Project Planning & Controls – Business Higher Apprenticeship
Thales · Northern Ireland · BT6 9HB
About the role
Turn your curiosity into a career that pays! 🚀 If you're buzzing about projects and have a thirst for knowledge, this apprenticeship is your launchpad. 🎓 Get the best of both worlds: serious study meets real-world action in a global, game-changing company. We're all about innovation and industry leadership, and we want you to join our journey. ✨
Why This Apprenticeship Rocks:
- Get Paid While You Learn: Earn a salary 💰 while smashing your apprenticeship goals.
- Real-World Wins: Dive into hands-on experience in Bid & Project Management. 📈
- Level Up Your Skills: Receive training tailored for success in the industry. 🛠️
- Get Qualified: Achieve a recognised industry qualification. 🏆
- Job Security: Secure a permanent role from day one! ✅
- Tuition Covered: We've got your education costs sorted – fully funded! 💯
About the Role:
This awesome Project Planning & Controls Apprenticeship at Thales will equip you with the skills to be a total boss in our Bid and Project Management teams. You'll build a solid understanding of planning, scheduling, monitoring, and controls – the building blocks for managing projects that deliver world-leading solutions globally. 🌍 Our teams are key to project success, ensuring strong governance over bids and projects and keeping our processes sharp.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Helping to build and maintain the main project schedules. 🗓️
- Contributing to project reports and joining review meetings. 📝
- Getting involved in tracking and reporting risks and opportunities. ⚠️
- Ensuring projects are run smoothly and according to plan. 👍
- Using Thales UK tools to manage project schedules, budgets, risks, and opportunities. 💻
- Committing to all parts of the apprenticeship: virtual training, 1-2-1 coaching, assignments, exams, and mandatory Thales UK training. Get ready to help us grow! 🌱
Your Apprenticeship Journey:
This isn't just any apprenticeship; it's a high-level one where you'll learn the ins and outs of Project Management from the ground up, with one of the biggest names in the game. You'll get on-the-job training that fits perfectly with your studies, giving you the practical skills and knowledge employers are looking for. We use a blended learning approach, mixing on-campus sessions with self-directed learning.
This is a 3-year programme, working towards a Pearson BTEC Level 5 Higher National Diploma in Business at Belfast Metropolitan College. 🏫
We're looking for motivated, committed, and enthusiastic individuals who are keen to learn. If you're a self-starter who can manage your time, show initiative, and have a real passion for project planning/controls and Thales, we want to hear from you! 💪 Self-discipline and a drive to achieve your qualification are key.
Entry Requirements:
- 64 UCAS points at A Level, or a BTEC diploma or a Level 3 apprenticeship.
- 5 GCSEs graded 9-4 (A-C), including Maths and English.
Perks You'll Enjoy:
- Salary: A competitive £24,000 per year. 🤑
- Bonuses: Performance-related pay uplifts. 🌟
- Holidays: 201 hours a year, plus a company day and bank holidays. 🏖️
- Pension: Contributory company pension. 🏦
- Healthcare: Health Care Cash Plan. ⚕️
- Flexibility: Hybrid/flexible working options. 🏠
- Support: Employee assistance programme and learning & development support. 🧠
- Savings: Employee discounts. 🎉
- Life Insurance: Life Cover. 🛡️
- Give Back: 80 hours volunteering per year (first two years). ❤️
How to Apply:
Ready to start your Thales adventure?
1. Apply Online: Hit the apply button to register your interest. You only need to register for one role initially. 💻
2. Upload Your CV: Make sure your CV is ready. 📄
3. Check Your Email: We'll send an invitation to apply from recruiting@jobalerts.thalesgroup.com. 📧
4. Complete Application: Follow the link in the email to apply for your primary role and up to 3 additional roles. ✍️
5. Online Tests: Prove your skills with our online assessments. 💯
6. Virtual Assessment Centre: If you pass the tests, you'll join a virtual assessment centre with group exercises and interviews. 🧑💻
7. Job Offer: Successful candidates will receive an offer from Thales! 🎉
For more deets on our recruitment process, visit Thales Future Talent - Connectr.
- Assessment centres: February - May 2027
- Induction week: Monday 6 September - Friday 10 September 2027
- Closing Date: Wednesday 17 February 2027 at 11:59 pm. APPLY EARLY – ROLES CAN CLOSE SOONER IF WE GET LOTS OF APPLICATIONS! 🏃♀️💨
Important Note: Due to the nature of our work, all roles require security clearance. You'll need the right to work in the UK and must pass government security checks (BPSS and potentially SC clearance). You'll typically need to have lived in the UK for the last five years to be eligible for SC clearance. We'll ask for proof of identity, right to work, overseas travel history, and employment/education history.
Thales is an equal opportunities employer, championing diversity and inclusion. Let's build the future together! 🚀
Key responsibilities
- Assisting with the creation and maintenance of the integrated master schedules for assigned projects
- Contributing to project reports and attend associated reviews
- Assisting in the deployment & reporting of risk & opportunity management
- Helping the project team ensure correct and effective project governance is applied
- Operating Thales UK tools to ensure effective management of the project schedule, budgets, risks and opportunities