Business Administrator Apprentice - Building Services
Portsmouth City Council are offering a great opportunity for an apprentice to support the administration and governance of the Asbestos Service and the administration of projects. Candidates must be enthusiastic, effective communicators with excellent attention to detail, and able to manage multiple demands and workstreams.
Role
Sitting within the Housing, Neighbourhoods and Building Services directorate, you will be directly reporting to the Asbestos Manager and supporting them and the Compliance Manager by:
- Arranging and providing administrative support in meetings including the production of agendas, meeting minutes, risk registers and management of action logs.
- Uploading and monitoring information on our IT systems, for example reviewing, interrogating and updating compliance activities on the Repairs and Maintenance Databases and PowerBi Dashboards.
- Supporting with the organising, producing and printing of asbestos management plans.
- Supporting with general administrative duties, including sending letters, raising orders, arranging appointments with sites and clients, providing information to asbestos consultants and dealing with asbestos queries.
- Arranging appointments for the asbestos surveyors to undertake surveys with building users.
- Supporting with the compliance inbox specifically in relation to asbestos management.
- Managing the administrative duties related to asbestos surveys, sampling and certification in order to ensure accurate record keeping related to asbestos management.
Training
You will be undertaking the Level 3 Business Administrator Apprenticeship Standard and fully supported by HTP Apprenticeship College.
You will be developing Knowledge, Skills, and Behaviours in the following areas:
IT
Record and Document Production
Decision Making
Interpersonal Skills
Quality Planning
Project Management
Business Processes
As part of the off-the-job training, you will complete a portfolio of evidence, attend online workshops, have time to study independently, undertake research and write assignments.
The apprenticeship is assessed independently at the end of the practical training. The assessments include an online multiple-choice test, a business project and presentation and a professional discussion based on a portfolio of evidence.
This is fixed-term contract but HTP Apprenticeship College will help with career progression opportunities.
- Apprenticeship Standard
- Business administrator (level 3)
- Training Provider
- HTP APPRENTICESHIP COLLEGE LTD
- Working Week
- Business operational hours are 8am to 6pm with core hours between 9:30-12:00 and 2pm-4pm, but there will need to be flexible to reflect the fact that most services are provided 24 hours, 365 days of the year.
- Expected Duration
- 1 Year 4 Months
- Positions Available
- 1
- Closing Date
- Sunday, 13th September 2026
- Start Date
- Monday, 12th October 2026
Desired Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
Qualifications
- English & Maths GCSE, grade 4-9 or A*-C (Desired)