What will the apprentice be doing on site

EN:Able Futures are an established, multi-award-winning Flexi-Job Apprenticeship Agency, approved by the government to employ and support apprentices across all roles within the Housing & Construction industry. Priding ourselves on keeping the apprentice at the heart of all we do, our aim is to create opportunities for a thriving future workforce by providing apprenticeship opportunities in Yorkshire, the North East and North Lincolnshire.

ACIS Group is a large social housing association providing affordable homes to rent, buy or part own across the east Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber.

EN:Able Futures and ACIS Group are joining forces to offer an exciting opportunity for an Apprentice Property Development Assistant to join ACIS Group supporting people through their services. We are looking for an Apprentice Property Development Assistant to join a great team to support them to deliver the ACIS Group development programme while working towards a nationally recognised Level 3 qualification. Working under the direction of a well experienced team, you will be learning about new land opportunities, development appraisals, and contract negotiations. Supporting the team in delivery of the new build home projects, you will be liaising with internal/external stakeholders, learning about processing contract and compliance documentation as well as undertaking site visits and handovers of new homes.

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Day to day activities:-
As an Apprentice Property Development Assistant, a typical day might include:
• Administering documentation, updating databases and adherence to compliance protocols which ensure the organisation meets its obligations and targets
• Support the team with new development opportunities including collation of plans, surveys and specifications
• You’ll assist in ensuring accurate contractual records are kept in relation to the management of construction projects including Health and Safety documentation
• Monitoring and collating handover documentation for our new homes
• Supporting the defects team to report and oversee the work on our customers’ homes
• Learning how to administer repair claims made under the New Shared Ownership scheme
• You’ll learn about and help with the Homes England funding claims tracking process
• Assist with the development of tenders relevant to the construction project, ensuring records of tenders are kept and processed within the required timescales
• Attending site meetings and supporting property inspections for handover

Your role is all about supporting new build home project management. Are you someone who loves being organised? Then you’ll be learning how to set up and maintain scheme files and checklists to comply audit requirements.

You’ll get to know the different roles within the Property Development and Assets team as you will be working closely with the team on coordinating all project information on multiple schemes to support successful delivery.

Essential qualities

• Confident with technology, computer skills and ability to use word and excel.
• Methodical with good attention to detail.
• Thinking and reasoning skills.
• You’ll need to be self-motivated and organised.
• Effective communication skills both written and verbal.
• Contribute to the development of good working relations within the team and with our stakeholders.
• You’ll also be willing to work towards a L3 qualification.
• You must be willing to learn to drive and want to own a vehicle to be able to get to sites moving forward.

What will make you stand out from the crowd:

• Demonstrate a knowledge and interest in working in development.
• Confident and keen to learn new skills.
• You need to be reliable, self-motivated with a positive outlook.
• Ability to adapt to an ever-changing environment.
• Take responsibility for your own work.
• Be a great team player

Qualifications Required

4 GCSE's including Maths and English Grade 4-9

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The successful applicant will work towards a Level 3 Business Administration Qualification, which will take 18 months and will be delivered by T3 Training on a work-based-learning basis.


37 Hours Per Week
Monday to Friday 08:30 - 17:00 (16:30 finish on a Friday)
£7.55 Per Hour plus £17 weekly travel allowance
(This will be for the first 6 months, with a view to a review and increased after this to £10 Per Hour subject to the performance of the Apprentice.)