Project Controller Apprentice

Project Controller Apprentice Reading, England

Thames Water Utilites
Full Time Reading, England 20000 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

We’re looking for you to:

You will need a minimum GCSE grade 4 or FS Level 2 in Mathematics and English.

  • Be a logical thinker and have a passion for finding solutions.
  • Possess the drive and motivation to manage your learning and working life.
  • Be focused, well organised, have excellent time management skills and the dedication to succeed.
  • Be able to quickly engage and build rapport with a project team, technical specialists and contractors.

What you will be doing

We are passionate about providing a quality service to our customers and Project Controls is a key profession in the exciting world of delivering construction projects. It helps organisations to make sure they are doing the right projects and are doing them right. Project Controllers are a crucial part of a project team, making sure that projects are running to plan and that where they’re not, the problems are identified, and the right actions are taken.

Thames Water has a very large programme of construction to help protect the environment, to provide effective water and wastewater services for our 13 million customers and to meet the challenges of growth and climate change. Capital Delivery (the function in which you will work) will spend circa £1 billion per year to achieve these goals.

As part of this 28 month apprenticeship programme, you’ll study with London Metropolitan College – Attendance at college is bi-weekly and teaching takes place on-line.

As a Project Controller, you will be:

  • Controlling change - Controlling the scope of a project
  • Controlling quality - Ensuring that the project’s deliverables fulfil their requirements
  • Scheduling - Ensuring that activities happen on time
  • Cost control - Ensuring the work is performed within budget
  • Managing risk, problems and identifying issues (and obtaining external help to resolve them)
  • Making sure that the project leads to benefits for the organisation

What’s in it for you?

The starting salary will be from £20,000 with a yearly pay review and full studies funded by Thames Water. You’ll also receive 24 days holiday, pension and other benefits. Travel costs are covered for travel to and from your university studies.

Thames Water is a unique, rewarding and diverse place to work. If you join our team, you’ll enjoy fast-tracked career opportunities, flexible working arrangements and unparalleled benefits.

You can find out more in our working for us section of our website.

Who are we?

Thames Water is the UK’s largest water and wastewater company. We make a daily difference to our 15 million customers by supplying 2.6 billion litres of water through 32,000 km’s of pipes, to keep taps flowing and toilets flushing. We are an essential service and have operated throughout the Covid19 pandemic.

At Thames Water, every one of our actions, big and small, matters every day. Water is essential to daily life, and that means our business is always open.

Project Controller Apprentice
Thames Water Utilites

corporate.thameswater.co.uk
Reading, United Kingdom
Sarah Bentley
$2 to $5 billion (USD)
5001 to 10000 Employees
Company - Private
Energy & Utilities
1989
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