Project Management Graduate Apprenticeship

Babcock Technology Centre

Bristol (BS16 1EJ)

Closes on Monday 7 December 2026

Posted on 13 October 2026

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Summary

As a Project Management Degree Apprentice at Babcock, you’ll be working towards a BSc in Project Management, and contribute to projects that are essential to national security. You’ll gain real-world experience, learn from industry experts, and play a key role in delivering projects that help create a safer, more secure world.

• Wage:

  £27,381 a year

  Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

• Training course: Project manager (integrated degree) (level 6)
• Hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm.

  35 hours a week

• Start date:

  Wednesday 1 September 2027

• Duration:

  4 years

• Positions available:

  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

Getting things to happen how they should, when they should, safely and within budget is both a science and an art. On this programme, you’ll learn exactly how it’s done. 

As a Project Management Degree Apprentice, you’ll play a key role in ensuring projects are delivered successfully. Whether it’s cutting-edge design and manufacturing, in-service support, or innovative capability enhancement, you’ll contribute to some of our most business-critical programmes.

One of your core responsibilities will be supporting the planning and delivery of Maintenance Periods for in-service UK submarines. Working within the Submarine Support Engineering (SSE) team, you’ll gain experience managing complex programmes and discover first-hand the strategic importance of the UK’s submarine fleet.

Over the course of this four-year programme, you’ll develop a blend of technical knowledge and essential soft skills, including:

• Advanced planning and scheduling techniques
• Communication and stakeholder management
• Problem-solving and decision-making
• Team leadership and collaboration
• Risk assessment and mitigation

You’ll put these skills into practice by leading multi-disciplinary teams, managing stakeholder expectations, and navigating the challenges of delivering large-scale, high-impact projects.

Your experience will span the full project lifecycle, giving you the insight and capability to take ownership of complex programmes. By the end of the apprenticeship, you’ll be ready to launch a successful career in project management.

Where you'll work

310 Bristol Business Park
Bristol
BS16 1EJ

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

BABCOCK TRAINING LIMITED

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

You’ll work towards a BSc in Project Management through a structured degree apprenticeship.

Your academic learning will be delivered online via virtual day release, where you’ll take part in interactive lectures, seminars, and workshops designed to build your theoretical understanding of project management principles and practices.

The remainder of your time will be spent onsite at Babcock, where you’ll apply your learning in a real-world setting. You’ll develop practical skills, gain valuable industry experience, and deepen your understanding of your role by contributing to live projects and working alongside experienced professionals.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

• Any Subject (grade C)
• Any Subject (grade C)
• English (grade C)
• Maths (grade C)
• Science (grade C)

A Level in:

• IT (grade C)
• Maths (grade C)
• Science (grade C)

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
• Logical

Other requirements

Strong communication skills, the ability to work well in a team, good organisational skills, attention to detail, and a passion for project management. Please note that a successful application for this apprenticeship is dependent on acceptance by the University Centre Weston.

Many of our programmes are subject to Security Clearance and Trade Control restrictions which mean that your place of birth, nationality, citizenship, or residency you hold or have held may impact which programmes you are eligible for. For this programme, you must be able to achieve and maintain Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) and Security Check (SC) clearance. For further details, visit GOV.UK and search ‘United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels.

Under applicable national security legislation, this post may only be occupied by a sole UK national. This legal requirement is independent of our recruitment policies, and all eligible applicants will be assessed fairly and without discrimination.

About this employer

Babcock is an international defence, aerospace and security company operating in our focus countries of the UK, Australasia, Canada, France and South Africa, with exports to additional markets with potential to become focus countries. We meet our customers’ key requirements of affordability, availability, and capability by delivering engineering, support and critical systems to defence and civil markets.

Company benefits

• Fully funded qualification
• Personal development training and opportunities
• 28 days holiday allowance including bank holidays
• Competitive pension scheme
• Employee share scheme
• Flexible 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

Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).

It’s hard to beat the variety of fantastic opportunities and business experiences you’ll receive. You can expect real world encounters and exposure to exciting projects that will really help you navigate where you want to take your career.

Plus, when you join us, you’ll be automatically enrolled onto our Apprentice Development Programme. Through a series of digital and face to face sessions, presented by wellbeing and performance experts and our external partners, we will equip you with the knowledge and tools you need to thrive and perform at your very best on your programme and beyond.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BABCOCK TRAINING LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000058706.

Apply now

Closes on Monday 7 December 2026

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