Summary
This exciting apprenticeship will give you the skills and knowledge to be an effective Project Planning and Controls Apprentice within the Bid and Project Management Function at Thales. The apprentice programme will provide you with a strong understanding and working knowledge of planning, scheduling, monitoring and controls.
Annual wage
£22,500 a year
• Pension – Thales match, plus 1%, with a maximum contribution of 7% • Health Insurance – 50% of salary for five years • Performance-related pay uplifts
Training course
Associate project manager (level 4)
Hours
Flexible working, Monday to Friday, 37 hours a week, hours to be confirmed with manager.
37 hours a week
Possible start date
Monday 1 September
Duration
2 years
Positions available
2
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
* Assist with the creation and maintenance of the integrated master schedules for assigned projects
* Contribute to project reports and attend associated reviews
* Assist in the deployment & reporting of risk & opportunity management
* Help the project team ensure correct and effective project governance is applied
* Operate Thales UK tools to ensure effective management of the project schedule, budgets, risks and opportunities
* Commit to attend all elements of the apprenticeship including attendance on virtual training modules, 1-2-1 coaching calls, assignments, exams and mandatory Thales UK training activities to lay the foundations for your contribution to future growth of the business
Where you’ll work
Ashurst Drive Bird Hall Lane
Cheadle Heath
Stockport
SK3 0XB
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
CORNDEL LIMITED
Your training course
Associate project manager (level 4)
Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)
Course contents
* Use project monitoring and reporting techniques to track, interpret and report on performance.
* Manage and engage with stakeholders.
* Influence and negotiate with others to create a positive outcome for the project.
* Resolve conflict as and when required with stakeholders within limits of responsibility.
* Adapt communications to different stakeholders.
* Communicate and support the project vision, to ensure buy in to the project objectives.
* Collate and analyse information and provide input to support negotiations relating to project objectives.
* Monitor and analyse project budgets.
* Review and provide feedback on a project business case to ensure the project remains valid.
* Apply change control processes to support the management of project scope.
* Evaluate an integrated project management plan to provide recommendations on areas for improvement.
* Prepare, monitor, and schedule activities that contribute to the delivery of the overall project schedule and objectives.
* Evaluate and make recommendations on the risk management plan to threats to delivery and recommend solutions.
* Identify and monitor project risks and issues; and plan and implement responses to them.
* Deliver a Quality Management Plan which contributes to quality control processes.
* Use an organisation’s continual improvement process including lessons learned to improve performance.
* Support the preparation or maintenance of a resource management plan for project activities.
* Work with stakeholders to deliver the project.
* Use digital tools and software to meet project objectives for example research, collaboration, presentations, and resolution of problems.
* Provide underpinning data to support the written submission through the governance process.
* Work within the approved project budget.
* Ensure that integrated schedules support critical path analysis, interface management, resource forecasting and risk management.
* Apply relevant legislation, regulations, codes of practice, and ethical guidance where appropriate to their work.
* Use data to inform decisions on actions to take to mitigate risks on project.
* Use configuration management and change control to schedule and maintain projects.
* Manages resources through the project lifecycle.
* Use project monitoring and reporting techniques to track, interpret and report on performance.
* Manage and engage with stakeholders.
* Influence and negotiate with others to create a positive outcome for the project.
* Resolve conflict as and when required with stakeholders within limits of responsibility.
* Adapt communications to different stakeholders.
* Communicate and support the project vision, to ensure buy in to the project objectives.
* Collate and analyse information and provide input to support negotiations relating to project objectives.
* Monitor and analyse project budgets.
* Review and provide feedback on a project business case to ensure the project remains valid.
* Apply change control processes to support the management of project scope.
* Evaluate an integrated project management plan to provide recommendations on areas for improvement.
* Prepare, monitor, and schedule activities that contribute to the delivery of the overall project schedule and objectives.
* Evaluate and make recommendations on the risk management plan to threats to delivery and recommend solutions.
* Identify and monitor project risks and issues; and plan and implement responses to them.
* Deliver a Quality Management Plan which contributes to quality control processes.
* Use an organisation’s continual improvement process including lessons learned to improve performance.
* Support the preparation or maintenance of a resource management plan for project activities.
* Work with stakeholders to deliver the project.
* Use digital tools and software to meet project objectives for example research, collaboration, presentations, and resolution of problems.
* Provide underpinning data to support the written submission through the governance process.
* Work within the approved project budget.
* Ensure that integrated schedules support critical path analysis, interface management, resource forecasting and risk management.
* Apply relevant legislation, regulations, codes of practice, and ethical guidance where appropriate to their work.
* Use data to inform decisions on actions to take to mitigate risks on project.
* Use configuration management and change control to schedule and maintain projects.
* Manages resources through the project lifecycle.
Your training plan
This is a 24 month programme working towards the Level 4 Project Manager Associate Apprenticeship standard. The programme will be delivered via a virtual delivery model, with live virtual workshops and 1-2-1 coaching calls. Upon successful completion of your End Point Assessment, you will roll off into the Thales UK Bid and Project Management job family into a Project Planner or Project Controller role.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
* 5 GCSES incl Maths and English (grade 9-4 or A*-C)
A Level in:
* STEM subject advantageous (grade C or above (or equivalent))
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
* Communication skills
* IT skills
* Attention to detail
* Organisation skills
* Problem solving skills
* Presentation skills
* Number skills
* Analytical skills
* Logical
* Team working