
Cunard Building, Water Street, Liverpool (On-Site)
Full time
£24027 - £24027
35
Job introduction
Job Title: Apprentice Highways Project Manager
A bit about us:
Liverpool is home to vibrant, energetic, and engaged communities, people who take real ownership of their local area and are passionate about making our city a better place. We've got ambitious targets to meet by 2025 and we need people who are driven, dynamic and ready to deliver the very best for our communities. Public service is more important than ever, and this role represents a real opportunity to make a difference to our communities by transforming the way we work and placing our residents at the heart of everything we do.
Working at Liverpool City Council provides an opportunity to contribute to your community and make a positive impact on the lives of residents. Our values shape how we work to deliver public services, and how we communicate with the residents we serve. We care about the best outcomes for local people, through our public services.
We are proud of our world-famous thriving city with its rich culture, as well as affordable housing, good schools, beautiful green spaces – there’s really something for everyone!
The Role:
- In the role of Apprentice Highways Project Manager you will provide technical support to the Delivery and Performance Office and the Major Highways Infrastructure Team
- Within the role of Apprentice Highways Project Manager you will support the team in delivering key Transportation and Highways service improvements, in particular support on implementing learning and innovation from benchmarking, best practice, and also the improvement projects and subsequent workstreams
- The Apprentice Highways Project Manager will be required to assist with the liaison of all appropriate stakeholders by arranging meeting, taking minutes, updating documents etc
- In the role, you the Apprentice Highways Project Manager will work with Project Engineers and appointed consultants as appropriate, potentially through a six-month placement, on rotation, with the consultants to better understand the client/ consultant relationship
- Apprentice Highways Project Manager support Engineers and Site Supervisors in checking the quality of highway works implemented on the ground, to ensure specifications are met by keeping accurate records of all issues raise
You will undertake the Level 4 Associate Project Manager apprenticeship
This role is fixed term for the purpose of completing the Level 4 Associate Project Manager apprenticeship and will end 24 months from the date you start with us
Our offer to you:
- At least 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays rising to 32 after 5 years’ service (pro rata if part time) - option to purchase further days
- Agile working (Role dependent) - A “Flexibility First” approach to Agile working where flexibility is the norm rather than the exception
- Part of the Local Government Pension scheme – option to join the AVC scheme
- Health and Wellbeing - offer including Employee assistance programme
- Cycle to Work and Travel Pass Schemes
- Drive Time – a salary sacrifice car lease scheme
- Family friendly policies with enhanced leave
- Discounted Gym Memberships
- Employee Volunteering Scheme
- Medicash
Next steps:
Closing date: midnight, 25th May 2025
We reserve the right to close vacancies earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. If interested, please complete an application as early as possible.
If you would like any further information or an informal discussion, please contact
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Liverpool City Council is committed to fostering a workforce representative of the communities we serve. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we believe in appointing candidates based on their skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities. To support this commitment, we guarantee an interview to candidates from under-represented groups who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.
If you require any reasonable adjustments in line with the Equality Act 2010, such as an application form in a different format or additional time to complete your application, please contact us at recruitment@liverpool.gov.uk.
Although we advertise on Jobs Go Public, and other websites, your application process will be directed to our Tribepad system. Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered on Tribepad, including your invite to interview if you are shortlisted. Please check your emails regularly, including Spam/Junk, after the closing dates for notifications. Please ensure you complete your full profile, work and education history in Tribepad.