Project Controls Technician Apprenticeship - Heathrow Shared Apprenticeship Scheme

About The Role

The Heathrow Shared Apprenticeship Scheme is one of the UK's most exciting apprenticeship programmes. The scheme provides career changing opportunities for residents close to the airport.

J ob Description

A Project Controls Technician controls, monitors and systematically analyses progress and performance data on engineering, manufacturing, construction and infrastructure projects. They require strong analytical skills and a practical approach to interpret technical information. They use specific, complex software tools to undertake a wide range of project controls tasks, including: identifying the right data for scrutinising progress; setting baseline targets; tracking progress and performance; forecasting trends; identifying, modelling and anticipating deviations from baseline; assessing the impact of design/construction changes; and using insight to recommend early preventative and remedial actions.

Duties typically include:

• Control of a project lifecycle considering the relationship between time and cost, quality and risk.
• Reviewing and interpreting technical information from different sources such as engineering drawings, manufacturing plans, or construction plans.
• Interpret technical requirements and specifications to develop estimate techniques.
• Scheduling and planning
• Create, use and interpret work breakdown and coding structures.

K10 are a disability confident employer, who are proud to support apprentices in the workplace and at college. The K10 team being trained in assisting learners with varying levels of support and guidance.

If you have any disabilities or require reasonable adjustments in the interview process, please let us know and we would be happy to accommodate.

Typical Working Week

40 hours p/w with start time typically between 07:00 & 08:00 inclusive of paid 8 hours at college.

Person Specification

• Proactive approach, taking pride in their work and taking accountability for decisions.
• A love of variety in a role and ability to adapt to a dynamic, fast-paced working environment
• Ability to quickly prioritise tasks and the initiative to dive head-first into problem solving
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills and enjoy working with multiple teams
• Ability to analyse and interpret information and effectively communicate this to different team members and audiences
• Ability to visit different sites and training days
• Curiosity to learn quickly in a reactive and dynamic working environment.
• Able to understand and follow health and safety protocols

Qualifications required/desirable

Minimum Requirements

English and Maths at GCSE Grade 4 / C or above, or Functional Skills at Level 2 or above.

Key Training/College Information

K10 will enrol you to the course and fund your qualifications through an accredited training provider. The apprenticeship duration is 40 Months

Eligibility


To start this apprenticeship, you'll need to be:

• Living in England for the last 3 years and have right to work status
• Not enrolled on any other courses
• 18+ due to site H&S rules

To be eligible for the Heathrow Shared Apprenticeship Scheme, you must reside in one of the following regions:

• Hillingdon
• Hounslow
• Ealing
• Spelthorne
• Windsor & Maidenhead
• South Buckinghamshire
• Elmbridge
• Slough
• Runnymede

Who We Are

We are UK's largest construction-specific Flexi-Job Apprenticeship Agency. Founded in 2009, we are an award-winning social enterprise with a passion to convert potential.

Our aim is to place our learners in sustainable employment on projects in their local area. To do this, we collaborate with government, referral organisations, local authorities, developers, contractors, and colleges, to deliver apprenticeship programmes specifically designed to upskill the future of construction.

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