Advanced Apprentice Land Uk Business Administration - Glascoed, United Kingdom - BAE Systems

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Job Title Advanced Apprenticeship Land UK Business Administration (Estimating) Glascoed

Location Glascoed

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 will be doing

The Estimating Support Officer role is classed as a professional role and, working under supervision, will be a member of BAE Systems Land UK Commercial & Estimating team, delivering estimating services to meet operational needs.

These estimating services will typically include but not be limited to supporting:

Business Winning activities.
Request for Bid Approval and Submission, Contract Agreement and Award activities.
Contract execution phases.
Contract Closure phases.
Opportunity Identification and Exploitation.

As an Estimating Support Officer you will work within a clearly defined framework with a focus on gaining experience and understanding of the estimating role and providing administrative support to operations.

The role is an intermediate support role and as an Estimating Support Officer you will have a working knowledge of a range of estimating processes and procedures through job related training, coaching and work experience.

Main responsibilities and duties could include but not be limited to:

Creation and compilation of typically low complexity cost estimates for bids and projects in line with business and estimating processes.
Compilation of accurate and timely material estimates via supply chain interaction and the use of historic information.
Compilation of accurate and timely labour estimates using experience, knowledge, historic data and via interaction with key stakeholders.
Review inputs and ensure these are in line with the scope of work.
Challenge functional estimate inputs as appropriate.
Develop and maintain relationships, liaise and interact with key project related stakeholders.
Support the generation and analysis of uncertainty, risk and opportunity as required.
Produce and maintain a suitable, properly documented, Basis of Estimate for all estimates, including dependencies, assumptions, risk, exclusions and opportunities.
Ensure delivery of estimates is in accordance with the requirements of the E2E estimating Process, LCM 09/02 (corporate) and the appropriate estimating policies and processes.
Complete the entry of estimate data into a cost model as required.
Provide frequent feedback to direct supervision, the bid team and/or other key stakeholders with support or under supervision as required.
Provide data and information, as required, for internal reviews, meeting and in support of to cost investigation and negotiations.
Understands how assigned duties relate to others in the integrated project team and or function.

Typically individuals should have:

Good communication skills.
A willingness to learn.
An ability to work as part of a team or independently with supervision and guidance.
A curious mindset.
Good IT skills.
Good presentation skills.
An ability to prioritise workload and deliver in a timely manner.
An ability to produce accurate work with attention to detail.
Good analytical and problem solving skills.
An ability to identify and propose a solution to a challenge.
Works autonomously within established procedures and may complete moderately complex and varies tasks.
May act as resource to support other functional teams in delivering their responsibilities.

You will have the opportunity to learn how to:

Deliver your responsibilities efficiently and with integrity.
Show a positive attitude.
Work well within a team.
To demonstrate strong communication skills (both written and verbal).
Time management.
Problemsolving.
Develop your organisational skills.

What Qualification will you get?
Business Administration | ACW - Website )

Overview of Business Unit
BAE Systems Land UK Munitions

BAE Systems is proud to equip the British Armed Forces and international customers with a range of munition products, from small arms ammunition through to heavy artillery, tank ammunition and warheads and payloads.

Our munitions have been proven in every possible environment over many decades, with our specialist engineers continually making performance improvements.

We are also winning an increasing number of export orders, following an efficiency programme that has significantly increased our competitiveness.

Supporting the armed forces with some of the most advanced munitions capabilities in the world is one of the most exciting career moves you could make.

We offer several business and engineering graduate opportunities each year and are looking for people with the passion, drive and skills to give the best they can every day, to make sure our troops receive only the best.

In return, we offer y