Programme Management Apprenticeship

GKN AEROSPACE SERVICES LIMITED

Isle Of Wight, PO32 6RA

Closes on Wednesday 12 February

Posted on 10 December 2024


Summary

An exciting opportunity for a Programme Management Apprentice has become available at our world-class aerospace manufacturing facility in East Cowes, on the Isle of Wight. A chance to work with some of the world’s leading aerospace businesses, develop your career, and have the opportunity to travel.

Annual wage
Competitive

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Competitive salary, increasing each year. Benefits include company pension, sickness benefits, workwear and PPE provided and local and national discounts (including ferries)

Training course
Associate project manager (level 4)
Hours
Monday to Friday. Shifts tbc.

37 hours a week

Possible start date

Wednesday 3 September

Duration

4 years

Positions available

3

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

  • The Programme Management Team are the key interface between our external customers and our manufacturing /operations teams, ensuring that all products are delivered in line with the agreed delivery schedule, quality requirements and whilst meeting the expectations of our customers.
  • Our four-year apprenticeship will provide you with all the development and training that you need to get your career in programme management off to a flying start!
  • We will provide development and training across a wide range of Programme Management knowledge, skills and behaviours including:
  • Managing customer requirements for business demand
  • Managing and collating data
  • Communicating with stakeholders
  • Managing programme costs and schedules
  • Team working
  • Maintaining Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
  • Managing elivery plans
  • Managing risks and opportunity
  • Business case/ proposal management
  • Contracting and procuring
  • Financial management

Where you’ll work

Ferry Road

East Cowes

Isle Of Wight

PO32 6RA

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

ISLE OF WIGHT COLLEGE

Your training course

Associate project manager (level 4)

Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)

Course contents
  • Use project monitoring and reporting techniques to track, interpret and report on performance.
  • Manage and engage with stakeholders.
  • Influence and negotiate with others to create a positive outcome for the project.
  • Resolve conflict as and when required with stakeholders within limits of responsibility.
  • Adapt communications to different stakeholders.
  • Communicate and support the project vision, to ensure buy in to the project objectives.
  • Collate and analyse information and provide input to support negotiations relating to project objectives.
  • Monitor and analyse project budgets.
  • Review and provide feedback on a project business case to ensure the project remains valid.
  • Apply change control processes to support the management of project scope.
  • Evaluate an integrated project management plan to provide recommendations on areas for improvement.
  • Prepare, monitor, and schedule activities that contribute to the delivery of the overall project schedule and objectives.
  • Evaluate and make recommendations on the risk management plan to threats to delivery and recommend solutions.
  • Identify and monitor project risks and issues; and plan and implement responses to them.
  • Deliver a Quality Management Plan which contributes to quality control processes.
  • Use an organisation’s continual improvement process including lessons learned to improve performance.
  • Support the preparation or maintenance of a resource management plan for project activities.
  • Work with stakeholders to deliver the project.
  • Use digital tools and software to meet project objectives for example research, collaboration, presentations, and resolution of problems.
  • Provide underpinning data to support the written submission through the governance process.
  • Work within the approved project budget.
  • Ensure that integrated schedules support critical path analysis, interface management, resource forecasting and risk management.
  • Apply relevant legislation, regulations, codes of practice, and ethical guidance where appropriate to their work.
  • Use data to inform decisions on actions to take to mitigate risks on project.
  • Use configuration management and change control to schedule and maintain projects.
  • Manages resources through the project lifecycle.
  • Use project monitoring and reporting techniques to track, interpret and report on performance.
  • Manage and engage with stakeholders.
  • Influence and negotiate with others to create a positive outcome for the project.
  • Resolve conflict as and when required with stakeholders within limits of responsibility.
  • Adapt communications to different stakeholders.
  • Communicate and support the project vision, to ensure buy in to the project objectives.
  • Collate and analyse information and provide input to support negotiations relating to project objectives.
  • Monitor and analyse project budgets.
  • Review and provide feedback on a project business case to ensure the project remains valid.
  • Apply change control processes to support the management of project scope.
  • Evaluate an integrated project management plan to provide recommendations on areas for improvement.
  • Prepare, monitor, and schedule activities that contribute to the delivery of the overall project schedule and objectives.
  • Evaluate and make recommendations on the risk management plan to threats to delivery and recommend solutions.
  • Identify and monitor project risks and issues; and plan and implement responses to them.
  • Deliver a Quality Management Plan which contributes to quality control processes.
  • Use an organisation’s continual improvement process including lessons learned to improve performance.
  • Support the preparation or maintenance of a resource management plan for project activities.
  • Work with stakeholders to deliver the project.
  • Use digital tools and software to meet project objectives for example research, collaboration, presentations, and resolution of problems.
  • Provide underpinning data to support the written submission through the governance process.
  • Work within the approved project budget.
  • Ensure that integrated schedules support critical path analysis, interface management, resource forecasting and risk management.
  • Apply relevant legislation, regulations, codes of practice, and ethical guidance where appropriate to their work.
  • Use data to inform decisions on actions to take to mitigate risks on project.
  • Use configuration management and change control to schedule and maintain projects.
  • Manages resources through the project lifecycle.

Your training plan

You will be based at GKN from day one, attending the Isle of Wight College on day release to complete workshops to work towards gaining the APM Project Management qualification and a nationally recognised Level 4 Associate Project Manager Appprenticeship certificate.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

  • English (grade 4 or above (C or above))
  • Maths (grade 4 or above (C or above))
  • Relevant subjects (x3) (grade 4 or above (C or above))

A Level or equivalent in:

  • 2 related subjects (grade Grade C or above)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working

Other requirements

PLEASE ALSO NOTE the position requires UK National Security Vetting (UKNSV) Security clearance (SC) due to the nature and responsibilities of the work carried out. In order for us to obtain an SC you usually need to have been resident in the UK for a minimum of 5 years to current date (but we do assess each case individually).

About this company

Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities. GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16,000 employees across 38 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers. There are no limits to where you can take your career. Together as “one GKN” we’re moving our business and industry forward developing technologies that rapidly decarbonise aircraft, and innovating to help build a new generation of planes that produce zero emissions.

https://www.gknaerospace.com/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

On completion of your apprenticeship, you are likely to move into a Programme Support Officer (PSO) or Commercial Support Officer (CSO) role.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

ISLE OF WIGHT COLLEGE

cowes.apprentices@gknaerospace.com

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000290687.

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Closes on Wednesday 12 February

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