At a glance
- Calfordseaden
- Employer
- £12.21 per hour
- Salary
- 29/04/2026
- Closing date
- Fixed term
- Contract
- Full Time
- Hours
Calfordseaden is offering an Apprentice Project Manager (Built Environment) Level 6, based in London Bridge. Expected start date: 09/2026.
ABOUT CALFORDSEADEN
Calfordseaden been in operation for 85 years and has offices across the UK. We’re a leading multi-disciplined construction and property consultancy, offering expertise in building and quantity surveying; project management; building information modelling (BIM); Architecture; M&E engineering; fire consultancy and more. You can find out more about our work on our website www.calfordseaden.com
Our values guide everything we do:
- Collaboration Being one team and supporting each other to achieve the best results and maximise our potential.
- Authenticity Being true to ourselves and others and celebrating our differences.
- Giving Back Recognizing and embracing the need for our work to have a positive social impact.
- Excellence Striving to be up with the best and at the forefront of what we do.
- Support Providing investment, encouragement and support to bring out the best in our People.
- Integrity Being honest and doing the right thing.
ABOUT THE ROLE
As an Apprentice Project Manager, you’ll be part of real projects from day one, learning directly from experienced professionals across both the public and private sectors. And the best bit? You’ll earn a degree without the debt—we cover all your university fees while you gain valuable industry experience.If you’re curious, motivated, and ready to learn, we’ll give you everything you need to build an exciting long‑term career.
- We’ll fully fund your Construction Management Degree with a leading university.
- We’ll support you to achieve Chartered status with RICS (our pass rates are well in excess of the national average!).
- You will get involved with real project work, take responsibility and make a real impact.
- You’ll work with a dedicated buddy, supportive line managers and a network of fellow apprentices.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
You’ll learn at University and on the job – working alongside our experts as you:
- Provide high quality administrative support across our Project Management and Employer’s Agent appointments.
- Collect information from Clients, Consultants and third parties to enable us to deliver our scope of services, ensuring it’s recorded accurately on our systems on a timely basis.
- Help prepare reports, tender and contract documents.
- Prepare project programmes for review and monitoring of progress during design, planning and construction phases.
- Assist in the production of value for money statements as well as reviewing construction budgets.
- Attend sites to inspect progress and attend Contractor progress meetings, working towards Charing and minuting meetings.
- Check works have been completed to a high level at project completion and at End of Defects periods, liaising with contractors and third parties where necessary.
- Maintain tracker documents and keep project data up to date.
- Communicate with clients, contractors and other partners to keep projects running smoothly.
CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS
Qualifications
- 5 GCSEs (or equivalent) including Maths and English at grade 4+ or C+.
- 112 UCAS Tariff points or equivalent.
- Full UK driving licence and access to transport.
Knowledge
- Confident using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint).
- Some knowledge of building design, legislation and construction processes or a genuine enthusiasm to learn more.
Skills
- Professional, proactive and open to constructive feedback.
- Good people skills including experience of delivering excellent customer service.
- Strong attention to detail and an inquisitive nature for problem solving.
- Good time management and the ability to stay calm under pressure.
- Good verbal and written communication.
- Ability to use your own initiative.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTION TIPS
TO APPLY, PLEASE SEND YOUR UPDATED CV AND COVER LETTER TO george.belle@hackney.gov.uk
PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOUR CV CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
- Personal Profile (Tailor this section to the specific role you are applying for).
- Employment History (List starting with the most recent entry).
- Education, Training, and Qualifications (List starting with the most recent, including secondary school education).
- What you are applying for and why.
- Why do you want to work for CALFORDSEADEN?
- What qualifications do you already hold that are relevant to the Apprentice Project Manager (Built Environment) Level 6?
- What SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE and EXPERTISE do you have that are relevant for this apprenticeship? (Please refer to the candidate requirements listed).
- What personal qualities do you have that will be useful for this apprenticeship?
- What do you hope to gain from this apprenticeship? (Please refer to the job description).
