Management Trainee Apprenticeship
T MANNERS & SONS LIMITED
BISHOP AUCKLAND (DL14 6XW)
Closes in 21 days (Saturday 6 June 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 14 May 2026
Contents
Summary
Manners has employed apprentices from its earliest days, with many of our Senior Managers starting in this role. As an apprentice, you’ll be working in a supportive multi-disciplinary team, gaining hands-on experience and invaluable skills supporting these fast paced and reactive divisions.
- Wage
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£16,224 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Construction support technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Thursday 7.30am - 4.30pm and Friday 7.30am - 3.30pm.
39 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 3 August 2026
- Duration
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3 years
- Positions available
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2
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
- Supporting the busy and fast paced divisions of Fire Doors or Small Works
- Liaising with office and site staff to source necessary data
- Maintaining accurate records and uploading details to identified systems, including spreadsheets and portals
- Liaising and building relations with key stakeholders via telephone and email communications
- Additional admin based duties
Where you'll work
PEEL HOUSE
DOVECOT HILL
SOUTH CHURCH ENTERPRISE PARK
BISHOP AUCKLAND
DL14 6XW
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
NEW COLLEGE DURHAM
Training course
Construction support technician (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Apply and integrate appropriate mathematical and technical knowledge in the completion of built environment site and/or office processes to contribute to the coordination of construction projects.
- Comply with health and safety regulations and procedures. Identify and document risks and hazards. Apply statutory and company environmental and safe working practices. Produce construction project risk assessment and method statements.
- Communicate verbally to internal and external stakeholders using a range of techniques in line with company policies.
- Interpret and abstract contract documentation to develop site solutions.
- Apply digital construction processes to produce resource lists from tender and contract documentation.
- The use of project tendering, measurement and costing systems to assist with the planning of schedules of work and to provide early warning of problems for all contract phases on site.
- Plan, carry out and manage own work in line with management requirements, assessing tasks, scheduling work, achieving deadlines, reviewing performance and keeping records of work undertaken.
- Apply sustainable principles and low carbon processes in order to implement site environmental solutions.
- Use information technology. For example, for document creation, communication, and information management. Comply with GDPR and cyber security.
- Plan and undertake continued professional development (CPD) to maintain and enhance competence in their own area of practice.
- Communicate in written form to internal and external stakeholders using a range of techniques and reporting mechanisms in line with company policies, using construction and built environment terminology.
- Apply and integrate appropriate mathematical and technical knowledge in the completion of built environment site and/or office processes to contribute to the coordination of construction projects.
- Comply with health and safety regulations and procedures. Identify and document risks and hazards. Apply statutory and company environmental and safe working practices. Produce construction project risk assessment and method statements.
- Communicate verbally to internal and external stakeholders using a range of techniques in line with company policies.
- Interpret and abstract contract documentation to develop site solutions.
- Apply digital construction processes to produce resource lists from tender and contract documentation.
- The use of project tendering, measurement and costing systems to assist with the planning of schedules of work and to provide early warning of problems for all contract phases on site.
- Plan, carry out and manage own work in line with management requirements, assessing tasks, scheduling work, achieving deadlines, reviewing performance and keeping records of work undertaken.
- Apply sustainable principles and low carbon processes in order to implement site environmental solutions.
- Use information technology. For example, for document creation, communication, and information management. Comply with GDPR and cyber security.
- Plan and undertake continued professional development (CPD) to maintain and enhance competence in their own area of practice.
- Communicate in written form to internal and external stakeholders using a range of techniques and reporting mechanisms in line with company policies, using construction and built environment terminology.
Training schedule
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade Pass)
- Math (grade Pass)
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
- Team working
- Initiative
Other requirements
- Competent skills in Microsoft Office packages and data entry
- An active interest in Construction and the Built Environment and aspiration to progress within the sector.
- Flexible attitude and confidence to work in a reactive and fast paced environment
- Good attention to detail
- Commitment to working full-time hours and full attendance at an identified local college one day per week
About this employer
To find out more about apprenticeships and the products and services Manners offer please visit the website www.mannersgroup.co.uk
After this apprenticeship
Management Trainee Role.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
T MANNERS & SONS LIMITED
Nicola Coulthard
enquiries@mannersgroup.co.uk
01388774030
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000012253.
Apply now
Closes in 21 days (Saturday 6 June 2026 at 11:59pm)