Company Description

By 2050, the planet could be using twice as much electricity compared to today. Are you interested in contributing and helping to shape the future of the world’s energy? If so, read on.

Fusion, the process that powers the Sun and Stars, is one of the most promising options for generating the cleaner, carbon-free energy that our world badly needs.

UKAEA leads the way in realizing fusion energy, partnering with industry and research for groundbreaking advancements. Our goal is to bring fusion electricity to the grid, supported by tomorrow's power stations. In pursuit of our mission, UKAEA embraces core values: Innovative, Committed, Trusted, and Collaborative."

Job Description

As an employee of UKAEA you will benefit from:

• A starting salary of £18,000 with significant yearly increases.
• Corporate bonus scheme up to 7% once you reach your third year.
• Dedicated support to help you to develop your career and experience.
• Encouragement & support to achieve your qualification.
• A vibrant culture committed to equality and being fully inclusive.
• Employee Assistance Programme and trained Mental Health First Aiders.
• Dedicated Early Careers events & team building opportunities. 
• Flexible working options including family friendly policies.
• Generous annual leave allowance starting with 25 days, plus 3 days Christmas closure and 2.5 privilege days, in addition to UK bank holidays
• Wide range of career development opportunities
• Outstanding defined benefit pension scheme.

This role requires employees to complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), including The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions.

The Role

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to make a difference? Join our team and contribute to the future of fusion energy. As a Project Management Apprentice, you will play a pivotal role in UKAEAs expanding Project Delivery team within the Portfolio Management Office (PfMO) or one of the local PMOs at the Culham site.

The PfMO is made up of:
•    The Project Delivery team of Project Managers, Assistant Project Managers and Project Coordinators who take the majority of projects forward for the organisation, as well as providing project planning, costing and process governance. 
•    The planning team whose responsibilities include creation and updating of project plans, reporting on resource utilisation and forecasting.

You will work closely with Project Managers and Planners to provide co-ordination and support to one or more projects: ensuring procedures are followed, ensuring key project documents are in place and ensuring projects are delivered to budget, schedule and quality standards. 

You will work alongside various teams, playing an important role across a range of activities, as well as being encouraged to work independently, whilst always receiving appropriate guidance and mentoring from our experienced managerial and technical staff.

You will learn about UKAEA’s Project Management systems and processes, gaining hands-on experience (for example owning a project plan with inputting of progress and changes), before moving on to projects of greater size and complexity.

In this apprenticeship you will contribute positively to the PPMO “mutual support” environment and support further development of a diverse PPMO team, as well as develop your knowledge and experience through a combination of on-the-job learning and a programme of training and development.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Complete national academic qualification as defined by the apprenticeship training standard Project manager (integrated degree) / Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education
• Attend designated training provider, develop and attain a good knowledge of engineering skills.
• Represent the UKAEA Organisation and attend external outreach and careers events.

Qualifications

Essential Requirements:

• 3 A Levels grades A* to C including a science subject.
• 5 GCSEs grade C/4 or above including Maths, English & Science
• IT literate - fluent in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Self-motivated and unafraid to use their initiative.

Additional Information

A full list of our benefits can be found here https://careers.ukaea.uk/life-at-ukaea/employee-benefits/

We welcome applications from under-represented groups, particularly individuals from black and other ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities, and women. Our Executive team, supported by our 'Equality, Diversity and Inclusion' (EDI) Partner and Inclusion Ambassadors, actively promotes EDI and takes steps to increase diversity within our organization. We reinforce best practices in recruitment and selection and evaluate approaches to remove barriers to success.

Please note that vacancies are generally advertised for 4 weeks but may close earlier if we receive a large number of applications.