Planning Apprentice - VINCI Building - South England
Astral House, Imperial Way, Watford, WD24 4WW
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Summary
We have an exciting opportunity for an apprentice to join our construction site teams in the planning team. We work on a variety of interesting and challenging construction projects predominantly within the healthcare, education and commercial sectors. You will attend block release at college and a HNC in construction-built environment.
Training course: Construction site supervisor (level 4)
Hours Monday to Friday, from 8.00am to 5.00pm. Fixed term contract for 2 years. 40.0 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 01 September 2025
Duration: 2 Years
Positions available: 1
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
Joining our planning team will mean working on our offices supporting our sites.
Develop the short term and detailed project Programmes with the Planner/Project Manager, including linking in Power Project (or P6 when applicable) to demonstrate critical path, float and logic.
Calculate activity durations from quantities and outputs
Explain the terms of Critical Path, Free Float and Total Float
Identify project critical success factors for the programme
Compete Weekly Progress Dashboard from data provided by Project teams
Report on whether project activities are on target, and identify possible early warnings
Understand and deliver client reporting requirements
Assist with the completion of the Project Management Report, including populating the planning sections
Maintain as-built Programmes from weekly progress information including activity start and finish dates
Keep a Schedule of “as-built” outputs
Produce Phasing, Logistic and Time slice Plans with guidance from the Planner/Project Manager
Develop an understanding of different Planning techniques for JCT/NEC Contracts
Support and collaborate with other employees to ensure that works are planned and organised accordingly
Establish effective relationships with the supply chain and ensure planning requirements are understood and being acted upon
Actively participate in knowledge share events
Evaluate success of completed work and propose improvements
Optimise distribution of information, using the document control system
Where you’ll work
C1 Vantage Park Old Gloucester Rd Hambrook Bristol BS16 1GW
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
DUDLEY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
Your training course
Construction site supervisor (level 4)
Your training plan
Level 4 Construction Site Supervisor Apprenticeship
HNC Construction Built Environment
Technician Level with CIOB - Chartered Institute of Building
Block Release at Dudley College - accommodation and travel is organised for you
Requirements
Essential qualifications
A Level or equivalent in:
Maths (grade 5 or above)
BTEC Extended Diploma (grade DMM to DDM)
A Levels (104 to 120 UCAS) (grade BCC to BBB)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
Communication skills
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Presentation skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative
Other requirements
You will be based on a construction site and PPE use will be required for site visits.
About this company
Do you want to be a part building the environments in which we live, using the latest technology and building methods? VINCI Building are committed to creating a working environment that is inclusive and diverse. VINCI Building is engaged on a variety of interesting and challenging construction projects predominantly within the healthcare, education and commercial sectors across all regions in the England. Our goal is always to build strong partnerships with our customers and stakeholders to ensure success by unlocking your strategic vision and turning it into a deliverable scheme. We are active in a wide range of sectors and value bands, allowing us to provide a regional service with national resources. VINCI Building delivers complex projects and programmes, blending our corporate stability with the local knowledge our teams offer. Sustainability is at the heart of our approach and we are committed to respecting and protecting the environment in everything that we do. We take the time to understand and make a positive difference to each community that we work in to ensure that our projects leave a lasting legacy.
26 days holiday + 8 days bank holidays. Training courses programme and Mentor Support. Training Scheme to works towards Professional Accreditation - ICE.
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
VINCI Building Apprenticeship Scheme has been designed kick start your journey towards becoming an industry expert. You will get hands on experience and tailored training to support you every step of the way.
In addition to the qualifications the programme will enable candidates to progress in terms of level of responsibility, interpersonal skills, leadership, commercial awareness and technical engineering knowledge.
This position offers candidates to opportunity to learn on the job, gain a recognised qualification and the opportunity to progress on to a degree course upon completion and ultimately lead to full membership of the relevant professional institutions.
We are looking for a long-term relationship with our apprentices and we have a long-term career structure in mind, whereby we see the apprentice developing into senior roles within our business as it grows.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
VINCI Building
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000329567.