Register Your Interest - Business Management Higher Level Apprenticeship 2027

As a Business Management Trainee at Wates, you’ll be given the fantastic opportunity to collaborate with stakeholders across the business, gaining hands- on experience through functional rotations developing your commercial knowledge that relates to Commercial Production and Estimating as well as other key areas of a project lifecycle. Upon completion of the Programme, you will be able to further develop your career in either Site Management or Quantity Surveying.

What you will do

• Input into bid writing and tenders.
• Being involved in client stakeholder management, understanding customer drivers and demonstrating excellent customer service.
• Analysing and reporting on project deliverables and KPI’s.
• Supporting on Health and Safety on site and gaining knowledge on environmental and social factors.
• Collaborating and engaging with colleagues and networks to develop your understanding of their area, building expertise as you learn.

About you

• Be passionate about a career in the built environment.
• Be excited to learn and develop new skills.
• Have a curious nature.
• Be reliable and professional.
• Be a problem solver with the ability to think logically.
• Possess good time management skills.
• Prioritise your work to meet agreed deadlines.

Entry requirements

• You must have achieved grade 4/C or above in GCSE Maths and English (or equivalent).
• You must have obtained or be working towards a minimum of 2 A-Levels at grade D or above, or an equivalent qualification, such as: Level 3 NVQ, BTEC, T-Level or other comparable Level 3 qualifications.

A driving licence is not required at the application stage; however, the successful candidate will be expected to obtain one during the course of the programme.

Location

North London – Haringey

Programme duration

This is a 3-year apprenticeship programme, combining practical experience with formal training. You’ll work towards a Level 4 qualification while gaining hands-on experience in the industry.

What’s in for you?

Our Trainee Management Programme offers placement opportunities across various departments, technical and behavioural development, including support through relevant qualifications and a host of additional benefits. We provide the foundation skills, knowledge and experience you’ll need to build a long-term successful career.

• Mentoring, support, and training by industry experts.
• Structured learning plan (a combination of technical and behavioural development).
• Competitive salary.
• Private medical insurance.
• Car allowance / company car scheme.
• Health & wellness programme.
• 26 days holiday + bank holidays.
• Completion of a construction related Level 4 qualification.

We have nearly 200 talented Trainees currently completing our Trainee Management Programme, providing amazing opportunities to build a network, collaborate and share learning with your peers.

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies. Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

• Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer. We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.

Register Your Interest

To be the first to know once applications open, register your interest today!