Degree Apprentice Cost Estimating

Job title: Degree Apprentice Cost Estimator

Location: Frimley

Salary: We offer a competitive salary with annual increases throughout the apprenticeship and a range of employee benefits including, free higher education as well as access to the Company pension and share saving scheme

What you'll be doing:

As a Project Management (Cost Estimating) Degree Apprentice, you will be part of the Commercial function working closely with all areas of the business to collate and justify costs, create estimates for future work and manage change. You will work across a broad spectrum of tasks from facility business cases, to design studies, to whole boat pricing.

By collaborating with other areas of the business to appreciate what they do, why they do it, and the associated costs, you will gain an excellent understanding of the Submarines business and how it operates. You will build your knowledge of the cost of materials, the cost of labour required for building and testing the product, and associated risks and opportunities. You will learn about profit rates and the effects of inflation on a long-term programme.

To perform this role you will receive a 5 year training programme involving placements in different areas of Cost Estimating. This will give you the opportunity to understand all aspects of Cost Estimating, the Submarines business and how Cost Estimating as part of the Commercial function fits into the corporate strategy.

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing & lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Submarines team:

Our Submarines business has been safely delivering world class submarines to the UK Royal Navy for more than a century.

The Astute class will equip the Royal Navy with its largest and most capable generation of attack submarines. We are responsible for the design, build, test and commissioning of these state-of-the-art vessels. In total, seven boats will make up the fleet, each weighing a mighty 7,400 tonnes.

Dreadnought is the successor to the Vanguard class of nuclear deterrent submarines. We will deliver four submarines to the Royal Navy, with the first submarine entering service in the early 2030s. Dreadnought is widely considered to be one of the world's most complex engineering challenges.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you'll be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently under represented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Export Control / Security:

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Five GCSEs including Maths and English at grade A*-C/4-9 (or equivalent)

A minimum of 96 UCAS points (240 points old system) including Maths and a business related subject, or equivalent (excluding UCAS points gained at AS level)