Project Management Office Degree Apprenticeship 2027

About the role

🚀 Project Management Apprentice Opportunity at Airbus! 🚀

Applications close: 26 October 2026 (but don't wait! ⏳ We'll close once we have enough awesome candidates.)

Curious about launching a career with Airbus? We're thrilled you're interested! You can apply to as many roles as you like, but remember, you can only move forward in the selection process for *one* position at a time. Explore all our opportunities and pick the ones that scream "YOU!" 🌟

Perks & Pay:

• Salary: £23,000 💰
• Hours: 37 hours per week ⏰
• Half Day Fridays! 🙌 (Just make sure those full hours are logged beforehand 😉)
• Holiday: 25 days + bank holidays 🏖️
• Pension: We've got you covered! 💼
• Success Share: A bonus for everyone's wins! 🎉
• Flexible Benefits: So much more to explore! 🎁

What You'll Be Doing:

• Support the MVPs (that's us, PMO & Project Managers!) in building and maintaining awesome business management tools, cool methodologies, templates, docs, and reports to make sure projects are a total success.
• Team up with the Head of PMO on boosting project delivery and all things PM digitalisation. We'll need your help maintaining and tweaking Project Management processes and building/keeping up software tools for our Business and Information Management Systems.
• Connect with the PMO, Risk, and Integrated Planning Managers to spread the word on best-practice Project and Risk Management across the biz.
• Dive into project plans, issue & change logs, risk & opportunity registers, gather project management data, track milestones, and help create monthly reports for our customers and stakeholders. Your work will be key to delivering projects like a pro! 🎯

What You'll Need:

• Academic Vibes: Minimum of 2 A-levels at Grade C or above. 📚
• Core Skills: Minimum GCSE Grade C/4 or above in Mathematics and English Language. 💯
• Project Management Savvy: Show us you get Project Management methodologies.
• Communication Champ: Killer written and verbal communication skills. 🗣️✍️
• Organisation Guru: Stellar organisational skills. 🗂️
• Tech Whiz: Proficient with Microsoft Office (especially Excel 📊) and Google software. 💻
• Database Dynamo: Experience with databases is a plus, but not a dealbreaker! 👍

Ready to Apply? Here's the Scoop:

• Send us your CV 📄, making sure to state your grades (and whether they're predicted or achieved).
• Craft a Cover Letter ❤️ that screams your passion and why you're the perfect fit for this apprenticeship.

BOOST YOUR APPLICATION:

We want to get to know the *real you* – way beyond just grades and school! In your cover letter, spill the beans on:

• Why Airbus & This Apprenticeship? What's the buzz about Airbus that makes you excited to kickstart your career with us? What about our company, our values, or the future of aerospace has you hooked? We wanna hear what drives you to chase this unique path and how you envision yourself growing with us. 🚀
• What Skills & Experience Do You Bring? Think about projects, hobbies, or school subjects that have given you hands-on experience. Personal projects, academic wins, or extracurricular adventures – we wanna hear about it all! 💡

Important Info to Keep in Mind:

• Future Focus: This role is linked to a future Joint-Venture with a major European space player. 🌌
• Grades: If you're on predicted grades, your offer will be conditional on achieving the required grades before your apprenticeship kicks off.
• Security Check: You'll undergo a BPSS (Baseline Personnel Security Standard) check. Depending on the role, UK SC-level Security Clearance or Export Control might be needed too. 🕵️‍♀️
• Work Rights: You MUST have current legal authorisation to work in the UK for the ENTIRE duration of the programme. Check the Government Website for deets. 🇬🇧
• Levy Funding: You need to be eligible for levy funding.
• No Sponsorship: Our apprenticeship roles can't sponsor migrant workers. 🚫
• AI Use: Thinking of using AI for your application? Check out our guidelines first: [Link to AI Guidance]
• Need Adjustments? If you need any tweaks to help you access and nail the recruitment process, just hit us up! Email: apprentices@airbus.com. We'll keep everything super confidential. 🤫

This role demands awareness of compliance risks and a commitment to acting with integrity – the bedrock of our company's success, rep, and sustainable growth. 🌳

About Us: The PMO

We're the Project Management Office (PMO) – a super important part of Project Management! We keep Programmes/Projects on track using awesome processes, methods, and tools. We crunch numbers (quantitative and qualitative data) to help make informed decisions at the Project Management level. We're all about smooth communication and happy stakeholders, playing a vital operational role throughout a project's entire journey. 🗺️

Our department covers everything from Programme Management best practices and Project Control/Support to Cost Control, Integrated Planning, Risk & Opportunity Management, Resource Management, and Configuration & Data Management.

This is a golden ticket to work in a diverse PMO, rubbing shoulders with all areas of the business, interacting with management at every level, and engaging with internal and external customers and stakeholders. The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is a major player, as is the European Space Agency (ESA) – talk about amazing opportunities for personal growth in a team where learning is our superpower! 💪

This is a fantastic launchpad for anyone keen on a career in project management or roles that need that PM experience down the line.

By sending in your CV or application, you're giving Airbus the green light to use and store your info for application monitoring or future employment. We'll only use it internally. 👍

Airbus is all about diversity and creating an inclusive vibe. We welcome applications from everyone, no matter your background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, or beliefs. Everyone is valued! ❤️

Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities. We will NEVER ask for any money during recruitment. If anyone impersonates Airbus to do so, report them to emsom@airbus.com. 🚫💰

At Airbus, we support you to work, connect, and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we encourage flexible working to spark innovative thinking. 💡

How to Apply:

Hit the "Apply" button to snag this role and find out more! Remember, applications might close before the deadline, so don't miss out – apply early! 🚀

Key responsibilities

• Assisting in the development and maintenance of business management tools, methodologies, templates, documentation and reporting
• Supporting delivery improvement workstreams and PM digitalisation, maintaining and tailoring processes, and developing/maintaining software tools
• Liaising with managers to support the implementation of best practice Project and Risk Management
• Actively working on project plans, issue & change management logs, risk & opportunity registers, project management information & data gathering, milestone tracking and stakeholder reporting

Skills