Apprentice Construction Project Manager

WARD WILLIAMS ASSOCIATES LLP

TRURO (TR4 9LD)

Closes in 31 days (Monday 9 February 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 5 January 2026

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Summary

Train with a team of highly skilled and experienced Project Managers on award-winning projects across the UK. Ward Williams was one of the first construction and property consultancies to achieve B Corp status - it is our mission to ensure the mechanisms for the support, growth and education of our people are in place and regularly reviewed.

Wage

£26,228 a year

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Ward Williams guarantees the Real Living Wage as a minimum salary for apprentices.

Training course
Chartered surveyor (degree) (level 6)
Hours
Monday to Friday: 9am to 5pm (there may need to be some flexibility due to the type of projects you will be working on)

38 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 1 September 2026

Duration

5 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

Apprentice Project Managers will assist in the following areas:

  • Prepare, monitor and report project costs and budgets
  • Procurement advice
  • Tender document preparation and reporting
  • Contract administration
  • Identify, evaluate, record and avoid project risks
  • Prepare quality plans, and develop and instigate procedures to achieve set standards; delivering or improving upon the required quality
  • Manage the process of Change Control: alert, assess implications, stakeholder consultation, adopt or reject, track decisions and update Change Control register
  • Attend meetings and undertake site visits
  • Prepare agendas, minutes and supporting documents for meetings

Where you'll work

COMPASS HOUSE
THREEMILESTONE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
THREEMILESTONE
TRURO
TR4 9LD

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

  • You will follow the ‘Quantity Surveyor and Project Management’ Degree Apprentice Standard. The majority of your tuition will be via the UCEM through on-line distance learning, and you’ll be expected to study elements of your degree during time at work
  • Whilst at work you will be assigned a mentor, who will guide and support you through your day-to-day work activities; they will also support you to attain the knowledge, skills and behaviour that will help you achieve your apprenticeship

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English Language (grade 4 to 9 (A* to C))
  • Mathematics (grade 4 to 9 (A* to C))

A Level in:

Any Subject (x 3) (grade C or above)

T Level in:

Construction: Design, Surveying and Planning (grade Merit 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
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working

About this employer

Ward Williams is a group of passionate professional people working together to deliver independent, straightforward advice over the lifetime of a construction project. With 50 years experience working across all sectors, we have grown from a handful of like-minded professionals to a team of over 150 loyal and highly motivated staff. We work with a broad range of clients from our 8 UK offices - including Truro - providing assurance, confidence and value.

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Company benefits

  • 30 days Annual Leave
  • Birthday day off

Disability Confident

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

  • We are looking for a long-term relationship with our apprentices and we have a long-term career structure in mind, whereby we see the apprentice developing into senior roles within our business as it grows. With this in mind, successful apprentices will be offered permanent contracts at the end of the 60 months

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ESTATE MANAGEMENT

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000006807.

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Closes in 31 days (Monday 9 February 2026 at 11:59pm)