2027 Asset Management Apprentice - Level 4 Asset Manager Apprenticeship

Thales Group; Cheadle; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary £24,000 p.a.

Hybrid/flexible working options

Tuition fees paid

Job summary

Thales Group in the United Kingdom is offering an apprenticeship to become a Level 4 Asset Manager. You will study towards a Level 4 Asset Manager Apprenticeship with Teeside University over 2 years, delivered virtually, focusing on asset lifecycle, data management and reporting.

Working in the Services team, you will gain hands-on experience in asset performance, provisioning and governance, with opportunities to develop professional skills and contribute to improvements while earning £24,000

Qualifications

• Understanding asset lifecycle and lifecycle stages including acquisition, service, repair and disposal.
• Ability to maintain asset data, configurations and reporting.
• Ability to identify trends, risks and opportunities through data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Support Demand and Requirements analysis.
• Monitor Asset Performance.
• Support provisioning activities.
• Data quality, management and Reporting.
• Process and Governance compliance.
• Stakeholder engagement.
• Continuous Improvement.
• Documentation Management.

Skills

Asset management

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Documentation

Continuous improvement

Education

GCSEs English & Maths

Level 4 Asset Manager Apprenticeship

A Level Maths

Tools

Asset management systems

Job description

Responsibilities

This exciting apprenticeship will give you the skills, experience and knowledge to become a highly specialised Asset Manager within the Services team. Your responsibilities may include:

• Support Demand and Requirements analysis


• Monitor Asset Performance


• Support provisioning activities


• Data quality, management and Reporting


• Process and Governance compliance


• Stakeholder engagement


• Continuous Improvement


• Documentation Management

What You Will Learn Throughout the apprenticeship, you will gain experience and knowledge in:

• Asset Management principles - understanding the asset lifecycle from acquisition and introduction to service, through repair, maintenance, support and disposal


• Asset data and systems - maintaining records, configurations, and using asset management systems and tools effectively


• Data analysis - identifying trends, demand, availability issues, risks and opportunities


• Provisioning and spares - how repairs and spare requirements are determined, loaded, tracked and reported


• Asset performance - using measures such as turnaround time, availability, resource and stock levels to assess performance


• Process and governance - understanding why standardised processes, controls and governance matter and how to work within them


• Reporting and presentations - turning data into meaningful reports, dashboards and recommendations


• Problem solving and continuous improvement - identifying root causes, investigating issues and driving improvements


• Stakeholder management - building confidence working with multiple stakeholders


• Commercial and customer awareness - understanding how decisions support contractual requirements and business objectives


• Risk management - identifying, assessing and escalating availability and support risks


• Professional skills - communication, organisation, prioritisation, teamwork and project management skills

Apprenticeship Programme

You will study towards a Level 4 Asset Manager Apprenticeship with Teeside University. Delivered over 2 years, via a virtual delivery model, this programme will introduce you to the foundations of asset management including optimising performance, minimising costs, driving sustainability, enhancing decision making and meeting regulatory standards. This apprenticeship has been accredited by the Institute of Asset Management.

• 64 UCAS tariff points


• Including A Level Maths Grade A-C


• T Levels, BTEC or Level 3 apprenticeship in a relevant subject will also be considered

GCSEs

Minimum of five GCSEs at Grade 9-4 (A-C) in 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. In addition, this role supports a UK Eyes Only programme and is therefore subject to government-mandated nationality restrictions. To satisfy the security clearance requirements for access to highly sensitive information, applicants must have been British citizens from birth and must not hold any other nationality. This requirement is determined by the UK Government and is a condition of programme access rather than an employment preference.

Employer Overview

Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the UK, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers, as well as delivering social value to the UK with our products and services.

Working Schedule: Monday - Friday, 37 hours a week (8 hours Monday - Thursday, 5 hours Friday)

Benefits of the programme

• Earn a salary while studying for your Level 4 qualification


• Gain hands-on experience in a real engineering environment


• Receive job-specific training and development


• Achieve a recognised engineering qualification


• Secure a permanent role from the start of your apprenticeship


• Have your tuition fees fully paid, Competitive salary of £24,000 per annum


• Performance-related pay uplifts


• Holiday entitlement of 201 hours a year (plus a company day and bank holidays)


• Contributory Company Pension


• Health Care Cash Plan


• Hybrid/flexible working options


• Employee assistance programme


• Learning and development support


• Employee discounts and wellbeing initiatives


• Life Cover


• 80 Hours Volunteering per year (first two years)


• 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

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Thales is an equal opportunities employer and diversity, and inclusion are integral to the success of Thales. At Thales, we ensure equal opportunities, pay and working conditions for all. The benefits we offer include private medical insurance, buying or selling annual leave, cycle to work schemes, employee discounts, paid volunteering day, stocks and shares, annual bonus and much more depending on the role.

We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued for who they are and the unique strengths they bring. Discover more about our programmes, employee networks, wellbeing policies, and inclusive features here.