Assistant Project Manager Apprentice

• Role: Assistant Project Manager Apprentice
• Location: East Midlands Airport
• Function: Capital Delivery
• Apprentice Salary Starting at: £20,000
• Contact Information:
  • 36.25 Hours (Full Time)
  • Initial 24-month temporary contract
  • Planned salary increases of no less than 10% throughout the apprenticeship (paid annually)
  
  

About us:

Every year, East Midlands Airport connects over 4 million passengers with more than 80 destinations across Europe and is also the UK’s number one provider of pure freight services. Part of the largest UK owned airport operator group, MAG, East Midlands Airport supports over 6,000 jobs and generates around £300m each year for the region.

In 2021, we successfully bid to become a Freeport. This special government status means that goods imported into freeports from abroad are exempt from taxes. This is unique for an airport and is helping to drive investment, creating thousands of jobs, boosting skills, and accelerating our green agenda.

We’re all here on a journey ourselves, striving every day to help make air travel smoother, more seamless, connecting more people and goods with the world. As a team, we recognise the importance of what we do, supporting one another along the way. Together, we are the Journey Makers..

The role:

This exciting and innovative Apprenticeship scheme is all about building future talent for MAG within the Project Management team. As an Apprentice Project Manager, you will work closely with Dave Shaw, our Programme Delivery Manager here at Manchester. You will work within the team to support the delivery team with safely and successfully delivering Capital Delivery Projects across the airport portfolio. You will work in conjunction with the Capital Delivery and Asset Management Teams at the airport, supporting on delivery to agreed budgets and timescales.

This apprenticeship an exciting opportunity to see first-hand how Capital Delivery and Asset Management directly supports the delivery of our airport’s objectives, as you will be placed across different categories and areas of the team allowing you to discover your own future career aspirations.

Learning:

On completion of the apprenticeship, you will be awarded with an Associate Project Management Level 4 Apprenticeship Association for Project Management Qualification (APM PMQ). Below is just some of the things that you can expect from this apprenticeship opportunity:

• Learn and understand the fundamentals of project management, including stakeholder management, finance planning and risk assessment
• Learn and understand the use and functionality of NEC suites of contracts
• Develop the ability to contribute to building and presenting well-constructed and credible CAPEX businesses cases.
• Learn how to create and manage a project schedule, budget, and cost control process.
• Be able to identify and procure project resources, including negotiating contracts with suppliers.
• Learn how to identify and mitigate project risks, as well as track and report on risk and issue status.
• Develop an understanding of project governance processes and methodologies, including Agile and Waterfall, and how to choose the best approach for a given project.

What will make you successful in this role:

We’re looking for applicants that have experience within a working environment. It would be great if you have some knowledge of procurement as this will help you in your role, however, it isn’t essential as full training will be provided.

From an academic standpoint, you should have at least 8 GCSE’s (A*-C or Levels 4-9) which include Maths and English. You will also have two strong A level’s (C and above).

What benefits can we offer?

What can we offer in return? Great benefits as you would expect from a business the size of MAG – in the shape of a competitive salary and benefits package including 6% company contribution pension, 24 days holidays plus bank holidays, free parking, subsidised public transport, and a huge range of company discounts.

Equal Opportunities & Reasonable Adjustments

At MAG we believe in the importance of diversity & inclusion for all. We are committed to creating a workforce that is reflective of our society. As such welcome applications from candidates from all diverse backgrounds.

MAG is a Disability confident employer and therefore are committed to creating an environment where candidates and employees can perform at their optimum. Please let us know if we can provide you with any reasonable adjustments to aid your application or interview process.

You can contact the team by emailing [email protected]

Advert will close once sufficient applications have been received.

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