2027 Project Planning & Controls Apprentice - Glasgow
Thales Group · Scotland · G51 4BZ
About the role
Transform your curiosity into a rewarding career with our Project Planning & Controls Apprenticeship! 🚀 If you're passionate about making projects happen and eager to level up your skills, this is your chance to shine. ✨ We're blending top-tier academic study with hands-on experience in a global, innovative, and industry-leading organisation. Ready to grow and thrive? We can't wait to hear from you! 🎉
Why This Apprenticeship Rocks 🌟:
- Get Paid to Learn: Earn a salary while you study and gain that crucial qualification. 💰
- Real-World Experience: Dive headfirst into the Bid & Project Management world. 💼
- Next-Level Training: Receive specialized, job-focused training and development. 📚
- Industry-Recognized Qualification: Achieve a qualification that opens doors. 🎓
- Future Secured: Step into a permanent role from day one. 💯
About the Role: Your Future in Project Management 🏗️
This isn't just any apprenticeship; it's your launchpad to becoming a key player in Thales's Bid and Project Management Function. You'll build a rock-solid understanding of planning, scheduling, monitoring, and controls – the essential skills for managing projects that deliver world-leading solutions to our global clients. Our Bid and Project Management teams are all about ensuring projects hit their mark, maintaining strong governance, and keeping things running smoothly. 🎯
What You'll Be Doing (Your Responsibilities):
- Help build and maintain project schedules. 🗓️
- Contribute to project reports and be part of important review meetings. 📊
- Assist with tracking and reporting risks and opportunities. ⚠️
- Ensure projects follow all the right processes and governance. ✅
- Use Thales UK tools to keep project schedules, budgets, risks, and opportunities in check. 🛠️
- Commit to all aspects of the apprenticeship – virtual training, coaching, assignments, exams, and essential Thales UK training. Your dedication fuels our future growth! ⚡
Skills You'll Master During Your Apprenticeship:
- Project Organisation & Planning 🗺️
- Project Monitoring & Control 📈
- Bid/Project Scope, Schedule & Resource Management 🧩
- Bid & Project Governance 🛡️
- Risk & Opportunity Management 📊
- Project Estimate, Cost & Finance Management 💲
The Apprenticeship Experience: Learning from the Best 🚀
This higher apprenticeship is your chance to get an insider's view of the Project Management Function from the ground up, all while being part of one of the biggest and best names in the industry. You'll get tailored on-the-job training that complements your studies, giving you the practical skills and knowledge you need to succeed.
Our virtual delivery model means you'll benefit from:
- Live virtual workshops 🧑💻
- Online learning resources 🌐
- Self-directed learning activities 🧠
This is a 2-year programme, working towards the SCQF Level 8 Project Manager Apprenticeship standard with our partnered training provider. Upon successful completion, you'll seamlessly transition into the Thales UK Bid and Project Management job family, taking on a role as a Project Planner or Project Controller.
Who We're Looking For: The Next Generation of Innovators 💡
We're seeking enthusiastic individuals who are motivated, committed, and absolutely keen to learn. If you're a self-starter who can manage your time, show initiative, and have a genuine passion for project planning/controls and what Thales does, you'll fit right in! We want to see self-discipline and a drive to achieve your qualification. 💪
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
Entry requirements
Essential qualifications (Entry Requirements: 2 Highers Grade C or above in any subject or equivalent Level 3 qualification 5 standards Grade A-C including English and Maths To be considered for this position, you must have the permanent right to work in the UK and be able to successfully complete and maintain UK Government security checks, including Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) screening and Security Clearance (SC), which is a government background check, before starting employment. To be eligible for SC clearance, you will typically need to have lived in the UK continuously for the last five years. As part of the vetting process, you will be asked to provide evidence of your identity, right to work in the UK, any time spent overseas during the last five years, and your employment and/or education history. For further details of the evidence required to apply for security clearance please follow this link -https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels/national-security-vetting-clearance-levels)