Graduate Trainee - Project Management and Delivery

Prospects; Aldermaston; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary: £31,000 starting salary

Pension scheme

270 hours annual leave

9-day working fortnight

Salary-sacrifice scheme

Life Assurance

Employee discounts

Welcome payment

Interest-free loan

Employee Assistance Programme

Occupational Health Services

Regular pay reviews

Structured career progression

Ownership and initiative

Collaborative environment

Professional integrity

Job summary

AWE is offering a graduate project management pathway designed to develop delivery leadership. You will work with project teams delivering complex science, infrastructure, manufacturing and national-security programmes, while gaining governance and stakeholder-management experience.

From the start, you will learn how to balance scope, time, cost, quality, risk and stakeholder needs, and how to communicate clearly to support collaborative delivery.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2:2 in any subject.
• Project Management or Business Management may be particularly relevant.
• You must be a British National and able to obtain/maintain security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Support Assistant Project Managers, Project Managers and Programme Managers in delivering complex work safely and effectively.
• Help organise activities, milestones, resources and dependencies to keep delivery moving.
• Contribute to project governance, reviews, decision-making and clear reporting.
• Identify, assess and respond to risks and opportunities that could affect delivery.
• Build relationships across technical, operational, commercial and corporate teams.
• Take ownership of meaningful work and develop the confidence to influence outcomes.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Planning and coordination

Governance

Risk management

Leadership development

Team collaboration

Education

2:2 degree in any subject

Project Management / Business Management relevance

Tools

N/A

Job description

Help turn ambitious plans into outcomes that support AWE’s mission. You will work with project teams delivering complex science, infrastructure, manufacturing and national-security programmes, building the skills needed to become a future Project Manager and delivery leader. Build a career in project leadership From the start, you will contribute to meaningful delivery activity, work with experienced project professionals and learn how strong leadership, governance and stakeholder relationships help complex projects succeed.

What opportunities will you have?

• Project delivery: Support Assistant Project Managers (APMs), Project Managers and, where appropriate, Programme Managers in delivering complex work safely and effectively.
• Planning and coordination: Help organise activities, milestones, resources and dependencies to keep delivery moving.
• Governance: Contribute to project governance, reviews, decision-making and clear reporting.
• Risk and opportunity: Help identify, assess and respond to risks and opportunities that could affect delivery.
• Stakeholder engagement: Build relationships across technical, operational, commercial and corporate teams.
• Leadership development: Take ownership of meaningful work and build the confidence to influence outcomes.

What you will learn

• How complex projects and programmes are structured, governed and delivered.
• How Project Managers balance scope, time, cost, quality, risk and stakeholder needs.
• Project planning, coordination, governance and decision-making.
• Risk and opportunity management within a highly regulated environment.
• How to communicate clearly, influence stakeholders and support collaborative delivery.
• Leadership, business awareness and the behaviours needed for a future project-management career.

What you will get

• £31,000 starting salary.
• A market-leading contributory pension scheme.
• 270 hours of annual leave, including bank holidays.
• A 9-day working fortnight, giving you every other Friday off.
• A salary-sacrifice benefit scheme, Life Assurance and employee discounts.
• A welcome payment and the option of an interest-free £1,000 loan.
• Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services.
• Regular Graduate pay reviews and structured career progression.
• Proactive: You take ownership, show initiative and follow through on commitments.
• Curious: You ask questions and want to understand how complex projects fit together.
• Collaborative: You build constructive relationships and value different perspectives.
• Organised: You can manage priorities and help keep activities on track.
• Adaptable: You respond positively to change, challenge and feedback.
• Professional: You act with integrity, accountability and respect.

Minimum 2:2 in any subject. Project Management or Business Management may be particularly relevant. You must be a British National and willing and able to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance.