Project Management Apprentice

SIEMENS ENERGY LIMITED; Walsall; On-site; GBP 20,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy technology company is offering a three-year apprenticeship program focused on Project Management in Walsall, UK. The successful candidate will gain practical experience and theory while working across various projects. Responsibilities include collaborating with stakeholders, encouraging innovation, and participating in continuous improvement initiatives. Benefits include a salary of £19,462, 26 days of holiday, and additional lifestyle benefits. Candidates must have a minimum grade 5 in mathematics and English at GCSE and be pursuing further education.

Benefits

Starting salary of £19,462

26 days holiday per annum

Salary sacrifice schemes such as private medical & dental insurances

Pension scheme with competitive employer contribution

Qualifications

• Strong willingness to take responsibility for live tasks.
• Ability to connect and communicate with others effectively.
• Passion for order and organization.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders in various functions and locations.
• Encourage innovation and challenge conventional methods.
• Implement continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication

Problem-solving

Flexibility

Continuous improvement

Education

Minimum grade 5 in mathematics and English at GCSE

Studying or have studied A Levels or further education

Job description

This apprenticeship opportunity will be a three-year long programme whereby the successful candidate will work across our project environments throughout the scheme period on a structured placement rota supplemented by formalised learning with our local college partner. Project Management, as a professional discipline, forms a backbone within the operational execution model of Siemens-Energy and is supported, and recognised, with both internal and external accreditation. This programme sets out to provide both theory and practical experience under the Associate Project Manager Level 4 pathway to develop both underpinning knowledge and also broad perspective with an aim to set a firm foundation from which to progress. From internally focused projects that deliver solutions to support customer delivery, through direct end customer interaction with operational challenges through to shaping the future. The live tasks supported across all placements will provide development and growth in an exciting and diverse service environment.

How You'll Make an Impact

• Collaborate with a variety of stakeholders in multiple functions and locations of the Aero Gas Turbine (AGT) business in the delivery of customer requirements.
• Challenge convention, questioning the 'norm' and encouraging the business to innovate
• Build your continuous improvement skills and confidence through Lean Six Sigma basics training and owning/implementing continuous improvement initiatives.
• Become an active member within a team of Entry Level Talent (Apprentices/Interns/Graduates) to participate in wider business projects through our culture hub. The scope of these projects will provide you with valuable team working experiences and opportunities to enhance presentation skills.

What You Bring

• Enjoy jumping in and, with support from us, feel confident taking responsibility for live tasks and projects you've been assigned.
• Flexible, know how to connect and communicate with others and pride yourself on being positive.
• Comfortable with change and able to react to unexpected challenges with enthusiasm.
• Analytical thinker, question why and how things work and wish to develop an engineering understanding across a variety of systems.
• Willingness to embrace continuous improvement with the ability to generate creative solutions to problems.
• Passionate about order and organisation and can influence others to share that passion.

About the Team

Project management is an embedded function within the Aero Gas Turbine product line and forms integral parts of the overall customer delivery experience. The apprenticeship will be a placement rota across a selection of these allowing you to fulfill the apprenticeship requirement and explore this professional discipline widely. Our Gas Services division offers low‑emission power generation through service and decarbonisation. Zero or low emission power generation and all gas turbines under one roof, steam turbines and generators. Decarbonisation opportunities through service offerings, modernisation, and digitalisation of the fleet. This role will be contracted from our modern office location based in Warwick (CV34 6RJ). You will be required to attend this location routinely across the scheme duration.

Please note: You must have achieved a minimum of grade 5 in both mathematics and English at GCSE and be studying or have studied either appropriate A Levels or further education at college to be eligible for consideration for this position.

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. We meet the growing energy demand across 90+ countries while ensuring our climate is protected. With more than 100,000 dedicated employees, we not only generate electricity for over 16% of the global community, but we're also using our technology to help protect people and the environment. Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation. Our Commitment to Diversity Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity, we generate power. We run on inclusion and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character - no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.

Benefits

• A starting salary of £19,462
• 26 days holiday per annum
• Salary sacrifice schemes such as private medical & dental insurances, cycle to work, electric car scheme, discounted gym membership plus several other lifestyle benefits to suit you.
• Pension scheme with a competitive employer contribution