Project Controls Technician Apprentice
D2 GLOBAL LTD
Manchester (M1 2HY)
Closes in 27 days (Tuesday 14 July 2026)
Posted on 16 June 2026
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Summary
Working alongside experienced project professionals, you will learn how to monitor and analyse project performance, support planning and scheduling activities, assist with cost control, and contribute to the successful delivery of large infrastructure projects.
- Wage
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£24,000 a year
- Training course
- Project controls technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm with an hour for lunch
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 1 September 2026
- Duration
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2 years 3 months
- Positions available
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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
We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our team as a Project Controls Technician Apprentice.
This is an excellent opportunity to begin a career in project controls, gaining practical experience while studying towards a nationally recognised Level 3 Project Controls Technician Apprenticeship.
Key Responsibilities:
As a Project Controls Technician Apprentice, you will:
- Support project planning and scheduling activities
Assist in monitoring project progress against agreed plans and milestones - Collect, validate and analyse project performance data
- Produce reports on project costs, resources, schedules and progress
- Support the development and maintenance of project budgets
- Assist with forecasting project performance and identifying trends
- Learn how to create and maintain work breakdown structures and coding systems
- Support risk identification and project change management processes
- Use project controls software and reporting tools
- Attend project meetings and contribute to project performance reviews
- Assist with documenting lessons learned and project close-out activities
- Work in accordance with company quality, safety and document control procedures
Where you'll work
Floor 12
111 Piccadilly
Manchester
M1 2HY
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
LEARNING SKILLS PARTNERSHIP LTD
Training course
Project controls technician (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Develop work breakdown and coding structures to meet the scope laid out in the projects’ technical information and specification, ensuring that the controls will monitor project progress and performance accurately.
- Manage data: source, retrieve, check, edit, format, record and analyse data – using it to create relevant time, cost and resource reports.
- Estimate: develop cost estimates for defined scopes of work, create appropriate benchmarks, analyse quotes from sub- contractors and suppliers, and input to tenders and the early stages of projects.
- Schedule and plan: break down the scope into activities to create a logical linked control schedule to input to the development of outline and integrated plans and baseline schedules; identify critical milestones; gather accurate progress data for controlling the schedule; and monitor progress.
- Cost engineer and control: prepare control budgets, carry out cost control activities, gather and interpret cost data, monitor progress on a regular basis, interpret trends and forecasts; keep in line with contractual requirements, maintain baselines; ensure accurate reporting and control.
- Monitor progress/performance and analyse data: associated with milestones, schedules, progress, manpower, resource and costs; undertake earned value analysis, create progress reports and identify variances from plan and likely consequences if no corrective action is taken.
- Use computer based technology: model potential trends and resource use etc. using the right software package for the right task.
- Problem solve: recommend early corrective actions to reduce variances, identify issues and risks, present and maintain related action plans and contingencies.
- Effectively communicate: with good interpersonal skills and share the right information with the right people in an appropriate format to enable effective project control.
- Input to project closeout: generate key benchmarks and outturns including lessons learnt.
- Observe and apply professional ethics, and maintain a duty of care.
- Apply safety in the context of the role: comply with relevant national and international health, safety and environmental requirements.
- Work in accordance with company management systems, policies and procedures: especially those relating to quality, data security, risk, change and document management.
Training schedule
As part of your Apprenticeship, you will be enrolled onto a nationally recognised Level 3 Project Controls Technician Apprenticeship via our training partner, Learning Skills Partnership.
Your Apprenticeship typically takes 27 months to complete and is fully supported through a combination of regular online lessons, e-learning materials, and access to their team of experts for 1-2-1 advice and support.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4/C)
- Maths (grade 4/C)
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
- Administrative skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
About this employer
Since our formation in 2011 D2 has strived to add value to our clients by providing construction know how to de-risk delivery of projects. The intention at the outset was to leave a lasting legacy on the UK construction industry through a combination of sound technical delivery together with an unconstrained view of processes and technology.
Over the past decade we have developed a comprehensive suite of programme management capabilities, ranging from traditional project management to planning and controls, through to information management, digital technology and carbon and sustainability. These services are today captured in our Programme Management Service Model and supported by our growing team of project professionals with shared values and commitment to delivery.
We have built a sound reputation for:
Delivering our commitments
Successful delivery of projects running into the £billions
Thinking “outside the box”
Developing talented project delivery specialists.
Our reputation serves as evidence of our passion to deliver our mission:
Working together to develop intelligent programme management solutions, helping to deliver a more sustainable world.
We believe our experience and reputation along with the services we have developed position D2 to support successful development and delivery of projects of all shapes and sizes. Our growth in the UK, and more recently in North America means we are now well placed to influence the global infrastructure market.
https://www.d2-global.com/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
Mentoring from experienced professionals, 25 days holiday + option to buy 4 days, Additional 1 day holiday for your birthday, Private healthcare and employee assistance programme, Cycle to work scheme, Hybrid working
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
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
This is a fantastic opening to apply for permanent employment in a varied and ever-expanding industry.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LEARNING SKILLS PARTNERSHIP LTD
Holly Parkinson
holly.parkinson@lsprecruit.com
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000037441.
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Closes in 27 days (Tuesday 14 July 2026)
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