Apprentice Compliance & Project Officer

  • Company: Southampton City Council
  • Location: Hampshire, SO14 7LY
  • Type: Apprenticeship
  • Salary: £24,795.00 per year
  • Sector: Business and administration
  • Ref: NAS-2000047833
  • Application Deadline Date: 25/08/2026
  • Start Date: 02/11/2026
  • Positions Available: 1
  • Working Week: Full-time, 37-hours per week, Monday to Friday, working hours TBC.

Brief Description

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Compliance and Project Officer to join our Transport and Planning team. This is an exciting opportunity to gain hands-on experience supporting major transport and infrastructure programmes that help improve how people travel around our city. 

Training to be Provided

Business Administrator Level 3.

Future Prospects

Subject to satisfactory performance, successful completion of the apprenticeship programme and continued organisational requirements, the intention is for the successful candidate to move into a permanent Compliance and Project Officer position at the end of the apprenticeship.

Vacancy Detail


  • Supporting transport and infrastructure projects to ensure they are delivered in line with council policies, governance requirements and funding obligations

  • Assisting with performance monitoring and reporting activities

  • Helping maintain project plans, programme documentation and project management systems

  • Supporting financial and programme reporting processes 

  • Supporting the maintenance of risk, issue, assumption and dependency (RAID) registers

  • Helping prepare information and documentation for audits, inspections and funding assurance reviews

  • Supporting the production of reports, dashboards and performance information

  • Working collaboratively with colleagues across Transport, Planning, Finance and Procurement teams

  • Providing administrative support to programmes and projects to help ensure successful delivery

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