Project Support Apprentice

We have a great opportunity for a Project Support Apprentice to join our Highways Maintenance Team to provide comprehensive administrative support across a range of operational activities and projects within the team.

Working with members of the team and other stakeholders, you will provide support for the day-to-day administration of the team, including stakeholder engagement, data management, workload monitoring, and reporting.

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Four GCSEs including English and Maths or equivalent Level 2 qualification or able to demonstrate equivalent numeracy and literacy skills.
• Experience of providing administrative support
• Experience of managing an electronic filing system
• Experience of working in a customer focused environment and liaising with a range of stakeholders.

In return we offer you a great opportunity to be part of a friendly and supportive team, where you will be able to develop your knowledge and skills whilst playing a key role in supporting the delivery of a wide range of diverse and interesting highway projects. You will also undertake the Level 4 Associate Project Manager apprenticeship. For further details on this please see document below.

To apply for this role, please click on the link below. If you have a specific question or require further information regarding this post, please contact Richard Timothy, Strategic Lead – Highways Maintenance Infrastructure at richard.timothy@solihull.gov.uk

Closing Date: Sunday 19 July 2026

Interview Date: Tuesday 4 August 2026

Please note that we reserve the right to close the job earlier if we receive a high volume of applications. We therefore encourage you to complete your application at your earliest opportunity.

Please note we do not accept CVs.

The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is required.

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