Project Control Professional Degree Apprenticeship

Airbus S.A.S.; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 23,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace company offers a Project Controls Professional Degree Apprenticeship based in Portsmouth. This role is ideal for aspiring professionals eager to develop skills in project management. Responsibilities include implementing control systems and participating in risk management. The position offers a salary of £23,000 with various benefits, including half days on Fridays and 25 days holiday.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Pension

Success share

Flexible working arrangements

Responsibilities

• Implement required procedures and systems for reliable controls information.
• Participate in the risk management process.
• Contribute to cost and schedule risk analysis activities.

Skills

Effective communication

Attention to detail

Critical thinking

Collaboration skills

Education

Minimum of 112-120 UCAS points from 3 A levels at BBC or above

GCSE grade C/4 or above in Maths and English Language

Job description

Our mission is to protect people, make the Earth and Space more sustainable and support our customers to respond to their challenges with greater speed and higher certainty through enabling trusted space-related information superiority to support national security and business critical operations. The Project Controls Professional Degree Apprenticeship will sit within the Maritime, Land and Modems Pillar of Space Digital.

The pillar specialises in supplying mission critical communications on land, at sea and in the air - providing next generation connectivity through secure end to end communication systems and services to militaries, governments and international agencies. As part of this degree apprenticeship, you will be studying at the University of Portsmouth while working within the team at Airbus.

What you will be doing: The Project Controls Professional Degree Apprentice will work with experienced programme and project managers to ensure that projects are delivered successfully, safely and on time, on cost and on quality (OTOCOQ). This role is an excellent opportunity for an aspiring professional, who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, to develop their knowledge of planning and scheduling, cost management, cost and risk analysis, estimating, progress and performance monitoring and reporting across all stages of the project lifecycle.

During your time at Airbus, you will interact with people across the business from the project and programme managers to engineers and procurement, finance and commercial specialists. This will enable you to build collaborative relationships across teams, and functions, to deliver meaningful work in accordance with the requirements of regulations, safety, ethics, the environment and duty of care.

Key Responsibilities:

• Determine and implement the required procedures, methods and systems to provide the project and programme managers with reliable controls information;
• Review and interpret technical and non-technical project documents when required;
• Participate in the risk management process - take part in reviews, challenge risks and assumptions and identify which mitigation measures will work;
• Contribute to cost, impact and schedule risk analysis activities
• Contribute to the evaluation of invitations to tender and contractual requirements;
• Create content for inclusion in bid responses.

At Airbus, you will receive regular feedback from the project teams that you work within and the early careers team to support your development journey.

Eligibility:

• A minimum of 112-120 UCAS points made up of 3 A levels at BBC or above
• OR T-levels - Merit
• OR BTECs (Extended Diplomas) - DDM-DMM
• OR International Baccalaureate - 29
• AND GCSE grade C/4 or above in Maths and English Language or Functional Skills

Requirements:

• Effective communication and collaboration skills;
• Attention to detail;
• Ability to work in a dynamic, fast paced environment;
• Critical thinking skills

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company's success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Airbus Defence and Space - Space Digital provides geospatial products and secure connectivity solutions to customers all around the World. Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to [e-mail].

At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

Salary: £23,000 37 hours per week. Half day Fridays! 25 days holiday plus bank holidays. Pension. Success share. Plus many more flexible benefits!

We want to hear about what motivates you to pursue this unique path and how you see yourself growing with us. What skills and experience do you bring? Think about projects, hobbies, or academic subjects that have given you practical experience.