Apprentice Project Manager Level 6
Expleo UK Limited
Bristol (BS16 7FD)
Closes in 16 days (Monday 22 June 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 5 June 2026
Contents
Summary
Kick‑start your career in Project Management with a fully funded Level 6 Degree Apprenticeship, where you’ll earn while you learn, gain hands‑on experience supporting real projects.
- Wage
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£21,000 a year
- Training course
- Project manager (integrated degree) (level 6)
- Hours
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Monday - Thursday, 8.00am - 4.00pm and Friday, 8.00am - 3.30pm
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 17 August 2026
- Duration
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4 years
- Positions available
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2
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
About the Role:
We are looking for motivated and ambitious individuals to join our Early Careers programme as Project Management Degree Apprentices working within our Aerospace & Maritime Industry Business Units
This role provides the opportunity to gain hands-on experience supporting real projects while working towards a fully accredited degree in Project Management. You will develop practical skills within a Project Management Office (PMO), supporting the successful delivery of projects across quality, cost, schedule and scope.
You will join our Engineering delivery teams and work closely with experienced Project Managers, gaining exposure to project planning, governance, stakeholder engagement and performance tracking.
As a Project Management Apprentice, you will:
Project & PMO Support:
- Support Project Managers with day-to-day project activities, including planning, scheduling, estimating, cost and cash flow management
- Assist in tracking and reporting project performance using KPIs and dashboards
- Help monitor risks, issues and dependencies
- Manage lower-level complexity projects, moving to medium level complexity as you progress through your apprenticeship
Documentation & Governance:
- Maintain accurate project records and documentation in line with company standards
- Support document lifecycle processes, including review, approval and archiving
- Ensure consistency, quality and compliance across project documents
Communication & Stakeholders:
- Communicate effectively with internal teams and stakeholders
- Support project communications and updates
- Contribute to team meetings and project reviews
Learning & Development:
- Develop an understanding of project management methodologies, tools and best practices
- Build knowledge of cost, schedule, quality and scope management
- Work towards professional accreditation and develop industry-recognised skills
Where you'll work
1 The Brooms
Emersons Green
Bristol
BS16 7FD
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
BLACKPOOL AND THE FYLDE COLLEGE
Training course
Project manager (integrated degree) (level 6)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Governance Frameworks: Lead and take responsibility for the project management plan as required by the governance structure. Apply techniques and project management methodologies as appropriate, dependent upon project complexity and criticality to the organisational environment in which a project is being delivered. Maintain, review and communicate a project business case for approval through the stages of a typical project lifecycle ensuring continued value for money and continued alignment with organisational objectives.
- The Business Environment: Identify and analyse the context, opportunities and challenges presented by projects in a range of organisational settings, appreciating the differences within both large and small organisations and in different industry sectors and the consequent need for tailoring. Identify the operating constraints that apply to projects including ethical, legal and regulatory considerations. This may include the green economy and the impacts of strategies for achieving net carbon zero by 2050.
- Stakeholder and communications management: Lead and take responsibility for the identification and analysis of internal and external stakeholders and their impact on the project. Manage an effective project communication plan across stakeholders with different cultural and physical barriers. Analyse information and communicate with stakeholders incorporating elements of feedback to understand and measure the effectiveness of planned communications. Effectively listen and influence others through negotiation and persuasion.
- Control of projects in terms of time, cost and quality: Manage the project within the constraints of time, cost and quality. Control expenditure and produce status reports as required, including control of costs against budgets, forecasting, and establishing performance indicators as required by funding sources. Measure progress and actual costs against plans to determine a full understanding of project performance. Identify, achieve and maintain quality standards appropriate to the context and specific requirements of project activities.
- Risk Management: Ensure that project risks, opportunities and issues are addressed using quantitative and qualitative methods to categorise risks and their impacts. Identify, evaluate and implement appropriate mitigation strategies, ensuring that mitigation actions are incorporated into the project plan and are implemented should they develop into issues. Manage risk through the regular review of a risk management plan, adopting appropriate strategies to manage both threats and opportunities.
- Commercial and Contract management: Maintain and evaluate different commercial contract and procurement types to select appropriate options for specific programmes and projects. Support effective contract management and the achievement of programme and project outcomes.
- Project Change Control: Dependent upon the size and complexity of a project, define and apply a recognised process to manage change in projects. Make effective decisions in the interests of a range of stakeholders with regards to change requests. Handle change within different project management methodologies.
- Schedule Management: Evaluate requirements and methods for data capture and analysis in a project environment. Evaluate project schedule integrity including identification and resolution of scheduling problems. Apply resource acquisition and management techniques to balance programme and project needs against resource demand. Negotiate the allocation and scheduling of internal and external resources to meet programme and project demands.
Training schedule
Your Apprenticeship Journey:
Alongside your role, you will complete a Level 6 Project Management Degree Apprenticeship:
- Achieve a BSc (Hons) in Project Management
- Achieve an APM Professional Project Management Qualification
- Attend one day per week online learning sessions
- Complete work-based projects and a final dissertation
- Build a portfolio of evidence to demonstrate your skills and experience
- Undertake professional assessment as part of your End Point Assessment (EPA
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4/C)
- English (grade 4/C)
Desirable qualifications
A Level in:
BTEC in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
About this employer
Expleo UK is part of a global engineering, technology and consulting organisation that helps leading companies develop innovative products and transform the way they work. Operating across sectors such as aerospace, defence, automotive and rail, we provide expertise in engineering design, digital transformation and quality assurance.
We work with a wide range of high-profile customers, including organisations such as Airbus, BAE Systems, Volkswagen Group & Porterbrook supporting them to deliver complex programmes and cutting-edge solutions that shape the future of industry.
http://www.expleo.com (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
·Competitive company benefits
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
- Career progression opportunities within Project Management
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BLACKPOOL AND THE FYLDE COLLEGE
Deborah Kelly
appenticeships@blackpool.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000035417.
Apply now
Closes in 16 days (Monday 22 June 2026 at 11:59pm)