Job description
Start an extraordinary career at AWE; grow your skills, learn from industry experts and become part of a community at one of the most unique companies in the UK.
About the role
As a Project Management Apprentice at AWE, you will be given the opportunity to support an array of mission critical projects, exploring your own set of skills and discovering where your passion lies, and where your individual skillset is best suited. Throughout your career at AWE, you will have the chance to work in support of our core programme, on large infrastructure projects, and on a wide range of supporting programmes which enable AWE to operate and grow. You will work with a wide variety of passionate and industry leading subject matter experts, building strong relationships with teams and stakeholders.
Project Managers are required to effectively lead and manage teams, communicate clearly and concisely, solve problems effectively, prioritise multiple tasks and work to challenging timescales in difficult environments. These are skills and competencies you will develop during the Project Management Apprenticeship at AWE.
Throughout your apprenticeship, you will gain a diverse skillset and knowledge of:
- Project management methodologies and techniques to apply these
- Project lifecycle management
- Projects Structures - WBS, CBS, OBS
- Estimating, planning and scheduling
- Governance and financial control of projects
- Performance Measurement and Analysis
- Business Rhythm - Month End Reporting and Analysis
- Stakeholder and communications management, both with internal and external stakeholders
- Prioritising workload, resources and deadlines within high pressure complex environments
- Change management: to appropriately manage scope, requirements and benefits
- Quality control
- Procurement and contract management
- Risk and opportunity identification and management, and the impacts of these on schedule, cost and quality.
About you
- IT proficiency
- Good communication skills
- Excellent team working skills
- Effective organisation skills
- Health and safety awareness
- Leadership qualities
- Passion for your chosen profession
- GCSE English and Maths at grade 4/C or above.
- Three A Levels at grade C or above; or T Level Pass (C or above on the core); or BTEC Extended Diploma at MMM.
- Applicants must be aged 18 or over, as of 31st August 2025 due to security clearance requirements.
- You must be a British National to apply for a role with us.
- These roles are governed by Health and Safety at Work Regulations and require all candidates to have an Occupational Health pre-employment medical held at AWE which follows the initial selection process. All candidates must be willing and able to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role and be willing and able to work in designated areas.
The Benefits
We offer our apprentices a starting salary of £22,250, increasing annually throughout your apprenticeship
- Market leading contributory pension scheme
- Generous holiday entitlement 270 hours a year (inclusive of Bank Holidays) plus every other Friday off
- Access to employee discounts portal, everyday savings on retail, hospitality and leisure.
- Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services
Alongside these benefits you will get the opportunity to learn from some of the top leaders in their field whilst helping us to continue to deliver national nuclear security, threat reduction and counter-terrorism solutions.
- Start Date – August 2025.
- Duration – 4 years
Additional job details
- Location
- Aldermaston
- Salary
- £22,250
- Contract, dates and working times
- Fixed term
Full-time
How to apply
RWe recruit on a rolling basis which means as soon as our positions have been filled, the scheme will close to new applications. So, please apply as soon as possible to avoid missing out.
Our ambition is to create workplaces where we recognise and celebrate differences, encourage diverse contributions and our employees feel able to be themselves at work. We strive to create a genuine culture of openness and inclusion and encourage diverse applicants.
Any inclusion information you provide us will be used to encourage and support you through the application process and will be held only for this purpose in accordance with GDPR.
Contact us
If you have questions during the application process, please reach out to the Early Careers Team
Click Apply to start your application now. This job will be available on Prospects until 30 November 2024
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Closing date: 30 November 2024