Project Controls Apprentice

TEAM PLAN LTD

Leeds (LS158GB)
Closes in 25 days (Monday 2 November 2026)
Posted on 7 October 2026

Summary

As Project Controls Apprentice at Team Plan you will learn the technical skills and develop the personal qualities needed to contribute to the build of large-scale construction and engineering projects. The role requires great communication skills, strong digital skills and a proactive attitude towards learning.

Wage £23,000 a year

Training course Project controls technician (level 3)

Hours Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm. 40 hours a week

Start date Monday 4 January 2027

Duration 3 years

Positions available 1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

Project Controllers are a crucial part of a project team and a key profession in the exciting world of construction & engineering projects. You’ll develop a diverse range of skills including project planning & scheduling, cost estimating, and risk management. Remember, we don’t expect you to be able to do any of this yet (or even know exactly what it means). You will begin by assisting, increasing your responsibility as your skills progress.

• Creating and managing detailed plans and programmes of works on a variety of interesting construction projects, using project controls related software and IT systems- planning and scheduling
• Track project progress, identify deviations against project targets, and recommend corrective actions- progress monitoring
• Prepare and present detailed project performance reports, dashboards, and forecasts for stakeholders reporting
• Conduct time-risk analyses and scenario planning to optimise project outcomes – risk management
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, acting as a trusted advisor for project planning and scheduling
• Support workshops and meetings to communicate progress and resolve scheduling challenges.

This is a great opportunity to learn the essential skills that are already in high demand across the industry, setting you up for unlimited progression and fantastic earning potential. You don’t need to be studying any specific subject to apply, but if you enjoy subjects like Business Studies, IT, Design Technology, and/or Maths you might enjoy project controls. The day-to-day duties involved in Project Controls involves skills linked to these subjects.

Where you'll work

Team Plan HQ
4100 Park Approach
Pure Offices
Next to the Springs
Leeds LS158GB

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider LEARNING SKILLS PARTNERSHIP LTD

Training course Project controls technician (level 3)

What you'll learn

• Develop work breakdown and coding structures to meet the scope laid out in the projects’ technical information and specification, ensuring that the controls will monitor project progress and performance accurately.
• Manage data: source, retrieve, check, edit, format, record and analyse data – using it to create relevant time, cost and resource reports.
• Estimate: develop cost estimates for defined scopes of work, create appropriate benchmarks, analyse quotes from sub- contractors and suppliers, and input to tenders and the early stages of projects.
• Schedule and plan: break down the scope into activities to create a logical linked control schedule to input to the development of outline and integrated plans and baseline schedules; identify critical milestones; gather accurate progress data for controlling the schedule; and monitor progress.
• Cost engineer and control: prepare control budgets, carry out cost control activities, gather and interpret cost data, monitor progress on a regular basis, interpret trends and forecasts; keep in line with contractual requirements, maintain baselines; ensure accurate reporting and control.
• Monitor progress/performance and analyse data: associated with milestones, schedules, progress, manpower, resource and costs; undertake earned value analysis, create progress reports and identify variances from plan and likely consequences if no corrective action is taken.
• Use computer based technology: model potential trends and resource use etc. using the right software package for the right task.
• Problem solve: recommend early corrective actions to reduce variances, identify issues and risks, present and maintain related action plans and contingencies.
• Effectively communicate: with good interpersonal skills and share the right information with the right people in an appropriate format to enable effective project control.
• Input to project closeout: generate key benchmarks and outturns including lessons learnt.
• Observe and apply professional ethics, and maintain a duty of care.
• Apply safety in the context of the role: comply with relevant national and international health, safety and environmental requirements.
• Work in accordance with company management systems, policies and procedures: especially those relating to quality, data security, risk, change and document management.