Trainee Project Manager Review
at Monaghans Limited
Degree Apprenticeship
Construction, Project Management, Surveying
Sheffield
Review Submitted: April 2026
Overall Rating
4.3 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
4.5/5
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
4/5
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Structure and Support
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
5/5
No two days are the same! One day I could be assisting a colleague take meeting minutes and then next I could be on site reviewing progress of the construction works completed to date. The next I could find myself forecasting and programme planning.
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
4/5
I enjoy the office culture; we all get on well, just like friends. I am not too keen on the university experience as I feel that some of the assignments are not part time friendly due to requiring access to internal software or software my employer doesn't have such as Revit.
I love that I am earning whilst learning and building up a bank of knowledge at my young age.
I love that I am earning whilst learning and building up a bank of knowledge at my young age.
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
5/5
100% - I have developed my interpersonal skills where I manage and maintain relationships with clients, contractors & colleagues. Further to this, I knew nothing about the profession when I first joined other than the basics you would expect, now I have developed into a team asset where I am assistance to multiple colleagues. At Monagahans, they are passionate to develop young staff.
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
3/5
I may be a one-off circumstance, but my university course is for Quantity Surveying, however my role 4 days a week in the company is within Project Management so finding the crossovers and balance between learning both roles is sometimes quite challenging. With regard to structure for the apprenticeship, a website called Maytas is used to record Off The Job Training Hours (OTJT Hours) this is well organised and is pretty easy to use to log these OTJT hours. However, I would've liked to have seen a tool, or something developed to allow apprentices to easily log/track examples against KSB criteria throughout their programme.
How much support do you receive from your employer?
5/5
In my role currently, I am working closely with my Apprenticeship workplace mentor where if ever I have a question I can ask them whether that relates to university work or the projects I am currently on. If they are not there, I can always ask another colleague or my line manager.
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
4/5
I have never required any support up to now, but I am confident that I would receive some if ever I asked for it.
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
3/5
As said previously, my course is for a Quantity Surveyor role where I am practicing a Project Management Role so doesn't allow me to perform better in my role as such but does provide me with a breadth of knowledge for both roles.
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
5/5
Many opportunities crop up at Monaghan's, we have an internal app where latest news is posted and any opportunity for golf days, five a side football and also all the charity events we take part in are posted with all the details to get involved.
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Monaghans Limited to a friend?
Yes
Why?
Office culture and passion to develop from within were two key factors that drew me to Monaghans originally.
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Monaghans Limited?
Be yourself and be willing to learn.
