Project Management Apprenticeship at Babcock International
This exciting apprenticeship is designed to develop the Project Managers of the future.
From day one, you’ll be a key member of our project management team, gaining practical on-the-job experience within professional project environments and collaborating across a huge range of engineering frameworks.
You’ll work on a diverse range of complex projects for customers across the nuclear sector.
You’ll focus on the total lifecycle of the projects you’re working on, from design through to manufacture, construction, and commissioning. With support from our project management experts, you'll become experienced in:
- Monitoring project schedules
- Managing stakeholders
- Controlling risks and changes
- Ensuring smooth delivery of projects.
Along the way, you’ll develop leadership and management skills.
Completing the programme will equip you with a Level 4 qualification and the skills you need to pursue a career as a Project Manager.
Babcock International
Babcock is an international defence company providing support and product solutions to enhance our customers’ defence capabilities and critical assets. We provide through-life technical and engineering support for our customers’ assets, delivering improvements in performance, availability and programme cost. Our c27,700 employees deliver these critical services to defence and civil customers, including engineering support to naval, land, air and nuclear operations, frontline support, specialist training and asset management. We also design and manufacture a range of defence and civil specialist equipment, from naval ship and weapons handling systems to liquid gas handling systems. We also provide integrated, technology-enabled solutions to our defence customers in areas such as secure communications, electronic warfare and air defence.
You will be working towards the Level 4 Associate Project Manager Apprenticeship Standard, which is designed to complement your practical, on-the-job experience and support your development as a project professional.
You will be studying at Weston College, an award-winning provider of further and higher education based in Weston-Super-Mare. The college supports nearly 30,000 learners across the UK with high-quality education and vocational training.
The apprenticeship programme spans two years, during which you will attend virtual lessons one day every other week. On the alternate weeks, when no lesson is scheduled, you will be expected to dedicate that same day to completing your off-the-job training hours.
Upon starting the apprenticeship, you will be eligible to become a student member of the Association for Project Management (APM)– a key step towards professional recognition. Following successful completion of the programme, you will be eligible to progress to Associate Membership of the APM.
Upon completing your apprenticeship, you will progress to the role of Project Assistant. From there, we will provide support and guidance to help you advance on your career path towards becoming a Project Manager– and beyond.
Through the Babcock Role Framework, you’ll have a clear view of how your career can progress, with mapped-out pathways, development opportunities and the tools you need to get wherever you want to go.
- Weighting: Essential
- Qualification Type: GCSE
- Subject: Any subject
- Grade: 4(C) and above
- Weighting: Essential
- Qualification Type: GCSE
- Subject: Any subject
- Grade: 4(C) and above
- Weighting: Essential
- Qualification Type: GCSE
- Subject: Any subject
- Grade: 4(C) and above
- Weighting: Essential
- Qualification Type: GCSE
- Subject: Any subject
- Grade: 4(C) and above
- Weighting: Essential
- Qualification Type: GCSE
- Subject: Any subject
- Grade: 4(C) and above
- Weighting: Essential
- Qualification Type: A Level
- Subject: Any subject
- Grade: C or above
- Weighting: Essential
- Qualification Type: A Level
- Subject: Any subject
- Grade: C or above
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Team working
£21,205 a year
Warrington, WA4 6HL
Higher Level Apprenticeship
Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
Business and administration
2000003129
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If you need help with your application, or have further questions, contact the recruitment team by phone on 01934 411594 or by email on apprenticeships@weston.ac.uk