Apprentice Bid Coordinator

PRYSMIAN CABLES & SYSTEMS LIMITED

Hampshire (SO50 6YU)

Closes in 13 days (Friday 5 September 2025)

Posted on 20 August 2025

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Summary

We are currently looking for an Apprentice to join the High Voltage Systems Commercial team, assisting with the Energy Network Solutions projects. All activities will be under supervision initially. As you gain in experience, you will be given lots of opportunities to develop and take additional responsibility.

Wage

£17,500 a year

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The starting salary is £17,500 but this will increase after the first year as we align you more closely to a fully qualified rate.

Training course
Chartered manager (degree) (level 6)
Hours
Our working week is Monday to Friday. We usually start at 08:30, finishing around 17:00. This role will work 39 hours a week across the 5 days.

39 hours a week

Start date

Saturday 20 September 2025

Duration

4 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

Manage enquiries received into the ENS business for work quotations.

  • Working with relevant departments / subcontractors to compile commercial tenders
  • Working closely with operational staff to plan resource and materials.
  • Assist with operational delivery of works.
  • Co-ordinate / Assist our customer frameworks and financial invoicing process.

 

Where you'll work

Chickenhall Lane
Eastleigh
Hampshire
SO50 6YU

Training

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

Training provider

UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH

Training course

Chartered manager (degree) (level 6)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Support the development of organisational strategies and plans. Develop and deliver operational plans; being able to set targets and KPIs, manage resources, and monitor and measure outcomes to establish operational effectiveness, efficiencies and excellence.   Produce reports that clearly present information and data, using a range of interpretation and analytical processes.  Gain wide support to deliver successful outcomes
  • Plan, organise and manage resources in order to achieve organisational goals.  Identify key outcomes, develop and implement plans and monitor progress, and provide reports as required.  Proactively identify risk and create plans for their mitigation. Able to initiate, lead and drive change within the organisation, identifying barriers/challenges and how to overcome them. Ability to use widely recognised project management tools
  • Managing budgets, controlling expenditure and production of financial reports
  • Use of customer insight and analysis of data to determine and drive customer service outcomes and improve customer relationships.  Creative approaches to developing solutions to meet customer need
  • Able to identify service/organisational improvements and opportunities for innovation and growth, using qualitative and quantitative analysis of information and data and benchmarking against others
  • Communicate clearly, effectively and regularly using oral, written and digital channels and platforms.  Use active listening and open questioning to structure conversations and discussions, and able to challenge when appropriate.  Manage and chair meetings and clearly present actions and outcomes. Ability to apply influencing and persuading skills, to the dynamics and politics of personal interactions
  • Able to articulate organisational purpose and values.  Support the creation of an inclusive, high performance work culture. Enable others to achieve by developing and supporting them through coaching and mentoring
  • Able to build teams, empower and motivate others to improve performance or achieve outcomes.  Able to delegate to others, provide clear guidance and monitor progress. Ability to set goals and accountabilities
  • Able to build rapport and trust, develop networks and maintain relationships with people from a range of cultures, backgrounds and levels.  Able to contribute within a team environment.  Effectively influence and negotiate, being able to have challenging conversations and give constructive feedback.  Work collaboratively with internal and external customers and suppliers
  • Able to reflect on own performance, identifying and acting on learning and development needs. Ability to understand impact on others.  Can manage stress and personal well-being, and confident in knowing core values and drivers
  • Able to create personal development plan, and use widely recognised tools and techniques to ensure the management of time and pressure effectively, and prioritisation and strategic alignment of activities
  • Use evidence-based tools and ethical approaches to undertake problem solving and critical analysis, synthesis and evaluation to support decision making

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

A Level in:

  • English (grade C)
  • Maths (grade C)

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
  • Administrative skills
  • Team working

About this employer

Prysmian Group is the world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry. Each year, the Group manufacturers thousands of miles of underground and submarine cables and systems for power transmission and distribution, as well as medium low voltage cables for the construction and infrastructure sectors. We also produce a comprehensive range of optical fibers, copper cables and connectivity for voice, video and data transmission for the telecommunication sector.

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After this apprenticeship

This apprenticeship can lead to many different roles within our organisation.  Although this starts in a commercial department, transferring to project management, project execution and purchasing functions are all possible.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

PRYSMIAN CABLES & SYSTEMS LIMITED

Kerry Bond

kerry.bond@prysmian.com

07971129513

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000338056.

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Closes in 13 days (Friday 5 September 2025)

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