Performance Improvement Analyst Apprentice

• Location -Newcastle
• Start date –April 2025
• Contract type –Full time/Permanent

A BAM apprenticeship is a full time earn and learn position; where you will be involved in supporting BAM deliver multi million pound projects.  Leaving a lasting legacy and positive change in our communities.

On completion of a Higher level 4 apprenticeship, you will then be given the opportunity to progress on to a Level 6 Degree Apprenticeship and gain a full honours degree.

The purpose of theApprentice Performance Improvement Analystrole is to learn how data can be used to answer questions and solve problems. This involves participating in requirement-gathering, inspecting, cleansing, transforming, and modelling data to discover useful information, inform conclusions, and support decision-making. Data analysis encompasses diverse techniques and approaches under various names, playing a crucial role in making decisions more evidence-based and helping organizations operate more effectively.

• Engage in training sessions and practical work to develop skills in data analysis.
• Assist in collaborating with internal stakeholders to understand data requirements and objectives.
• Support the inspection and cleansing of data to ensure accuracy, consistency, and reliability.
• Help transform and model data to uncover insights and patterns.
• Participate in using data to discover useful information and trends to support decision-making.
• Learn to handle data in a compliant, safe, and secure manner, adhering to company data policy and legislation.
• Work alongside colleagues at various levels within the organization and potentially with external clients to provide data analysis services.
• Stay abreast of changes and trends in the data industry, including new languages, tools, and software.

• Willingness to Learn: Eagerness to develop technical proficiency with data analysis tools, software, and languages.
• Attention to Detail: Developing the ability to ensure data accuracy and integrity.
• Problem-Solving: Learning to analyse data and derive meaningful insights.
• Communication: Developing effective communication skills to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.
• Adaptability: Willingness to learn and adapt to new trends and tools in the data analysis field.
• Compliance Awareness: Understanding of data handling regulations and company policies.

Academic requirements

Essential

• GCSE grade 5 (B) or above in Maths
• GCSE grade 5 (B) or above in English Language
• 3 additional GCSE’s (or equivalent) grade 4 (C) of above

Plus

Desirable

• 1 x A level (or equivalent) in a related field, data science/statistics/computer science or similar

In addition to a competitive salary and benefits package, we provide continuing development opportunities within a creative and considerate work environment.  BAM is committed to equality of opportunity in all its employment practices, and to developing family friendly policies that support work-life balance.

• BAM benefits (online shopping discount platform)
• Volunteering days
• Wellbeing days
• Generous holiday allowance including additional holiday purchase scheme
• Annual salary review
• EAP (Employee assistance programme)
• Mental Health & wellbeing programme

As well as working in alignment with our values of being collaborative, reliable, inclusive, and taking ownership of your work, we will look to understand your personal values, your potential and development areas for the role

This role provides a foundation for growth within the data analysis field, offering opportunities to advance to more senior roles as skills and experience develop. Continuous learning and engagement with industry trends are encouraged to support career progression.

At BAM we imagine, create and enrich buildings and infrastructure across the UK & Ireland.  For over 150 years we have dedicated ourselves to enhancing lives by creating sustainable environments and communities where people live, work and thrive.

Our vision is to build a sustainable tomorrow and that is why we think beyond the build and focus on the bigger impact.  It is how we make the iconic buildings and infrastructure that shape our society working collaboratively with our partners. We have 6500 employees and work in Construction, Civil Engineering and Ground Engineering, Energy, Property Development, Facilities Management and Site Solutions.  When you work at BAM, safety is unconditional.  It comes before profit.   We take responsibility for ourselves and each other, and towards society at large.  Onsite, on the road, at home and in the office.

Don’t just take our word for it, we’re an award winning company too, for a third year in a row we are positioned in the Rate My Apprenticeship Top 100! Employers to work for