Engineering Apprenticeship Centre Manager

Best Apprenticeships; Tilbury; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The Amazon Apprentice Academy in Tilbury is recruiting a Centre Manager to lead day-to-day and strategic operations of the Engineering Apprenticeship Training Academy at LCY2. You will oversee training delivery, compliance, and stakeholder relationships to drive high-quality programmes.

Ideal candidates bring FE college or provider experience, IQA/IV qualification, and strong leadership. You will manage safeguarding, Ofsted-regulated activity, and continuous improvement across the apprenticeship

Qualifications

• Advanced Excel skills including Pivot Tables and VLOOKUPs.
• Experience defining program requirements and using data to drive improvements.
• Experience in program or project management with repeatable processes.
• Experience working cross-functionally with tech and non-tech teams.
• Experience in safeguarding or compliance-related roles is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership: oversee the Amazon Apprentice Academy at LCY2 and implement training centre strategy.
• Operational Management: manage centre operations, equipment, facilities, and compliance with health and safety standards.
• People Management: lead the delivery team and coordinate with apprentice managers and external providers.
• Quality Assurance and Compliance: maintain training standards, OFSTED alignment, and assessment standardisation.
• Safeguarding: act as a trained safeguarding officer and maintain confidential records.

Skills

Excel

SQL

Cross-functional work

Program requirements

Project management

Process improvements

Tools

Excel Pivot Tables

VLOOKUP

SQL

Job description

The Amazon Apprentice Academy in Tilbury is recruiting a Centre Manager to lead day-to-day and strategic operations of the Engineering Apprenticeship Training Academy at LCY2. You will oversee training delivery, compliance, and stakeholder relationships to drive high-quality programmes.

Ideal candidates bring FE college or provider experience, IQA/IV qualification, and strong leadership. You will manage safeguarding, Ofsted-regulated activity, and continuous improvement across the apprenticeship