Level 6 Project Manager - Sustainability Apprentice

ASTRAZENECA UK LIMITED

Macclesfield (SK10 2NA)

Closes in 29 days (Sunday 15 February 2026)

Posted on 15 January 2026

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Summary

As part of our Early Talent Programme, you’ll be involved in projects and learning opportunities that have real impact from day one.

Wage

£24,570 a year

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Starting base salary of £24,570 + 11% benefits fund + bonus.

Training course
Project manager (integrated degree) (level 6)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm.

37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 7 September 2026

Duration

3 years 6 months

Positions available

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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

In this role you will take responsibility leading projects and conducting day to day tasks to help AstraZeneca deliver upon its sustainability goals. Examples include:

  • Working with leaders across the business to help them reduce the environmental impact of their activities
  • Working with the Procurement function to continuously improve the sustainability of our external supplier base
  • Generating data and information to be used to help business units prioritise their sustainability improvements
  • Helping create content for communications and training

Where you'll work

Macclesfield, Cambridge or Luton (to be determined)
Charter Way, Silk Road Business Park
Macclesfield
SK10 2NA

Training

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

Training provider

NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY-LONDON

Training course

Project manager (integrated degree) (level 6)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Governance Frameworks: Lead and take responsibility for the project management plan as required by the governance structure. Apply techniques and project management methodologies as appropriate, dependent upon project complexity and criticality to the organisational environment in which a project is being delivered. Maintain, review and communicate a project business case for approval through the stages of a typical project lifecycle ensuring continued value for money and continued alignment with organisational objectives.
  • The Business Environment: Identify and analyse the context, opportunities and challenges presented by projects in a range of organisational settings, appreciating the differences within both large and small organisations and in different industry sectors and the consequent need for tailoring. Identify the operating constraints that apply to projects including ethical, legal and regulatory considerations. This may include the green economy and the impacts of strategies for achieving net carbon zero by 2050.
  • Stakeholder and communications management: Lead and take responsibility for the identification and analysis of internal and external stakeholders and their impact on the project. Manage an effective project communication plan across stakeholders with different cultural and physical barriers. Analyse information and communicate with stakeholders incorporating elements of feedback to understand and measure the effectiveness of planned communications. Effectively listen and influence others through negotiation and persuasion.
  • Control of projects in terms of time, cost and quality: Manage the project within the constraints of time, cost and quality. Control expenditure and produce status reports as required, including control of costs against budgets, forecasting, and establishing performance indicators as required by funding sources. Measure progress and actual costs against plans to determine a full understanding of project performance. Identify, achieve and maintain quality standards appropriate to the context and specific requirements of project activities.
  • Risk Management: Ensure that project risks, opportunities and issues are addressed using quantitative and qualitative methods to categorise risks and their impacts. Identify, evaluate and implement appropriate mitigation strategies, ensuring that mitigation actions are incorporated into the project plan and are implemented should they develop into issues. Manage risk through the regular review of a risk management plan, adopting appropriate strategies to manage both threats and opportunities.
  • Commercial and Contract management: Maintain and evaluate different commercial contract and procurement types to select appropriate options for specific programmes and projects. Support effective contract management and the achievement of programme and project outcomes.
  • Project Change Control: Dependent upon the size and complexity of a project, define and apply a recognised process to manage change in projects. Make effective decisions in the interests of a range of stakeholders with regards to change requests. Handle change within different project management methodologies.
  • Schedule Management: Evaluate requirements and methods for data capture and analysis in a project environment. Evaluate project schedule integrity including identification and resolution of scheduling problems. Apply resource acquisition and management techniques to balance programme and project needs against resource demand. Negotiate the allocation and scheduling of internal and external resources to meet programme and project demands.

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.

More training information

This course is primarily delivered through online learning, with a commitment of approximately one day per week dedicated to online study. Additionally, there is face-to-face learning that includes a one-week intensive session per year of study (this duration may be adjusted as needed). This blended approach ensures a rich and flexible learning experience, accommodating various learning styles and schedules. 

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • Any other subject (grade Grade 5 or above)
  • Any other subject (grade Grade 5 or above)
  • Any other subject (grade Grade 5 or above)
  • English (grade Grade 5 or above)
  • Maths (grade Grade 5 or above)

A Level in:

  • A Level in Business or Any Other Subject (grade Grade B)
  • Economics or Any other Subject (grade Grade B)
  • STEM or Any Other Subject (grade Grade B)

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
  • Problem solving skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Team working
  • Proactive Approach
  • Willingness to Learn
  • Enthusiastic
  • Able to act independently

About this employer

At AstraZeneca, we put patients first and strive to meet their unmet needs worldwide. We’re deeply committed to our strategy of being a great place to work. For us, that includes fostering an environment where everyone can be among inclusive, supportive individuals with curious minds. A company that genuinely follows the science and values individuals at all levels, you’ll be backed and encouraged to speak up, ask questions, and share ideas to push the boundaries of science and continuously learn and explore.

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After this apprenticeship

Provided the candidate meets the requirements of the apprenticeship, they may be offered a permanent contract.  

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY-LONDON

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000008550.

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Closes in 29 days (Sunday 15 February 2026)

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