Plant & Transport Admin Apprentice

UNITED KINGDOM; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Colas Ltd seeks a Plant & Transport Admin Apprentice in Portsmouth, offering an exciting opportunity to gain a Transport Management qualification. In this role, you will assist with legal compliance, vehicle maintenance, and contribute to a leading company in highways construction.

Benefits

Pension Scheme with up to 10% contributions

Life Assurance Scheme x4 basic salary

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Holiday Purchase & Selling Scheme

Hybrid Working Scheme

Opportunities for funded Professional Qualification

Employee discounts portal

Qualifications

• Passion for learning and growing.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Good working knowledge of IT systems.

Responsibilities

• Support Portsmouth PFI team with legal compliance and accounting.
• Maintain vehicle documentation and compliance.
• Manage appointments and vehicle defect reports.

Skills

Communication

IT systems knowledge

Education

Interest in vehicles

Job description

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Portsmouth, United Kingdom

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Job Reference:

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Posted:

29.06.2025

Expiry Date:

13.08.2025

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Job Description:

Colas Ltd are a UK subsidiary of the global Colas Group, which operates in over 50 countries worldwide and employs over 55,000 people including over 1500 in the UK across multiple sites. We are specialists in highways construction and have been involved in large-scale UK and international construction projects within the highways, airfields, and marine sectors as well as offering highways maintenance services and manufacturing our own innovative surfacing products. We hold a 'Gold Investor in People' award for continuously developing and rewarding our employees, offering excellent career potential.

Purpose of the role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Plant & Transport Admin Apprentice to join the team based in Portsmouth, PO6 1TA. In this role you will provide support to the Portsmouth PFI team with legal compliance, accounting & data recovery.

This post is a 24 month FTC apprenticeship. You will complete a Transport Management qualification during this time alongside working in the Plant and Transport Admin Apprentice position.

Main Responsibilities

As a Plant & Transport Admin Apprentice your duties will include but not be limited to the following:

• You willensure that each vehicle has a Maintenance file with all documentation filed and easily available if needed. Regulatory Inspections, yearly Services, Mot and certs, tacho certs, Loler certs, defect reports Nil and defects reports and rectification invoices
• Assist with maintenance booking appointments
• Management of vehicle defects and reporting including actioning repairs identified
• Vehicle tacho Compliance, arrange regular downloading of all O licenses vehicles in line with our O License commitment of no more than 90 days.
• Drivers’ Tacho management, ensure all drivers comply with our O License commitment, of ensuring their Tacho is downloaded regularly no later than 28 days
• You will ensure all PFI vehicles maintenance planning is programmed at least 6 months in advance

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate for the P&T Admin Apprentice role will have a passion for learning and growing within this role. It would be ideal if you have some knowledge / interest of vehicles this is not essential. It is essential you are an excellent communication and have a good working knowledge of IT systems. In this role you will always recognise the importance of confidentiality and not be afraid to be propose solutions to management. A UK driving licence is preferred but not essential.

You will be able to manage working alongside studying for a qualification in this role.

Package Description

Here at Colas, we offer a great total compensation package, including:

• Our Colas Pension Scheme has combined contributions of up to 10%
• Life Assurance Scheme which is x4 basic salary
• 25 days annual leave per year inclusive of bank holidays
• Holiday Purchase & Selling Scheme
• Hybrid Working Scheme (dependent on the role)
• Opportunities to study towards a fully funded Professional Qualification
• Discounts on car leasing, holidays, cinema tickets, restaurants and much more through our online employee benefits portal

Note to Recruitment Agencies :

In line with our Company Policy, Colas Ltd has a preference for direct hiring and we will reach out to our PSL (Preferred Suppliers List) agencies if the role is eligible for release. We do not accept speculative CVs from agencies. If a speculative CV is sent, no fee will be applicable.

As a business, we hold three core values Caring, Sharing and Daring.We are committed to Caring for our colleagues, promoting, equality and diversity, and maintaining a culture of fairness, transparency, and respect for all employees, clients, communities, suppliers, contractors, and other stakeholders.We harness a productive environment where talents are being fully utilised and organisational goals are met, Sharing our knowledge and expertise with colleagues to progress and expand on new ideas, promoting trust, responsibility, and solidarity.Our culture is built on an innovative and pioneering mindset, Daring to welcome new ideas and approaches. We are driven to invest in our employees and encourage them to participate in innovation, moving forward and striving to provide sustainable infrastructure solutions.