Project Controls Apprentice (Level 3)

Leonardo; Yeovil; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 16,000; Full time

Job summary

Leonardo UK Helicopter Division invites applications for a 3.5-year Project Controls Apprenticeship in Yeovil. Rotate through the Project Controls Function to learn scheduling, risk management, resource planning and change control, while pursuing a Level 3 Project Controls Technician qualification.

You will gain hands-on experience with SAP, MS Project, MS Office, SSI and Power BI, contributing to project performance and governance.

Qualifications

• 5 GCSE grades 4 - 9 or grades A*- C or equivalent, to include Maths and English.

Responsibilities

• Grow your knowledge of an engineering business.
• Develop practical skills in manufacturing and understanding key processes and technologies.
• Support early careers activities - our apprentices have the opportunity to work as STEM ambassadors in schools, colleges and universities.

Skills

Project scheduling

Risk management

Cost tracking

Change management

Stakeholder reporting

Education

GCSEs including Maths & English

Tools

SAP

MS Project

MS Office

SSI

Power BI

Job description

Join the Leonardo UK Helicopter Division, as a Project Controls Apprentice (Level 3).

Leonardo offers a range of Apprenticeships across a variety of STEM and business routes, offering paid training, coupled with on the job learning that enables you to gain practical skills, experience and knowledge that sets up the best start to your career. We offer competitive entry salaries and fully support your academic learning through to qualifications, with salary increases as you progress.

We support helping you settle into 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 as well as opportunities to get involved with the local community and STEM projects, enhance many aspects of each programme.

The Apprenticeship:

Project Controls is a fundamental discipline to the safe and stable execution of projects and achieving business growth. With a focus on scheduling, planning, risk management, resource management, performance metrics and change management, Project Controls provides a unique insight into the execution monitoring and control of Projects and is at the heart of successful delivery performance. Successful completion of the apprenticeship may lead to roles such as Project Controller, Planner, with further progression opportunities towards Project Management like Project Officer, Project Manager and Programme Manager.

The Leonardo Helicopters Project Controls Apprenticeship is structured around a programme of placements that will see you move around within the Project Controls Function at Leonardo Helicopters Yeovil over a 3.5 year period and is designed to give you as much experience and exposure to Project Controls practices and different operational contexts as possible. This will help you develop strong core skills of Project Controls whilst also giving you a wider understanding of how a global business operates.

You will also undertake a Level 3 Project Controls Technician qualification over this time to complement on the job learning alongside internal training to understand and utilise globally recognised tool sets and standards in Project Controls.

The programme aligns with the competencies defined by the Association for Project Management (APM) and supports further professional registration opportunities.

During your apprenticeship, you will:

• Grow your knowledge of an engineering business.
• Develop practical skills in manufacturing and understanding key processes and technologies.
• Support early careers activities - our apprentices have the opportunity to work as STEM ambassadors in schools, colleges and universities.

Each Apprentice on this route will need to complete an End Point Assessment as defined in the Apprenticeship Standard, this will take place in the final months of the programme.

You will develop competencies in:

• Project scheduling and planning using recognised software (e.g. SAP, MS Project, MS Office, SSI, Power BI)
• Risk identification and management
• Cost tracking and performance analysis (Earned Value Management)
• Change and configuration management processes
• Stakeholder reporting and project governance

What you'll bring

You must have (as a minimum) the following qualifications: 5 GCSE grades 4 - 9 or grades A*- C or equivalent, to include Maths and English.

Security Clearance

At Leonardo, many of our roles are subject to security and export control restrictions set by UK Government Security requirements and customer obligations. As a result, and in line with the UK Government Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) requirements, all successful applicants will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record declaration information and employment and/or education history verification for the previous five years.

For staff operating in more sensitive posts, there is an additional range of personnel security controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NSV). As part of this process, a range of factors may be considered, including an individual’s background, travel history, nationality, previous nationalities held and other information relevant to the vetting assessment.

To be eligible for National Security Vetting at SC level, applicants will generally be expected to have continuously resided in the UK for the previous five years. For DV clearance, this is typically ten years. In some circumstances, time spent overseas may be accepted, with additional overseas checks. Additional vetting requirements may apply upon appointment.

For more information and guidance please visit: https://careers.uk.leonardo.com/gb/en/security-and-vetting

Why join us

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