Apprentice Programme Development Partner

You can be based: Manchester, Dartford, Worksop

Laing O'Rourke is looking for an experienced Apprenticeship Programme Development Partner to help shape, deliver, and continuously improve our apprenticeship offer across the business.

This role plays a key part in ensuring apprentices receive excellent learning, the right support from line managers, and clear pathways to progression. You'll work closely with training providers, apprentices, and internal stakeholders to make sure programmes are compliant, future focused, and aligned to business needs.

What you'll do

• Manage the full apprenticeship journey from onboarding to successful completion and progression
• Develop and improve apprenticeship programmes to meet future skills needs
• Build strong relationships with training providers, holding regular progress and performance meetings
• Ensure apprentices are supported on programme, including working with line managers to keep training plans (PAPs) on track
• Monitor apprentice progress using data and feedback to proactively address risks
• Ensure compliance with apprenticeship legislation, funding rules, and governance requirements
• Deliver and support apprenticeship development modules (currently run in Dartford)
• Coach, mentor, and guide apprentices and stakeholders throughout the programme

What we're looking for

• Strong knowledge of apprenticeship programmes, legislation, levy, and governance
• Experience managing apprentices and working closely with training providers (training provider background welcomed)
• Confident stakeholder manager, able to balance multiple relationships and priorities
• Data driven approach to monitoring performance and continuous improvement
• Passion for early careers and developing future talent

Desirable

• Experience within construction or engineering
• Familiarity with early careers or skills based environments

If you enjoy combining strategic thinking with hands on delivery and want to play a meaningful role in shaping future careers, we'd love to hear from you.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we would like to enable access to candidates with long term conditions and disabilities through the 'Offer an interview scheme'. This supports applicants that meet the essential criteria by offering an interview for the advertised position. Please let us know if you would like to opt in to this scheme and let us know if you require any adjustments for the interview process.

We want to ensure our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you need the application form in an alternative format or you would like to know more about our recruitment process, please email .