DE&S are looking for talented, motivated and skilled apprentices to join our Project Delivery Apprenticeship Scheme and become DE&S future cost engineers and estimators. This two-year scheme will develop your knowledge and understanding of how our projects are delivered, gaining an insight into project management and project control tools and techniques including scheduling, risk management and cost control. Youll work towards studying for the Association of Project Managers (APM) Project Management Qualification (PMQ) to attain a Level 4 Associate Project Manager Apprenticeship, on scheme completion. Youll also undertake project placements, focusing on cost engineering and cost estimating, whichll give you the opportunity to build your skills and experience in those areas. In your placements, youll play an active role by helping the team to deliver world-class equipment and support services to the Armed Forces. Once youve successfully completed the apprenticeship, you may be offered a permanent role in cost estimating and engineering at DE&S. Please note: Because of the classification of some of the information related to certain projects, some work-based placements may be open to Sole UK Nationalsonly. Your place of work will be DE&S HM Naval Base, Portsmouth, PO1 3NH. Youll be required to attend site regularly, at the request of your Scheme Manager or Placement Supervisor. This attendance will be at your own expense and costs for travel or accommodation will not be reimbursed. Person specification To be successful with your application, were looking for you to demonstrate your potential to succeed in a dynamic working environment. Were here to help you find your speciality, so, we hire for potential and train for skills. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and are dedicated to creating a great place to work that reflects the diversity of the society we serve. To help us do this, we encourage applications from women, ethnic minorities, disabled people and people from LGBTQ communities. By bringing together different ideas, experiences, and perspectives, we can achieve our ambitions, together. Were proud to be a Level 3Disability Confident Leader, committed to attracting, recruiting, and retaining people with disabilities. We are dedicated to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible and will make reasonable adjustments to support applicants with disabilities. If you need an adjustment during the recruitment and selection process, even if you feel you do not qualify for the Disability Confident Scheme, please tell us what you need when completing your online application. Please let us know as soon as possible so our recruitment team have adequate time to consider your request. If you have any questions about reasonable adjustments, you cancontact the recruitment team at deshr-etcoe-recruitmentmod.gov.uk You must hold the right to work full time in the UK and qualify for service under the Civil Service Nationality Rules without any additional immigration approvals. You must be able to evidence this at interview and it must not expire before the start of the scheme. If your right to work will expire while you are in employment, you must be able to reconfirm your right to work before it expires, without sponsorship, to maintain your employment. This role requires you to have lived in the UK for the last five years and obtain Security Check (SC) security clearance. The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating staff on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harms associated with second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Tobacco-Free Working Environment (TFWE) programme, smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) are not permitted anywhere, unless stated otherwise, in the Defence working environment. Those seeking, considering, or accepting employment should be aware of this requirement. Qualifications You must have, or be studying to achieve, the following qualifications by September 2025. Essential criteria: Five full GCSEs at grades 4-9 (or equivalent) to include English Language and Maths. and; Two full A-Levels at grades A-D (or equivalent) If youre in your final academic year, youre requested to apply with predicted grades. Evidence of the above qualifications will be required as part of your pre-employment checks before a formal offer can be made. To be eligible for this programme, youll need to: Be at least 16-years old at the start of the scheme Have left full-time education when the apprenticeship starts Please note: If you hold or have studied towards a qualification at the same level or above in the same or a similar subject, please declare this within your CV so we can assess your eligibility. CV requirements You must follow the CV guidance below (also available here ) to enable us to better understand you as a person and assess your suitability for our scheme. Well be looking for your aspiration, engagement, and ability. If youre successful at CV sift, then youll be considered for the next stage of our selection process. Personal statement Within one document, please write a personal statement at the top of your CV, within the range of 200 to 500 words, answering the following questions: Why do you want to join the scheme youre applying for? How have your qualifications and studies helped you to prepare for this scheme? What else have you done to prepare outside of education, and why are these experiences helpful? Please clearly list your qualifications including your results or predicted grades, distinguishing between an English Language or English Literature qualification awarded. I f grades and/or personal statement are missing, we will be unable to progress your application to the next stage. The experience fields on the application form are not assessed, so please ensure your CV is complete. You can use AI (artificial intelligence) tools during your application to DE&S, to support you in writing your CV and personal statements however, all information that is submitted must be factually accurate. For example, you cannot use ideas and experiences of others (or AI) as your own. All presented information will be assessed at both assessment centre and interview stages. Behaviours We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Working Together Delivering at Pace Communicating and Influencing Making Effective Decisions Benefits Alongside your salary of 22,560, Ministry of Defence contributes 6,535 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides. Alongside training and development, youll receive the following great benefits: 22,560 Starting Salary with annual increments 25 days holiday a year, plus one day a year up to 30 days, eight bank holidays and a day off for the Kings birthday A market-leading employer pension contribution of around 28.97 percent, and recognition awards Hybrid working (wherever possible) to support your work-life balance (though some attendance to the stated site is required) Opportunity to work flexibility A huge range of discounts including retail, sports, leisure, restaurants, gifts, days out, holidays, cinema, motoring, insurance, health care, gym memberships, and more More information can be found below: Terms and Conditions: https://bit.ly/3yUwcM1 Things you need to know Selection process details This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours. How to apply Application 20th January to 17th February 2025 Please complete an online application form and attach your CV which includes a personal statement within one document. You must follow the guidance link. on how to present your CV for this vacancy and ensure all information is captured within your CV and not on the application form. The experience fields on the application form are not assessed, so please ensure your CV is complete. Should you encounter any technical difficulties submitting your application please take screenshots and email us DESHR-ETCoE-Recruitmentmod.gov.uk. Without screenshots of the issue, we may be unable to progress your application. Sift February/March 2025 Well check that you meet any essential or eligibility criteria listed in this advert. Your CV will be assessed using a simple numerical scoring system against your aspiration, engagement, and ability. For guidance on writing a CV for DE&S apprenticeships please click here. Assessment Centre April to May 2025 The highest scoring candidates will be invited to an assessment centre in Portsmouth. Well assess you through team exercises, an interview, and a presentation, aligned to our behaviours above.There will be no reimbursement for any travel expenses (where incurred) for the assessment centre. Provisional Offer May 2025 Once all interviews have taken place, we will make provisional offers to the successful candidates and begin your pre-employment checks. Please be aware these checks can take several months to complete; however, well remain in contact throughout the process. Formal Offer Following successful completion of all pre-employment checks you can expect to receive a formal offer and contract one month before the scheme expected start date. Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. Security Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window). See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks. Nationality requirements This job is broadly open to the following groups: UK nationals nationals of the Republic of Ireland nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window) nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020 Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window) Working for the Civil Service The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy. Diversity and Inclusion The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window) .