Projects Co-ordinator Apprentice
SECURE POWER LTD
Sheffield (S13 9LU)
Closes in 15 days (Friday 12 December 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 26 November 2025
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Summary
An exciting opportunity has become available in the S13 area of Sheffield for a Projects Co-Ordinator Apprentice.
- Wage
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£14,918.80 to £24,126.96, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
- Training course
- Business administrator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday
8:30am- 5pm/9am- 4:30pm
37.5 hours per week
38 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 5 January 2026
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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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
- Maintain project timelines for onsite works
- Coordinate with engineers and customers to plan works
- Schedule delivery of equipment
- Collect and consolidate installation and maintenance reports from contractors
- Prepare documentation for projects (drawings, specifications, wiring diagrams, reports)
- Track delivery and installation progress of projects
- Support engineers with on-site requirements (e.g., ensuring tools, PPE, and materials)
- Monitor onsite activities; record performance results
- Maintain project files, permits, and compliance certificates
- Ensure all UPS systems comply with company safety and electrical standards
- Prepare handover documentation for clients (drawings, manuals, reports)
- Warehouse & Inventory Management Tasks
- Track all incoming deliveries
- Perform regular stock audits and reconcile discrepancies
- Label and organize equipment and materials
- Ensure damaged or expired materials are logged and reported
- Warehouse Operations
- Coordinate movements from warehouse to site
- Supervise packing, loading, and unloading for safety
- Ensure warehouse layout is efficient
- Maintain cleanliness and compliance with safety standards in the warehouse
- Update Warehouse Management System with transactions
- Generate weekly stock and usage reports
- Work with operations to reorder supplies when stock reaches minimum thresholds
- Update project trackers and progress reports
- Assist in budget tracking — comparing actual vs. planned costs
- Document meeting minutes and action items after project review meetings
- Highlight risks or delays and propose corrective actions
- Coordinate between project, engineering, operations, and finance teams
- Arrange transportation and site permits for projects
- Prepare purchase orders and follow up with operations on order status
- Support quality assurance by maintaining inspection records and certificates
- Answer incoming calls, manage inboxes, respond to customer enquires
- Participate in safety briefings, audits, and compliance training
- Contribute to process improvements (e.g., better stock tracking methods)
- Assist in scheduling for maintenance contract and projects
Where you'll work
21 Orgreave Place
Sheffield
S13 9LU
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
SHEFFIELD COLLEGE, THE
Training course
Business administrator (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Skilled in the use of multiple IT packages and systems relevant to the organisation in order to: write letters or emails, create proposals, perform financial processes, record and analyse data. Examples include MS Office or equivalent packages. Able to choose the most appropriate IT solution to suit the business problem. Able to update and review databases, record information and produce data analysis where required.
- Produces accurate records and documents including: emails, letters, files, payments, reports and proposals. Makes recommendations for improvements and present solutions to management. Drafts correspondence, writes reports and able to review others' work. Maintains records and files, handles confidential information in compliance with the organisation's procedures. Coaches others in the processes required to complete these tasks.
- Exercises proactivity and good judgement. Makes effective decisions based on sound reasoning and is able to deal with challenges in a mature way. Seeks advice of more experienced team members when appropriate.
- Builds and maintains positive relationships within their own team and across the organisation. Demonstrates ability to influence and challenge appropriately. Becomes a role model to peers and team members, developing coaching skills as they gain area knowledge.
- Demonstrates good communication skills, whether face-to-face, on the telephone, in writing or on digital platforms. Uses the most appropriate channels to communicate effectively. Demonstrates agility and confidence in communications, carrying authority appropriately. Understands and applies social media solutions appropriately. Answers questions from inside and outside of the organisation, representing the organisation or department.
- Completes tasks to a high standard. Demonstrates the necessary level of expertise required to complete tasks and applies themself to continuously improve their work. Is able to review processes autonomously and make suggestions for improvements. Shares administrative best-practice across the organisation e.g. coaches others to perform tasks correctly. Applies problem-solving skills to resolve challenging or complex complaints and is a key point of contact for addressing issues.
- Takes responsibility for initiating and completing tasks, manages priorities and time in order to successfully meet deadlines. Positively manages the expectations of colleagues at all levels and sets a positive example for others in the workplace. Makes suggestions for improvements to working practice, showing understanding of implications beyond the immediate environment (e.g. impact on clients, suppliers, other parts of the organisation). Manages resources e.g. equipment or facilities. Organises meetings and events, takes minutes during meetings and creates action logs as appropriate. Takes responsibility for logistics e.g. travel and accommodation.
- Uses relevant project management principles and tools to scope, plan, monitor and report. Plans required resources to successfully deliver projects. Undertakes and leads projects as and when required.
Training schedule
As part of your apprenticeship you will be required to attend Sheffield College once per month with a mix of face to face classes and online classroom
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade A*-C or 9-4)
- Maths (grade A*-C or 9-4)
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
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Patience
About this employer
Powering Businesses, Protecting Operations In a world where downtime isn’t an option, power security matters. Whether you’re supplying critical IT infrastructure, installing CCTV systems, or managing large-scale operations, a reliable backup power solution ensures your business—and your customers—stay connected. That’s where Secure Power comes in.
After this apprenticeship
- Potential of full time employment upon successful completion of apprenticeship
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SHEFFIELD COLLEGE, THE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000002582.
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Closes in 15 days (Friday 12 December 2025 at 11:59pm)
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