Apprentice Project Manager
YORKSHIRE WATER SERVICES LIMITED
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Closes in 19 days (Sunday 29 March 2026)
Posted on 9 March 2026
Contents
Summary
We have an exciting opportunity for 10 Apprentice Assistant Project Managers to join Asset Delivery, Engineering & Alliance teams at Yorkshire Water and be a part of helping Yorkshire Water to provide the best service to our customers. Could this be you?
- Wage
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£24,309 a year
- Training course
- Associate project manager (level 4)
- Hours
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The roles require travel across Yorkshire including our head office in Leeds. The roles are hybrid (some home working and working out on sites/offices). The working week is flexible and agreed with the line manager, but is Monday to Friday.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 17 August 2026
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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10
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
As an Apprentice Assistant Project Manager, you will work alongside a team of Project Management experts, Operational Teams and Contractors to build your experience in all things Project Management.
This will include:
- Shadowing current Project Managers and others.
- Attending and inputting into meetings on design, commercial, delivery and stakeholders.
- Assist in preparation of reports, cost forecasting, schedule reviews and change management.
- Visit sites to review Health & Safety standards, quality and progress.
- Utilise Project Management Techniques & lifecycle to support stakeholders across the business to ensure projects are delivered on time and to budget, associated risks are managed, and core deliverables are met.
- Collate, analyse, and report on data relating to project performance.
- Contribute to the project objectives and key performance indicators which drive and improve performance and sustainability goals.
Where you'll work
You can select which locations you want to apply for in your application on Find an apprenticeship.
This apprenticeship is available in these locations:
- 1 Savannah Way, Leeds Valley Park, Leeds, LS10 1AB
- Western House, Halifax Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD6 2SZ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
PROVEK LIMITED
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
Provek are a specialist training provider in Project Management. They are one of Yorkshire Water's largest providers. They deliver their programme virtually with a dedicated Skills Coach who provides 1-2-1 support as well as live webinars with a cohort of learners. Live webinars are held once per month and 1-2-1 support sessions with the Skills Coach are a maximum of once every 12 weeks with the minimum set by the Apprentice's support needs.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (Literature or Language) (grade C/4/Pass)
- Mathematics (grade C/4/Pass)
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
A Level in:
- Business Studies (grade C/Pass)
- Engineering (grade C/Pass)
- Geography (grade C/Pass)
- I.T. (grade C/Pass)
- Science (grade C/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
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Team working
- Driving License
Other requirements
Apprentices will need a full UK driving licence to apply as well as access to their own vehicle for work purposes (car mileage expenses paid).
About this employer
Everyone has an idea of what a water company does. Here in Yorkshire, we make sure that over 5.4 million people living in the region and the millions of people who visit our region each year, can rely on our services, and have clean and safe drinking water on tap and that their wastewater is taken away. But for us, it’s so much more than this.
We look after communities, protect the environment, and plan to look after Yorkshire’s water, today, tomorrow 24/7, 365 days a year. We provide essential water and wastewater services to every corner of the Yorkshire region, and play a key role in the region’s health, wellbeing, and prosperity.
New environmental legislation, unprecedented levels of investment and changing expectations from customers means that this is an exciting time to discover opportunities within the water industry. Our People team are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.
https://www.yorkshirewater.com/ (opens in new tab)
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
There may be the opportunity for the right candidate to progress onto the degree apprenticeship in Project Management upon completion of the level 4.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
PROVEK LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000019864.
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Closes in 19 days (Sunday 29 March 2026)
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