Design, Construction and Management HNC/D Apprenticeship
Level: 4
Employer: Manchester City Council
Location: Shared Service Centre Level 2
Duration: 2 Years
Expected start date: 14/09/2026
Hours per week: 37 hours
Wage: (Annually)
Job role includes
- Attend meetings with various sub contractors, or the client, to discuss things like the programme, delays, and costs
- Work with various sub contractors or clients to resolve issues with ongoing projects
- Working alongside quantity surveyors to discuss quantity take-offs, variations, and orders
- Working alongside the site manager, helping to coordinate projects on-site
- Regular site visits for progress checks on construction projects
- Producing drawings/plans on software such as Revit
- Producing client documents such as stage 1 reports using Adobe software e.g. InDesign/Illustrator/Photoshop
- Attend partnership, recruitment any other events that help to promote partners and the programme
- Assist with essential building tasks such as planning, designing and project management which could include analysing client requirements and developing detailed designs, risk assessment of design solutions and managing projects
About employer
Established by Ryder Architecture, PlanBEE is an industry wide partnership of companies who want people with a new and broader set of skills in their businesses. Comprising some of the most recognised brands in the industry and niche SMEs, they have committed to work together to shape the talent of the future and inspire people to consider a rewarding career in a broad range of technical and professional roles in Architecture, Engineering, Building Services and Construction/Site Management. The partners have a long track record of recruiting and training apprentices and graduates and have worked with Gateshead College (North East Apprenticeship Company) to develop a bespoke programme of on and off the job training which provides a salary and a fast track to graduation and professional accreditation and offers a guaranteed job to those who successfully complete. Candidates will be employed through Gateshead College and the North East Apprenticeship Company therefore ensuring they can work with a range of partner organisations in order to gain experience, knowledge and expertise in the Built Environment industry. The North East Apprenticeship Company is a registered Apprenticeship Training Agency who recruit, employ and arrange training for apprentices on behalf of employers.
- Construction design and build technician Level 4 (Higher national certificate)
- You’ll spend one day a week studying and developing your knowledge in building design and construction while working in several different companies and gaining a more rounded understanding of the built environment industry
- Full time employment with one of our PlanBEE partners
- Offering a paid alternative to university with progression to full honours degree, PlanBEE Manchester is not for the faint hearted. The pace will be fast and you will be expected to excel in your development so you can progress to the next stage
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Passionate about construction
- Methodical
