2027 Project Manager Apprentice - Level 4 Associate Project Manager Apprenticeship

Thales Group; Fareham; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-the-job training

Virtual workshops

Coaching calls

Job summary

Thales UK invites bright individuals to join a two-year Level 4 Project Manager Associate Apprenticeship within the Digital Banking unit. You will learn how to scope and define projects, manage work packages and budgets, and collaborate with cross-functional teams across the UK and overseas.

Turn your curiosity into a career as you gain hands-on experience through live virtual workshops, coaching calls and structured learning.

Qualifications

• 2 A Levels grade C or above or equivalent L3 qualification
• GCSEs: English Language and Mathematics at grade 4/C or above
• Must have the right to work in the UK and be able to obtain BPSS and Security Clearance (SC)

Responsibilities

• Scope and define projects based on customer work requests.
• Deliver the solution in compliance with customer requirements and Thales' proposal.
• Drive the project ensuring customer satisfaction with clear communication of project planning, risks, resource level and quality.
• Manage project budget and Thales Digital Banking interests.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in the UK and overseas.

Skills

Project management

Team coordination

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Governance & compliance

Education

A Levels

BTEC Diploma

GCSEs (English & Maths)

Job description

Thales Cyber Security Products, Digital Banking offers financial institutions and their customers secure access to banking & payment services.

• Supporting Tier1 customers primarily in the UK and northern Europe, providing cards, card readers, authentication tokens, Fido Security keys and software solutions.
• Scope and define projects based on customer work requests.
• Deliver the solution in compliance with customer requirements and Thales' proposal.
• Drive the project ensuring customer satisfaction with clear communication of project planning, risks, resource level & quality.
• Manage project budget and Thales Digital Banking interests.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in the UK and overseas

What You Will Learn

• Project management methodologies
• Work package specification, definition and allocation
• Team management
• Stakeholder engagement and communication
• Governance and compliance

Apprenticeship Programme Through our higher apprenticeship you'll be making the most of your talents, getting to understand the Project Management Function from the ground up; and doing so with the help of one of the biggest and best names in the industry. Throughout your apprenticeship, you'll receive on-the-job training tailored to work alongside your studies, giving you the hands‑on experience needed to develop practical skills and knowledge. The programme will be delivered via a virtual delivery model combining:

• live virtual workshops
• 1-2-1 coaching calls
• Self-directed learning activities

Turn your curiosity into a career. If you're passionate about engineering, eager to learn, and looking for a degree apprenticeship that combines academic study with exciting on-the-job experience.

This is a 2-year programme, working towards the Level 4 Project Manager Associate Apprenticeship standard, with our training provider, The Apprentice Academy. Upon successful completion of your End Point Assessment, you will roll off into the Thales UK Bid and Project Management job family.

We are looking for enthusiastic individuals who are motivated, committed and keen to learn. A self-starter who can manage their time, show initiative and have a genuine interest in project planning/controls and Thales. Successful candidates will show self-discipline and an aspiration to achieve the qualification.

• 2 A Levels grade C or above in any subject or equivalent L3 qualification such as BTEC Diploma (MM), T Level (Merit) or Level 3 apprenticeship.

GCSEs

• Minimum of five GCSEs at Grade 4/C or above
• Must include:
• English Language
• Mathematics

Please note that applicants who already hold a relevant degree will not be eligible for this programme.

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.

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