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Assistant Construction Project Manager (Apprentice)

Vacancy Salary £Competitive
Vacancy Location London

This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close 6 months ago at 18:02 GMT.

RLB is an independent global construction and property consultancy providing management and advice throughout the built environment.

We are committed to creating value for our clients, achieving commercial success, project and programme success and optimised assets to projects across the world. We do this through our extensive expertise in cost management and quantity surveying, project and programme management, asset advisory and specialist consultancy.

Throughout our long history, our 4,300 people, working across 40 countries, have made a difference to our clients by combining fresh perspectives with sector expertise.

Together, we’re creating a better tomorrow through flawless execution today.

                                                                      

Overview of Role:

Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB) is a global independent construction, property and management consultancy, shaping the future of the built environment by providing services that ensure successful and sustainable outcomes for our clients.  Our Project and Programme Managers support our clients to deliver their projects, from homes to workplaces, schools to roads, whatever type or scale of projects they have the skills and experience to help ensure projects complete on time and on budget, and achieve the business objectives our clients have prioritised.  Our Apprentice Project Managers join client focused teams and work with a wider team of project management professionals to help deliver successful projects.

 

Day to Day Duties Include: 

Providing project management over the lifecycle of a project, supporting agreement of the tasks, meetings and reports required to ensure the successful delivery, and then ensuring these are carried out 

Helping establish and implement the project controls that are needed to manage the project, for example risk management, change management and creation of programmes to manage time/schedule

Overseeing project initiation and design, assisting with the management of multi-disciplinary project teams and stakeholders, supporting the planning application process, and helping oversee preparation of key stage reports.

Helping establish the strategies that will be needed to procure (purchase) the services and works needed for the project, complying with established procurement/commercial/contractual strategies. 

Assisting in procurement processes, supporting creation of tender documents, managing queries, evaluation of bids and preparation of contract documentation.

Support in the administration of building contracts during the construction stage, managing progress on site and supporting communication with the selected contractor.  Support handover of the project at the end of construction.

Take personal responsibility for complying with Environmental, Health, Safety, Security and Quality Standards

Carry out assigned duties efficiently and in accordance with processes and procedures

 

What training will the apprentice take and what qualification will the apprentice get at the end?

Off-the-job training will be provided by the University College of Estate Management (UCEM). You will achieve a Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) accredited BSc (Hons) Construction Management. Rather than attending formal lectures or classes, you’ll study using UCEM’s state-of-the-art online learning environment and digital library, supported with guidance from highly experienced tutors. Upon completion of the BSc (Hons) Construction Management and the structured workplace learning you will undertake the RICS Assessment of Professional Competence leading to registration with the RICS as a Chartered Surveyor (Project Management).

What is the expected career progression after this apprenticeship?

Once qualified, there are opportunities to advance your career with RLB and be involved with a wide range of projects across a variety range of sectors.

 

Person Specification:

The ideal candidate will demonstrate a positive proactive approach, be committed to delivering customer service excellence, with good commercial competence.

  • An interest in construction & the built environment.
  • Communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Patience

 

Things to consider

As well as working in our office you will be required to travel to sites and client offices within the area in which you work. Full driving licence desirable but not essential.

 

 

At RLB, our aim is to create and enhance an inclusive workplace culture where diversity is not only accepted but valued and built into our company culture, creating opportunity for all. In order to support this, we recognise the importance of flexible and agile working and are open to having conversations on how this could work for you and our business from day one.

If you require any reasonable adjustments to support you during any stage of the application or interview process, please contact our recruitment team at: recruitment@uk.rlb.com

 

Confidence today inspires tomorrow

With a network that covers the globe and a heritage spanning over two centuries, Rider Levett Bucknall is a leading independent organisation in cost management and quantity surveying, project management and advisory services.

Our achievements are renowned: from the early days of pioneering quantity surveying, to landmark projects such as the Sydney Opera House, HSBC Headquarters Building in Hong Kong, the 2012 London Olympic Games and CityCenter in Las Vegas.

We continue this successful legacy with our dedication to the value, quality and sustainability of the built environment. Our innovative thinking, global reach, and flawless execution push the boundaries. Taking ambitious projects from an idea to reality.

RLB has released the 2022 edition of Perspective, a compilation of insights from members of the RLB team around the world.

At Rider Levett Bucknall doing the right thing matters and we believe we all have a responsibility to support the communities in which we live and work. Our global values are based on the following insights:

People

Promote fairness, equality of opportunity and well-being, invest in our people and value everyone’s contribution.

Industry

Lead by example and shape the future of our industry in everything we do.

Community

Support the communities in which we live and work and deliver sustainable social outcomes.

Customers

Challenge the norm, give fresh perspectives and deliver flawlessly.

Environment

Reduce our environmental footprint and collaborate to reduce the environmental impact of our industry.

Workplace

Provide an inclusive, safe working environment.

Business

Act with integrity, honesty and fairness in all our relationships.

Shareholders

Be a self-owned organisation, be financially robust, and deliver agreed financial plans.

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