Project Manager Apprentice - Maple Lodge

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits as a Project Manager Apprentice with a leading water utility company. This apprenticeship offers hands-on experience in the project life cycle, allowing you to develop essential skills such as budgeting, conflict management, and teamwork. You will work alongside experienced Project Managers, gaining insights into the Thames Water five-stage process for effective project delivery. With a commitment to becoming Carbon Net Zero by 2030, this role not only promises professional growth but also the chance to contribute to an essential service that impacts communities and the environment. If you're motivated and ready to make a difference, this apprenticeship is for you.

Qualifications

• Apprenticeship includes studying project management at University of Cumbria.
• Develop skills in budgeting, leadership, and communication.

Responsibilities

• Assist Project Managers with planning and delivering projects on time.
• Engage with stakeholders to ensure project quality and standards.

Skills

Logical thinking

Drive and motivation

Time management

Well organized

Dedication to succeed

Focus

Education

Project Management Degree

Job description

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Project Manager Apprentice - Maple Lodge

Apply From: 26/01/2025

Learning Provider

Delivered by THE UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA

Employer

THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED

Vacancy Description

As part of our Capital Delivery team, you’ll get hands-on experience in the project life cycle, from receiving the solution to handing over completed projects to our Operations colleagues. Your degree programme will help you learn transferable skills, including:

• budgeting and cost management
• conflict management
• communication
• earned value management
• leadership
• negotiation
• procurement
• sponsorship
• teamwork

You’ll be working with experienced Project Managers to develop your understanding and application of the Thames Water five-stage process for planning and delivering projects on time and within budget. You’ll maintain and monitor progress and performance and lead analysis to identify and proactively address issues and opportunities to do even better.

You’ll develop a good understanding of the Health and Safety, OFWAT, Drinking Water Inspectorate, and Environment Agency requirements. You’ll develop your communication and engagement skills as you build meaningful relationships with stakeholders, ensuring that projects are delivered to time, cost, and quality standards. The learning curve will be challenging, and you’ll be given the opportunity to develop and grow throughout the apprenticeship. As a result, after a short time, you could be leading projects to meet our commitment to become Carbon Net Zero by 2030.

Key Details

Vacancy Title

Project Manager Apprentice - Maple Lodge

Employer Description

At Thames Water, our purpose is crystal clear - to deliver life’s essential service so our customers, communities, and planet can thrive. Water is life’s great leveller. Every living thing needs it, every single day. From people to plants, birds to bees, farms to factories, we all need it to thrive, and we’re committed to taking care of it for us all. But keeping water flowing is becoming harder. From scorching summers to wetter winters, extreme weather affects everything from our pipes to our local rivers. We must keep millions more kettles boiling, public services operating, washing machines spinning, showers running and more, so every drop is more precious than ever. Are you ready to play your part?

Vacancy Location

Maple Lodge Rickmansworth WD3 9SQ

Wage Frequency

Custom

Number of Vacancies

1

Vacancy Reference Number

1000296745

Key Dates

Apply From

26/01/2025

Closing Date For Applications

2025-02-24 23:59:59

Interview Begin From

Possible Start Date

2025-09-01 00:00:00

Training

Training to be Provided

As part of your apprenticeship programme, you’ll study the relevant project management degree through University of Cumbria for 1 day a week to gain the theoretical background to your degree via virtual delivery, with occasional face-to-face delivery on campus in Lancaster. You will also achieve an Association of Project Management (APM) Project Management Qualification on your journey to achieving Chartered status.

Learning Provider

THE UNIVERSITY OF CUMBRIA

Skills Required

Logical thinker, Drive and motivation, Focused, Well organised, Time management, Dedication to succeed

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