Job Description
At HS2 we offer a two-year apprenticeship programme, providing you with the opportunity to stretch and challenge yourself whilst we support you to implement your learning. Our Apprenticeships enable you to build procurement experience across the HS2 project.
We have a total of x2 Apprenticeship opportunities in Corporate Procurement and Supply chain available in Birmingham – with the requirement to travel to various site locations across the HS2 line of route. After the assessment stage, we will place successful candidates to a team based on business requirements.
HS2 Apprentices join us in September 2023, where they will have a full Induction into HS2 and meet their apprentice cohort. Our apprentices will complete a learning week every 6 months, which is designed to develop core skills, knowledge and behaviours required on the HS2 Project. Apprentices are supported by their day-to-day team and the Talent and Development team, where regular team meetings are set up weekly, 1:1’s are provided, and every apprentice is assigned a mentor for their durations as well as a team buddy.
The Apprenticeship Programme will span typically over a period of two years, which will involve working at HS2 and studying at college to gain a professionally recognized Level 4 qualification awarded by the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply. You’ll also gain skills and experience that will set you up for an incredibly rewarding career.
*About the role:*
The Procurement & Commercial directorate is a collective group of procurement and commercial professionals, and we are responsible for one of the largest group of contracts ever let in the UK over the last 10 years. HS2 will be built by a huge supply chain, made up of expert companies in many different disciplines, and as an organisation we have a combined forecast capital expenditure of £92bn and will be responsible for making sure we deliver HS2 in an inclusive, sustainable, and financially efficient way.
*Accountabilities:*
* Accountable for meeting deadlines as agreed with the placement manager
* Accountable for managing time to ensure course work is completed as agreed with the apprenticeship provider
* Maintaining and recording placement information to support with the apprenticeship qualification
* Maintaining information as agreed with the placement manager
* Actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in all your work and support and comply with all organisational initiatives, policies and procedures on EDI.
*Learning:*
* Attendance to training provider sessions
* Complete all work aligned to the apprenticeship programme
* Completion of the apprenticeship programme
*About You:*
* Communication Skills: The ability to communicate with stakeholders at various levels within an organisation
* Interpersonal and relationship skills: The ability to build good working relationships with colleagues and contacts across the organisation and outside with external partners
* Prioritisation Skills: The ability to organise your workload and meet agreed deadlines to deliver activities/projects in a timely manner and ensuring quality
* Ability to follow process: Working to a process to achieve an outcome and/or identify improvements to existing processes
* Collaborative Working: The ability to work independently and as part of a team to achieve positive outcomes
*Knowledge:*
* IT: Knowledge of and experience of using MS Office including Excel, Word and PowerPoint
*Type of experience:*
* To join us on an Apprenticeship Programme, you’ll need to have achieved or expect to achieve 5 GCSEs at grade 4 or above, including English and Maths or equivalent
*Behavioural Competencies:*
* The post-holder is always expected to behave in a manner consistent with HS2 company values
*Our Apprenticeship programme salaries:*
Salaries are currently pending pay review however please see below figures based on 2022.
Non-London Locations:
Level4/Year1 – basic salary of £15,976 plus 10% flexible allowance = £ 17,574
Job Type: Fixed term contract
Contract length: 24 months
Salary: £17,574.00 per year
Schedule:
* 8 hour shift
* Monday to Friday
* Birmingham: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required) Work Location: One location Reference ID: 220949