Apprentice Planner

Avove Apprenticeships Be The Future!

Being an apprentice at Avove isnt just a job, its the start of a great career! We have an ambitious and exciting future ahead so join our thriving apprentice community and take your next steps to being the future of our business!

About our apprenticeships

We want you to be the best you can be, so we offer apprenticeships to help you reach your full potential. You will learn from our talented colleagues, gain a nationally recognised apprenticeship qualification, take part in bespoke training linked to your apprenticeship role, join our apprentice cohort events, get the opportunity to train as a STEM ambassador and use your digital skills to help us attract other young people using our social media platforms. We want you to love what you do, learn quickly, aim high and get hands-on experience so keep reading about this apprentice opportunity and apply today!

About the apprenticeship role

This role is an Apprentice Planner based in Warrington with our Planning & Scheduling team. You will study a Level 3 Business Administrator apprenticeship qualification which will take around 18 months to complete including the end point assessment (EPA) and you will work with our specialist training provider on this. You will work 37.5 hours per week in a hybrid patten you will spend some time working in the office and some working from home.

During your apprenticeship you will learn to support the Delivery team in building a delivery programme for projects we are working on linked with the contract we are working to. You will work very closely with the client and our operational colleagues to make sure we have efficient delivery programmes.

This role will begin with us in March 2025.

What your day could look like

• Learn how to develop programmes thinking about the design, construction and commission needed and making sure they are logical and meet timescales and deadlines.
• Understand how to produce reports and extract schedules about programmes that are required by the project teams.
• Attend progress meetings with our customers and clients and learn how to deliver presentations on programme progress.
• Learn how to identify and communicate programme risks and add them to the risk register.
• Understand how to do programme integrity checks.
• Support the senior planning manager and other members of the team with other day to day tasks and requests that come in.

We are committed to giving all our apprentices a minimum of six hours per week to dedicate to your studies and time to attend training with your apprenticeship provider.

About you

You will need the following to be eligible for this apprenticeship:

• To be 16 years of age or over.
• A minimum of 5 GCSES at grade 4 or above including Maths and English or Level 2 Functional Skills qualifications in Maths and English.

This apprenticeship would particularly suit someone who has good digital skills and can use Microsoft office. We would also like you to be able to show you have good written skills and can talk to others well. You will need to be super organised and have a good attention to detail. We want you to be excited to develop a career, learn more and gain an apprenticeship qualification.

Whats in it for you

We offer a great apprentice salary which is above the national apprentice rate. But thats not all, we celebrate hard work and give recognition to our colleagues. In addition to this, we understand that one size doesnt fit all so everyone has access to a variety of flexible benefits that work for you.

• 24 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Apprentice bonus scheme
• Support with paid driving lessons for those apprentices eligible
• Company pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Family friendly policies
• A selection of lifestyle benefit options
• Financial wellbeing programme

Employee assistance program for health and wellbeing and onsite mental health first aiders to support our colleagues We love to give back so we offer you volunteering days in your community and charity matched giving where we will boost your fundraising.

About us

We design, build, and maintain the UKs utilities infrastructure to help transform local communities for the better. We provide cutting-edge and sustainable engineering solutions and play a critical role in helping to keep the water running, the lights on and people connected.

We are an expert, responsible and agile partner, providing vital services to water, power, and telecommunications sectors. We work closely with our clients to help protect and improve their assets, enhance customer experience, and protect the natural environment. Everything we do is designed to drive continual improvement and move life forward.

We are proud to work in partnership with leading utility providers, including Severn Trent, United Utilities, Yorkshire Water, Northern PowerGrid, Northumbrian Water Group, Scottish Power Energy Networks and Scottish Water.

We are an equal opportunities employer...

We welcome applications from candidates of all races, genders, disabilities, religions, ages, and sexual orientations. We know that having a diverse workforce encourages new perspectives, inspires creativity, and creates an engaging workplace and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment where all colleagues can thrive. When it comes to inclusion, were making sure we keep up the progress with our Communities of Practice, who help us do just that.

What next...

We encourage you to apply for this apprenticeship as soon as you can. We recognise talent waits for no one, so we progress candidates individually through all stages of recruitment process.

If you have any questions, please reach out for an informal discussion

If you need any support with CV or interview skills, or to learn more about our early career's programs, please visit our website pages.

If you do apply for this role, when you go through to do the application, dont worry if you dont have a CV or covering letter, you can apply by just answering the questions. When you are answering the questions, please give as much information and details as you feel you can.

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Location: Westbrook, GB

Posted Date: 11/30/2024