Apprentice Project Manager Banbury M/F

Safran; Banbury; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace company in Banbury is seeking a Project Management Apprentice to participate in a 4-year apprenticeship program. You will work closely with a dedicated mentor, gaining hands-on experience in project management while pursuing a degree in Project Management from Warwick University. The role offers a competitive salary, various benefits, and opportunities for career development and professional accreditation. Join us to improve project planning and execution while ensuring high-quality standards.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Company performance bonus scheme

Pension scheme up to 10% employer contribution

Private medical insurance

Comprehensive health cash plan

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Flexible benefits programme

Structured training & career development

Qualifications

• Key project management principles to be learned during the apprenticeship.
• Ability to balance competing priorities and manage stakeholder communication.
• Expectation to work collaboratively with various teams.

Responsibilities

• Involve every stage of the project lifecycle from planning to delivery.
• Support project management activities under mentorship.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time and to budget.

Skills

Project planning

Time management

Effective communication

Team collaboration

Leadership

Education

Degree in Project Management

Job description

Our Project Management Apprentice Programme is designed to accelerate your career in aerospace. Based at our site in Banbury, you'll be part of a team leading composites projects. You'll be involved in every stage of the project lifecycle - from initial planning and scheduling through to delivery and continuous improvement - giving you exposure to both the technical and commercial side of project management. This scheme is designed to accelerate your career in Project and Programme Management. Together we will develop you to become an expert in all aspects of project planning and execution, how to balance competing priorities and how to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders to ensure we are meeting the needs of our diverse customer base. Being a part of our Project Management community, you'll be assigned a dedicated mentor to support and guide you, complementing your career development and fueling your aspirations. You will work collaboratively with engineers, operations teams, and customers to ensure projects are delivered on time, to budget, and to the highest standards of quality.

Company Overview

Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defense and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Safran has a global presence, with 100,000 employees and sales of 27.3\u00a0billion euros in 2024, and holds, alone or in partnership, world or regional leadership positions in its core markets. Safran is in the 2nd place in the aerospace and defense industry in TIME magazine's "World's best companies 2024" ranking. Safran Electronics & Defense offers its customers onboard intelligence solutions allowing them to understand the environment, reduce mental load and guarantee a trajectory, even in critical situations, in all environments: on land, at sea, in the sky or space. The company harnesses the expertise of its 13,000 employees towards these three functions: observe, decide and guide, for the civil and military markets.

Apprenticeship Details

We recognise that your development is key for you to fulfil your potential in the world of work. That's why we've created a programme that will support your learning to deliver real business value. The degree apprenticeship programme lasts for a period of 4 years and is a partnership between Safran and Warwick University. You will learn key project management principles at Warwick University which will be vital to your development at Safran Aerospace such as: Principles of Project Management, Leadership and Change Management, Operations Management, Strategic Management. By the end of the programme, having completed your rotations and degree apprenticeship, you will be awarded a BSc in Project Management. Along side this you will also have the opportunity to become professionally accredited through the Association of Project Management (APM) as well as other internal and external training courses.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Company performance bonus scheme
• Pension scheme up to 10% employer contribution
• Private medical insurance
• Comprehensive health cash plan
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Flexible benefits programme (holiday trading, gym discounts, enhanced parental leave)
• Structured training & career development
• Opportunity to participate in community and STEM projects & more!