Project Manager Apprentice

BARNFIELD ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD

BALL HILL (RG20 0NG)

Closes in 18 days (Wednesday 1 April 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 12 March 2026

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Summary

Barnfield Engineering, experienced in training and supporting apprentices, is keen to expand its team. As an Apprentice Project Manager, you'll be involved right from the start, liaising with clients, undertaking site surveys, drawing up in CAD, producing 3D drawings for proposal at the tendering stage, and final product. A genuine interest in engineering is key.

Wage

£20,000 a year

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Training course
Associate project manager (level 4)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 7.00am - 5.00pm.

45 hours a week

Start date

Friday 1 May 2026

Duration

2 years

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

  • To assist the project management team in project delivery
  • Site Survey Work - undertake site surveys and draw up in CAD and produce 3D drawings for proposal at the tendering stage
  • Tendering and Quotations - produce tender documents and quotations
  • Procurement - obtaining supplier quotations
  • Raising purchase orders for project-specific items
  • Client Interface - liaising with client(s) and their team(s), so any prior qualifications or general engineering experience would be beneficial
  • Health and Safety - Producing risk assessments and Method Statements

Where you'll work

UNIT 9
LANE END FARM
HATT COMMON
BALL HILL
RG20 0NG

Training

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

Training provider

WEST BERKSHIRE TRAINING CONSORTIUM

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

  • The apprentice would work towards the Level 4 Associate Project Manager Standard
  • This would be through blended learning, monthly tutor-led group sessions, guided self-study / online learning and 1-1 reviews

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4)
  • Maths (grade 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
  • Customer care skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Team working

Other requirements

Barnfield are looking to receive applications from candidates who are CURRENTLY residing in Newbury area.  You will need your have your own transport (full licence at point of applying) as you will also need to attend meetings at client sites. A genuine interest in engineering is key to this role as an Apprentice Project Manager, so any prior qualifications in engineering would be beneficial.

About this employer

Barnfield Engineering Services Limited was founded in 1986 by Stephen Thorpe whose engineering background started in the food processing industry. Since 1986 from our site in Newbury Berkshire, we have provided specialist industrial installation and maintenance work to the Water Industries and Building industries in the UK and overseas for UK based Companies. The Company was awarded BS EN ISO9001 certification by SGS in 1998 and continues to operate to a clearly defined management system. The Company became limited in 2000 and growth has continued each year since. In 2006, the Company was awarded a framework agreement by one of the major Water Authorities to cover the carrying out of both clean and waste water engineering projects both new works and refurbishment and/ or replacement of existing facilities. Barnfield Engineering Services Limited has built up its reputation as a reliable, experienced, and well resourced contractor to the water supply and waste water services industries including the water authorities. Barnfield Engineering Services Limited provides a flexible approach to all its projects to ensure that Customers obtain a personal service adapted to suit their particular needs. The Company's reputation continues to increase in stature as it continues to provide a highly professional, reliable service and a high quality product whilst maintaining a commitment to customer care and to ensuring that projects are completed to the highest standards. Barnfield Engineering Services Limited has maintained an excellent safety record and ensures that all of the projects the Company handles are in accordance with current regulations and good practice using a highly skilled trained workforce all of whom carry a CSCS Card.

https://www.barnfieldengineering.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

  • On-going training and development are encouraged and supported

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

WEST BERKSHIRE TRAINING CONSORTIUM

Rachel Eaves

rachel@wbtc-uk.com

07922 426414

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000019433.

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Closes in 18 days (Wednesday 1 April 2026 at 11:59pm)