Job description
As a Project Management Apprentice at AWE, you will be given the opportunity to support an array of mission critical projects, exploring your own set of skills and discovering where your passion lies, and where your individual skillset is best suited.
Throughout your career at AWE, you will have the chance to work in support of our core programme, on large infrastructure projects, and on a wide range of supporting programmes which enable AWE to operate and grow. You will work with a wide variety of passionate and industry leading subject matter experts, building strong relationships with teams and stakeholders.
Project Managers are required to effectively lead and manage teams, communicate clearly and concisely, solve problems effectively, prioritise multiple tasks and work to challenging timescales in difficult environments. These are skills and competencies you will develop during the Project Management Apprenticeship at AWE.
Throughout your apprenticeship, you will gain a diverse skillset and knowledge of:
- Project management methodologies and techniques to apply these
- Project lifecycle management
- Projects Structures - WBS, CBS, OBS
- Estimating, planning and scheduling
- Governance and financial control of projects
- Performance Measurement and Analysis
- Business Rhythm - Month End Reporting and Analysis
- Stakeholder and communications management, both with internal and external stakeholders
- Prioritising workload, resources and deadlines within high pressure complex environments
- Change management: to appropriately manage scope, requirements and benefits
- Quality control
- Procurement and contract management
- Risk and opportunity identification and management, and the impacts of these on schedule, cost and quality.
This role may appeal to you if you enjoy:
- Problem solving
- Selling your ideas and motivating people.
- Providing good customer service.
- Working as part of a team
- Making decisions, often under pressure.
- Identifying ways to improve current practices.
- Leading and inspiring others.
Entry Requirements:
- 5 GCSE’s at grade 4/C or above including Maths and English AND a 5/B in Science
- 3 A Levels at CCC or above; or T Level Pass (C or above on the core); or BTEC Extended Diploma at MMM.
- Candidates must be aged 18 by 1st April 2026 to ensure DV clearance is in place upon commencement of employment.
- You must be a British National to apply for a role with us.
The Benefits:
- A starting salary of £23,500 yearly, increasing to £25,000 in Year 2 and annually throughout your apprenticeship — subject to meeting key milestones and performance expectations.
- Market leading contributory pension scheme
- Generous holiday entitlement of 270 hours a year (inclusive of Bank Holidays) plus every other Friday off
- Access to employee discounts portal - everyday savings on retail, hospitality and leisure
- Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services
Alongside these benefits you will get the opportunity to learn from some of the top leaders in their field whilst helping us to continue to deliver national nuclear security, threat reduction and counter-terrorism solutions.
Start Date: Tuesday 1st September 2026
Annual leave will not be granted from 1st September until 2nd October 2026 due to mandatory inductions you are required to complete as part of your apprenticeship. Any leave approved after this point will depend on the training provider requirements for your apprenticeship and must be agreed in advance.
Duration:
48 months plus End Point Assessment
Additional job details
- Location
- Aldermaston
- Salary
- £23,500
Increasing to £25,000 in Year 2 and annually throughout your apprenticeship — subject to meeting key milestones and performance expectations.
- Contract, dates and working times
Start Date 1 September 2026
How to apply
This vacancy will close on on 26th October 2025, but we review applications as they come in—so we strongly encourage you to apply early.
We want you to shine in your application process which is designed to be fair and transparent. So we've kept it simple with a three step process.
- Online application: Apply for one apprenticeship; take your time to explore the options and choose the one that best matches your interests and goals.
- Online test: If successful, you will be invited to complete our online assessment stage. These include online testing against numerical, verbal, logical and cognitive reasoning tests. Don't be intimidated: practice assessments will be available so you will be fully equipped with the knowledge of what to expect.
- In person assessment: Those successful at testing will be invited to an in person assessment centre. Our Assessment Centres are scheduled for 23rd February 2026 and 2nd March 2026. Please note that these dates may be subject to change, but rest assured, we’ll keep all applicants informed throughout the process.
These roles are governed by Health and Safety at Work Regulations and require all candidates to have an Occupational Health pre-employment medical held at AWE which follows the initial selection process. All candidates must be willing and able to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance for the role and be willing and able to work in designated areas.
Our ambition is to create workplaces where we recognise and celebrate differences, encourage diverse contributions and our employees feel able to be themselves at work. We strive to create a genuine culture of openness and inclusion and encourage diverse applicants.
Any inclusion information you provide us will be used to encourage and support you through the application process and will be held only for this purpose in accordance with GDPR.
If you have questions during the application process, please reach out to the Early Careers Team at EarlyCareers@awe.co.uk
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