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Level 6 Project Controls Professional

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Level 6 Project Controls Professional

Level 6 Project Controls Professional

This occupation is found in engineering and manufacturing in the following sectors: energy (renewables, nuclear), infrastructure, petro-chemical, aerospace, pharmaceutical, highways, rail, utilities and defence. There is a growing demand for project controls professionals across the public and private sector to work on complex projects from the very start to the end such as HS2, Hinkley Point C, Dreadnought and Thames Tideway. The broad purpose of the occupation is to ensure that multi-faceted engineering and infrastructure projects deliver successfully and safely to time, cost and quality: by critically analysing, interpreting and evaluating technical information to develop coding structures, cost and time objectives, robust recommendations and recovery plans for the project, programme or portfolio manager.

A project controls professional is needed where the level of risk associated with the project such as commercial; safety; environmental; legal; and/or people, is sufficiently great to require independent assurance and verification of technical information.

Technical information includes: cost information, estimates, schedules and plans, risk, change, scoping documents, statistics, probabilities, engineering drawings and plans etc.. In their daily work, an employee in this occupation interacts with people across the business including the project, programme or portfolio manager, senior specialists, decision-makers and other colleagues. In addition, they have regular contact with engineers, site managers, clients and the supply chain. On a day to day basis the project controls professional works closely with team members and support staff. The project controls professional (PCP) will be either office or site based depending on the demands of the project. Travel and flexible working may be necessary to support the project.

Teaching

Having completed a minimum of 8 months on programme training and completed the required amount of off-the-job hours specified by the apprenticeship funding rules, the apprentice will undertake Technical work-based assignment with report, presentation and questioning and Professional Discussion.

01. Application

Once the Employer has decided to use the Academy4PM for the EPA of their learner, the Employer will be required to complete and submit the Academy4PM EPA Application Form which activates the EPA process and initiates EPA for the Apprentice.
02. Submission

At Gateway, this EPA requires the submission of a portfolio of evidence and the basis of assignment for the technical work-based assignment by the Apprentice in electronic form to the EPAO.
03. Review

The assessor panel, once selected and any identified conflicts of interest have been resolved, will review the submitted documentation in preparation for Technical work-based assignment with report, presentation and questioning and Professional Discussion.

04. Panel

The assessment will be led by an Academy4PM assessor who will act as independent assessor and may include representatives from the employer or learning provider free of any direct conflict of interest. The assessor panel will contain members who have:
- The competence to assess the apprentice at this level and hold any required qualifications and experience in line with the requirements of the independent assessor as detailed in the IQA section of this EPA plan.
- Understand the occupational standard and the requirements of this EPA.
- Maintain and be able to evidence up to date knowledge and expertise of the subject matter.
The Academy4PM assessor will have the final decision on grading.
05. Assessment

The EPA will assess the full range of knowledge, skills and behaviours listed in the published Standard utilising the following:
- Technical work-based assignment with report, presentation and questioning lasting 1 hour.
- Professional discussion underpinned by portfolio lasting 90 minutes
The above is an opportunity for the apprentice to demonstrate the skills, knowledge and behaviours required in their day-to-day work.

Academy4PM End Point Assessment Process

Final Outcome

Once the lead Assessor has concluded the Apprentices Professional Discussion and Technical work-based assignment with report, presentation and questioning, the Assessor Panel will review and finalise their marks and provide the Academy4PM with an overall grading recommendation. Both assessment methods are weighted equally in their contribution to final EPA grade.

All EPA methods must be passed for the EPA to be passed overall. Apprentices must gain a pass in both methods to gain a pass overall. Apprentices must gain a distinction in both assessment methods to gain a distinction overall.

Re-sits/Re-takes

Apprentices who fail one or more assessment method will be offered the opportunity to take a re-sit or a re-take at the employer’s discretion. The apprentice’s employer will need to agree that either a re-sit or re-take is an appropriate course of action.

A re-sit does not require further learning, whereas a re-take does. Apprentices should have a supportive action plan to prepare for a re-sit or a re-take.

An apprentice who fails one or more assessment methods, and therefore the EPA in the first instance, will be required to re-sit or re-take the failed assessment method(s) only.

The timescales for a re-sit/re-take is agreed between the employer and EPAO. A re-sit is typically taken within two months of the EPA outcome notification. The timescale for a re take is dependent on how much re-training is required and is typically taken within four months of the EPA outcome notification.

If the apprentice fails the technical work-based assignment assessment method, they will be required to amend the report and / or presentation in line with the independent assessor’s feedback. The apprentice will be given 6 weeks to rework and submit the amended report and presentation. The independent assessors will have 4 weeks to review the report and presentation and the apprentice will have 10 days’ notice of the presentation and questioning date.

All assessment methods must be taken within a six-month period, otherwise the entire EPA will need to be re-sat/re-taken

Re-sits and re-takes are not offered to apprentices wishing to move from pass to a higher grade.

Where any assessment method has to be re-sat or re-taken, the apprentice will be awarded a maximum EPA grade of pass, unless the EPAO determines there are exceptional circumstances requiring a re-sit or re-take.

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