects of larger projects to ensure satisfactory progress and consistent delivery of projects aligned to the agreed funding, outputs and timescales for those projects
  • Assist in drafting Project Plans for approval and keep them up to date for each project
  • Undertake assigned duties and manage in accordance with the Project Management Procedures. Assist with updating project schedules and cost plans where required
  • Assist in identifying the necessary internal and external approvals consistent with current Stockport Council practices and procedures
  • Contribute to the development of Communication Plans to communicate progress of projects
  • Assist in project control, managing changes to the scope of a project, including assumptions, dependencies and constraints
  • Contribute to the preparation of a business case including achieving required results
  • Assist in identifying and monitoring risks and opportunities, develop mitigation plans and contribute to a risk management plan
  • Help to develop resource management plans for project activities, acquire and manage resources
  • As Project Manager (overseen/supported by Project Sponsor) obtain accurate cost estimates so as to enable schemes to be progressed through various technical design and implementation stages
  • To work positively and inclusively with colleagues and customers so that the Council provides a workplace to deliver a service that does not discriminate against people on the grounds of their age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage, civil partnership, pregnancy, maternity, race, religion, belief, or sexual orientation
  • To fulfil personal requirements, where appropriate, with regards to Council policies and procedures, standards of attendance, health, safety and welfare, customer care, emergency, evacuation, security and promotion of the Council’s priorities

Where you'll work

Stopford House
Piccadilly
Stockport
SK13XE

Training

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

Training provider

SALFORD CITY COLLEGE

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

Associate Project Manager Level 4.

You will be supported by Salford City College via reviews, in person and virtual meetings and conferences. 

More training information

Workshops will be based in Salford Quays. 

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade A-C/9-4)
  • Maths (grade A-C/9-4)

A Level in:

Any Subject x 3 (grade Pass)

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
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative

About this employer

About Us Stockport Council has just been named Local Authority of the Year at the MJ Awards, and you will be joining a committed, supportive, and diverse team of staff, consultants, and partner organisations. We are proud of what we achieve together, delivering sustainable infrastructure schemes which will shape the future of transport in Stockport. Your learning journey starts from day one, and you’ll be working in project teams, surrounded by experienced professionals who are committed to supporting you at every step of that journey. Our past apprentices have gone on to progress their careers securing permanent project management positions within the council or elsewhere.

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Company benefits

Stockport Council has just been named Local Authority of the Year at the MJ Awards, and you will be joining a committed, supportive, and diverse team of staff, consultants, and partner organisations.

After this apprenticeship

This role is for a fixed period of 24-months. Upon completion we can discuss next steps and roles withing the local authority. 

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SALFORD CITY COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000332803.

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Closes in 15 days (Sunday 17 August 2025)

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