Project Control and Planning Level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship

MBDA UK LIMITED

Hertfordshire (SG1 2DA)

Closes on Friday 23 January 2026

Posted on 14 October 2025

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Summary

Project Control deliver programmes of work to customers on time, on budget and to agreed specs. We have a bespoke apprenticeship to help us to deliver our products in the future. Working with partners in our organisation in a fast-paced and exciting environment, you'll be at the very centre of the project to deliver multi-million pound projects!

Wage

£18,000 a year

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3k joining bonus. Annual pay reviews.

Training course
Project controls technician (level 3)
Hours
Your contract will require you to work 37 hours per week Monday–Friday with a flexible working scheme. Times to be confirmed.

37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 7 September 2026

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

This is an opportunity dedicated to the development and enhancement of successful planning and project control within MBDA. But you’ll be joining an organisation with a great track record of delivering successful apprenticeship programmes.

  • Be trained on all the essential programmes we use– such as Primavera, SAP and ARM.
  • Develop the skills required to effectively plan and control multi-million pound projects, such as planning at a detailed level, collecting and assigning costs across all parts of a programme whilst capturing, identifying and mitigating risks.
  • Look at projects in development, manufacturing and assessment phases to get a full insight into the different stages of the missile lifecycle.
  • Capture updates and information from all areas of the business – at all levels – to determine next steps on a given project.
  • Be working with colleagues and partners of our organisation in a fast-paced, exciting and constantly evolving environment.

Where you'll work

Six Hills Way
Stevenage
Hertfordshire
SG1 2DA

Training

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

Training provider

LEARNING SKILLS PARTNERSHIP LTD

Training course

Project controls technician (level 3)

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What you'll learn

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.

Training schedule

This apprenticeship is a 4-year programme where you will study for a Level 3 Project Controls Technician Apprenticeship both virtually and face to face with the Learning Skills Partnership.

Study on this programme will be a blend of virtual and face-to-face. When not studying, you will be working on various placements around the business.

You'll experience a placement with our Business & Project Management team to see a slightly different area of Project Management, and within the Project Management Office, which will cover all aspects of Project Management in MBDA.

This apprenticeship could lead on to Project Control and Planner positions, which ultimately progress to Project Control Manager Positions.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4)
  • Maths (grade 4)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative

Other requirements

Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply. As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.

About this employer

MBDA is the only company capable of designing and producing missile systems to meet the current and future needs of the armed forces over land, sea and air. Through our expertise, we have become a trusted partner to the Ministry of Defence and work closely with the military to ensure that they have the capability they need, in order to protect our freedoms

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Company benefits

Flexible working hours, paid overtime, a comprehensive pension scheme, company bonus schemes and superb learning and development opportunities.

After this apprenticeship

This apprenticeship could lead on to Project Control and Planner positions, ultimately progressing to Project Control Manager.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

LEARNING SKILLS PARTNERSHIP LTD

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000346454.

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Closes on Friday 23 January 2026

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