2027 Bid & Project Management Office Graduate

Thales; Harry Stoke; Hybrid; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary of £32,000 per year

Hybrid/flexible working options

Learning and development support

BPSS/SC security checks

Job summary

Thales UK invites graduates to join a two-year BPMO rotational programme across multiple UK sites, with on-site and hybrid working options. You'll study for the APM Projects Fundamentals Qualification and rotate through Project Planning, Bid Management and Project Management roles.

You will gain hands-on experience, complete placements across locations such as Crawley, Glasgow, Bristol, Reading and more, and build a professional network while developing bid and project management skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree at the start of professional career.
• Security requirements apply to all roles and BPSS/SC checks are required.

Responsibilities

• Complete a two-year rotational development programme across multiple placements.
• Gain experience in Project Planning & Controls, Bid Management and Project Management.
• Participate in BPMO skills and essential skills training and deliver a graduate project.

Education

Bachelor's degree in any subject

Job description

Make an impact from the start.

If you're a driven graduate who enjoys tackling challenges, managing priorities and delivering results, our Bid and Project Management Office Graduate Programme could be the perfect next step.

What the role has to offer:

• The opportunity to study for the APM Projects Fundamentals Qualification which provides a platform into the Bid and Project Management profession
• A 2-year rotational scheme working across different sites and locations (based in approximately 2 locations over the 2 years)
• Dedicated learning paths and on the job training
• Flexible working – 3 days a week on site working in bid and project teams
• Opportunity to work on some exciting and critical bids and projects that have an impact globally

What is the BPMO Graduate Development Programme?

The Bid and Project Management Office (BPMO) Stream within the Thales UK Graduate Development Programme (GDP) offers a comprehensive two-year development journey designed to build future project and bid management professionals.

During the programme, you will:

• Complete a two-year rotational development programme
• Undertake three placements across:
• Project Planning & Controls
• Bid Management
• Project Management
• Participate in BPMO skills and essential skills training
• Deliver a dedicated graduate project
• Gain experience across different Thales businesses, teams, and sites
• Develop key bid and project management skills, knowledge, and competencies
• Build a professional network across the organisation

Location requirements

To maximise your development opportunities, you will complete placements across a number of Thales UK sites and business areas. As such, flexibility and the ability to relocate are essential for this role.

Key UK locations include:

• Crawley
• Glasgow
• Bristol
• Belfast
• Reading
• Cheadle
• Templecombe

Requirements:

• This is an entry-level graduate opportunity designed for individuals at the start of their professional career.
• We welcome applications from candidates who have completed a degree and have limited relevant professional experience.
• You will be on track to, or have achieved, a bachelor’s degree in any subject.
• Because of the work we do at Thales, all roles are subject to security requirements.
• 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.
• 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.

Benefits

• Competitive salary of £32,000 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)

About the Company

Thales is an equal opportunities employer and diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of Thales.