Project Controls Apprenticeship

Summary

Leonardo offers a range of Apprenticeships from 2-4 years 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.

Annual wage: £17,850 a year
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Training course: Project controls technician (level 3)
Hours: Monday - Friday (Times to be confirmed).
37 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 1 September
Duration: 3 years 6 months
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

What you’ll do as a Project Controls Apprentice:

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. A role in Project Controls provides the opportunity to develop and deliver a fundamental understanding of business performance and be an integral part of an Integrated
Project Team to secure and deliver successful projects

The Leonardo Project Controls Apprenticeship is structured around a programme of placements that will see you move around the business within the Project Controls Function (at Luton and Lincoln) 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 compliment on the job learning alongside internal training to understand and utilise globally recognised tool sets and standards in Project Controls.

During your apprenticeship, you will:

Grow your knowledge of an engineering business and what the role of a Project Controller means by being part of our Functional and Integrated Project Teams
Develop and utilise key skills in Project Controls, understanding key processes, tool sets and methodologies
Support early careers activities - our apprentices have the opportunity to work as STEM ambassadors in schools, colleges and universities

Where you’ll work

300 Capability Green

Luton

LU1 3PG

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

LONDON METROPOLITAN COLLEGE LIMITED

Your training course

Project controls technician (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Develop work breakdown and coding structures to meet the scope laid out in the projects’ technical information and specification, ensuring that the controls will monitor project progress and performance accurately.
Manage data: source, retrieve, check, edit, format, record and analyse data – using it to create relevant time, cost and resource reports.
Estimate: develop cost estimates for defined scopes of work, create appropriate benchmarks, analyse quotes from sub- contractors and suppliers, and input to tenders and the early stages of projects.
Schedule and plan: break down the scope into activities to create a logical linked control schedule to input to the development of outline and integrated plans and baseline schedules; identify critical milestones; gather accurate progress data for controlling the schedule; and monitor progress.
Cost engineer and control: prepare control budgets, carry out cost control activities, gather and interpret cost data, monitor progress on a regular basis, interpret trends and forecasts; keep in line with contractual requirements, maintain baselines; ensure accurate reporting and control.
Monitor progress/performance and analyse data: associated with milestones, schedules, progress, manpower, resource and costs; undertake earned value analysis, create progress reports and identify variances from plan and likely consequences if no corrective action is taken.
Use computer based technology: model potential trends and resource use etc. using the right software package for the right task.
Problem solve: recommend early corrective actions to reduce variances, identify issues and risks, present and maintain related action plans and contingencies.
Effectively communicate: with good interpersonal skills and share the right information with the right people in an appropriate format to enable effective project control.
Input to project closeout: generate key benchmarks and outturns including lessons learnt.
Observe and apply professional ethics, and maintain a duty of care.
Apply safety in the context of the role: comply with relevant national and international health, safety and environmental requirements.
Work in accordance with company management systems, policies and procedures: especially those relating to quality, data security, risk, change and document management.

Your training plan

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

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

to include Maths and English (grade 5 GCSE grades 4 - 9 or grades)

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

Problem solving skills
Number skills
Team working

About this company

Leonardo is an international leader in electronic and information technologies for defence systems, aerospace, data, infrastructures, land security and protection, and sustainable ’smart’ solutions. We are a continually expanding company, offering exciting opportunities to talented individuals who want to work at the forefront of technology.

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

This is a great opportunity to bring your talents and form an integral part of Leonardo’s future
We can help you develop your skills and offer great opportunities to develop and grow, so why not join us

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