Degree Apprentice Facilities Management (Site & Facilities)

Job title: Degree Apprentice Facilities Management (Site & Facilities)

Location: Barrow

We offer relocation support packages for this role (Barrow-in-Furness based roles), subject to meeting eligibility criteria.

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: 

Join our team as an Apprentice Facilities Manager and embark on a career that offers a unique alternative to university. As an essential part of our organisation, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring that our facilities and assets are optimised for the business’s needs. Working closely with industry-leading professionals, including Project Managers, Engineers, and Area Landlord Management you will gain hands-on experience in managing facilities that support critical maritime operations. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a major site transformation, where your contributions will directly impact the future of our organisation.

In this role, you will be actively involved in various facets of facilities management, including interfacing with internal & external clients, managing assets, and ensuring compliance with health safety, building and nuclear regulations. You will also be responsible for strategic property asset management, service delivery, and leading facility management systems. Throughout your apprenticeship, you will receive comprehensive training, learning about operational and technical leadership in FM, procurement, contract management, and the principles of effective property management. You will develop skills that enable you to drive innovation, enhance workplace productivity, and contribute to sustainable business growth.

If you are passionate, eager to learn, and ready to take on new challenges, this apprenticeship will provide you with the foundation for a successful career in the fast-paced, ever-evolving world of site, facilities & infrastructure management. Join us and help shape the future of our site and our industry!

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. 

5 GCSE’s including Maths and English at grade A*-C/4-9 (or equivalent) 
A minimum of 96 UCAS points (240 points old system), or equivalent (excluding UCAS points gained at AS level)