Business Apprentice

Social network you want to login/join with:

We support helping you settle in to your new location, ensuring you are familiar with the team and have a warm welcome from day 1. There is a member of our Apprentice team at each site, helping you progress, ensuring your study time is protected, enabling access to digital learning, and providing opportunities to get involved with the local community and STEM projects, enhancing many aspects of each programme.

Leonardo is one of the top ten largest defence companies globally. We manufacture everything from helicopters to radios, with significant technological investments and products across Defence, Global Monitoring, Energy, Aerospace, Space, and Manufacturing.

The Leonardo Cyber & Security Solutions Division, one of the three divisions in Leonardo UK, is a pivotal innovator, helping customers deliver and secure their digital transformation. Cyber & Security Solutions supplies technology and services for both civil, defence, and security markets, in the UK and worldwide, to enhance customer capabilities.

As a business apprentice in the Cyber division, you will spend time with various departments within the business to experience, understand, and contribute to the team’s goals and successes.

You will primarily work in one of our largest integrated project teams (IPTs), providing support across functions that ensure successful delivery and customer satisfaction.

Your responsibilities will include supporting:

1. administration of project processes such as site access, health and safety compliance, and project reporting
2. management of the project plan against budgets
3. delivery of contractual obligations
4. procurement of goods and services and management of third-party providers
5. monitoring project performance through KPIs and communicating concerns
6. use of tools like SAP, applying processes, and promoting project management best practices
7. adherence to project governance throughout the project lifecycle
8. participation in continuous improvement initiatives

Your experiences will lay a strong foundation for your future career in any area within the business.

Minimum qualifications include:

• 2 A Levels (Grade A* - C), including English, Maths, or a Business subject, or an equivalent Level 3 qualification in a business-related subject
• GCSEs (Grade 4 - 9 / Grade A* - C) in Maths and English

You are someone who:

• enjoys teamwork and shared objectives
• is a confident and effective communicator
• is a keen problem solver, sharing ideas and solutions
• has resilience and a growth mindset, thriving on challenges
• is organized and detail-oriented
• possesses excellent skills in software like Excel and PowerPoint

Having a qualification in a relevant subject like business studies is an advantage.

Life at Leonardo includes:

• Flexible working options, including hybrid working and part-time opportunities
• Company-funded benefits such as private healthcare, dental schemes, and more
• Holidays: 25 days plus bank holidays, with options to buy/sell leave and accrue additional flexi days
• Pension scheme with up to 10% employer contribution
• Wellbeing initiatives, including mental health support and diversity networks
• Discounted gym memberships, cycle schemes, and access to online courses
• Referral incentives and management-level bonuses

The starting salary for this role is £20,000.