Level 4 Project Management Apprentice

LCM ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES LTD

Burnley (BB12 8DF)

Closes in 23 days (Friday 21 November 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 28 October 2025

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Summary

The Project Manager Apprentice plays a key role in supporting the successful delivery of business projects, ensuring that objectives & timelines are achieved as planned. Working closely with project leads & stakeholders, this role involves identifying, resourcing, scheduling & monitoring project activities, while adapting to evolving circumstances.

Wage

£14,722.50 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Associate project manager (level 4)
Hours
Monday to Friday, working hours TBC

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 24 November 2025

Duration

1 year 9 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

The apprentice will gain hands-on experience across the full project lifecycle and contribute to the coordination and execution of strategic initiatives, all while working towards a nationally recognised qualification.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Project Planning & Delivery:

  • Support the planning and scheduling of project activities, ensuring tasks are sequenced effectively to meet deadlines
  • Assist in identifying and allocating resources required for project delivery
  • Monitor project progress against objectives and milestones, flagging risks or delays and supporting corrective actions
  • Contribute to the preparation and maintenance of project documentation, including project plans, status reports, and action logs

2. Stakeholder & Communication Management:

  • Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to gather requirements, provide updates, and support engagement throughout the project lifecycle
  • Support the organisation of project meetings, including agenda setting, minute-taking, and follow-up actions
  • Assist in the preparation of presentations and reports for stakeholders and senior management

3. Risk & Quality Management:

  • Help identify potential project risks and contribute to the development of mitigation strategies
  • Support the implementation of quality management systems to ensure project outputs meet required standards
  • Maintain accurate records and documentation to support audit readiness and compliance with governance frameworks

4. Performance Monitoring & Reporting:

  • Track and report on key performance indicators (KPIs), project budgets, and timelines
  • Assist in analysing project data to identify trends, issues, or opportunities for improvement
  • Contribute to post-project reviews and lessons learned exercises 

5. Learning & Development:

Participate in structured learning through college attendance or 1:1 work-based delivery

Develop knowledge, skills, and behaviours in areas such as:

  • Project lifecycle
  • Communication and stakeholder management
  • Resource planning
  • Quality management systems
  • Risk management and mitigation
  • Legislation and governance
  • Documentation and presenting information
  • Budget forecasting and monitoring
  • Data analysis
  • Performance monitoring and KPIs 

5. Compliance & Record Keeping:

  • Ensure all documentation and records are maintained in accordance with data protection and confidentiality policies
  • Support the business in meeting regulatory and quality standards through accurate and timely record-keeping
  • Assist with the preparation of reports, audits, and compliance documentation as required

Skills & Experience Required:

  • A strong interest in project management and a desire to develop a career in this field
  • Excellent organisational and time management skills
  • Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
  • Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team and independently when required
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
  • A proactive and adaptable approach to problem-solving and learning

Desirable:

  • Previous experience in a business or administrative environment (e.g., part-time, voluntary, or school-based)
  • Awareness of project management principles or tools (e.g., Gantt charts, risk registers)
  • Interest in working in a regulated or operationally focused industry

Where you'll work

Wyre Street
Padiham
Burnley
BB12 8DF

Training

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

Training provider

BURNLEY 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.

Day-release training will take place at Burnley College.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths and English (grade A*-C/9-4)

Other in:

Any (grade Pass 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
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Team working
  • Driven
  • Good work ethic
  • Inquisitive
  • Mature
  • Interest in engineering
  • Microsoft Office knowledge

About this employer

Since 1987, LCM Environmental has been a support system for key infrastructure, ensuring smooth operations behind the scenes. We install, maintain, and future-proof our partners’ systems with unmatched reliability.

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After this apprenticeship

Potential progression into full-time employment on successful completion of the apprenticeship. 

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BURNLEY COLLEGE

Themis Team

themis@burnley.ac.uk

01282 733005

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000348657.

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Closes in 23 days (Friday 21 November 2025 at 11:59pm)

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