Exeter, South West England, EX1 3PB
Job Summary
The Met Office is delighted to open our advertising for a number of apprenticeships, which will commence in September 2025.
We’re looking for four exceptional Project Manager Level 4 Apprentices to help us make a difference to our planet.
Job Description
As our Project Manager Level 4 Apprentice, the job may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in the office and part of the week from home. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and the location advertised will be your contractual place of work.
Our opportunity is full time, 37 hours per week. Our people are at the heart of what we do and we'll do our best to agree a working pattern that works for everyone.
Whilst this is a temporary position for up to 23 months, there is potential for it to develop into a permanent position on successful completion of your apprenticeship.
World changing work
From science to technology, from meteorology to management, and from planning to communication, our expertise helps us stand out as the authority on weather accuracy and climate prediction. We help individuals, industries and government to make better decisions to stay safe and thrive. This is the Met Office. This is who we are.
- We’re a force for good - focusing on our environmental and social impact
- We’re experts by nature - always learning and developing to do things better
- We live and breathe it - putting our purpose at the heart of decision-making
- We’re better together - understanding partnerships and inclusivity make us greater
- We keep evolving - pushing boundaries to make tomorrow better for our customers
Your world of expertise
This apprenticeship can offer you the support, training and industry recognised qualifications to get you on the path to a career in Project Management.
You will have the opportunity to work within the Programmes Directorate covering project management, allowing you to develop your knowledge, skills and behaviours in this occupation whilst contributing to the Met Office aims.
Individuals will be expected to build their project management experience by working in a variety of Project and Programme settings, supported by local mentors and a defined work plan. As skills develop, individuals will start to manage small projects. No day is the same in project management and you could be updating a project plan, helping a Project Manager to prepare for a Project Board meeting and checking in with individuals to see how activities on the project are progressing.
Your Key Duties:
We would look for you to join us in September 2025 with your apprenticeship training beginning shortly afterwards. You would have 1 day per week dedicated to your 20% off-the-job training with your training provider, Exeter College
. The training will mostly be delivered face-to-face as well as self-study. Before applying, we recommend you consider if the delivery method suits your learner needs along with whether you feel you are committed to your own development and training as this element forms a significant aspect of a modern apprenticeship.
You will be managed by a line manager and have a mentor to offer further support. In addition to the formal training with a registered training provider, you will also have in house and on the job training.
As our Project Manager Level 4 Apprentice, the key duties are:
- Undertake and successfully complete the training course throughout the duration of the apprenticeship ensuring requirements are met.
- Be able to demonstrate the skills learnt as the training period progresses by working independently or with a team, undertaking tasks as instructed and undertake more complex project work.
- Maintain a logbook and portfolio over the duration of the apprenticeship recording projects that have been undertaken to demonstrate the learning completed.
- Support project delivery at the Met Office from day 1 with responsibility increasing gradually over the 18-month period.
As our Project Manager Level 4 Apprentice, the job may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in the office and part of the week from home. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and the location advertised will be your contractual place of work.
Our opportunity is full time, 37 hours per week. Our people are at the heart of what we do and we'll do our best to agree a working pattern that works for everyone.
Whilst this is a temporary position for up to 23 months, there is potential for it to develop into a permanent position on successful completion of your apprenticeship.
World changing work
From science to technology, from meteorology to management, and from planning to communication, our expertise helps us stand out as the authority on weather accuracy and climate prediction. We help individuals, industries and government to make better decisions to stay safe and thrive. This is the Met Office. This is who we are.
- We’re a force for good - focusing on our environmental and social impact
- We’re experts by nature - always learning and developing to do things better
- We live and breathe it - putting our purpose at the heart of decision-making
- We’re better together - understanding partnerships and inclusivity make us greater
- We keep evolving - pushing boundaries to make tomorrow better for our customers
Your world of expertise
This apprenticeship can offer you the support, training and industry recognised qualifications to get you on the path to a career in Project Management.
You will have the opportunity to work within the Programmes Directorate covering project management, allowing you to develop your knowledge, skills and behaviours in this occupation whilst contributing to the Met Office aims.
Individuals will be expected to build their project management experience by working in a variety of Project and Programme settings, supported by local mentors and a defined work plan. As skills develop, individuals will start to manage small projects. No day is the same in project management and you could be updating a project plan, helping a Project Manager to prepare for a Project Board meeting and checking in with individuals to see how activities on the project are progressing.
Your Key Duties:
We would look for you to join us in September 2025 with your apprenticeship training beginning shortly afterwards. You would have 1 day per week dedicated to your 20% off-the-job training with your training provider, Exeter College
. The training will mostly be delivered face-to-face as well as self-study. Before applying, we recommend you consider if the delivery method suits your learner needs along with whether you feel you are committed to your own development and training as this element forms a significant aspect of a modern apprenticeship.
You will be managed by a line manager and have a mentor to offer further support. In addition to the formal training with a registered training provider, you will also have in house and on the job training.
As our Project Manager Level 4 Apprentice, the key duties are:
- Undertake and successfully complete the training course throughout the duration of the apprenticeship ensuring requirements are met.
- Be able to demonstrate the skills learnt as the training period progresses by working independently or with a team, undertaking tasks as instructed and undertake more complex project work.
- Maintain a logbook and portfolio over the duration of the apprenticeship recording projects that have been undertaken to demonstrate the learning completed.
- Support project delivery at the Met Office from day 1 with responsibility increasing gradually over the 18-month period.
Person specification
- Hold a minimum of 5 GCSEs grades A* - C (9-4) or equivalent including English and Maths at grade B/C (5) or above.
- Can embrace our culture of "better together" by having a genuine enthusiasm for working in Project Management.
- Possess good problem solving and analytical skills (Expert by Nature)
- Can collate and combine information from various places, and communicate succinctly to an audience of non-experts (Better Together)
- Can plan and organise work using own initiative (Expert by Nature)
- Can work collaboratively within a team (Better Together)
- Are confident working with numbers (Expert by Nature)
Alongside your salary of £21,375, Met Office contributes £6,192 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
Our work is life-changing, often life-saving and always life-enhancing. The Met Office is Great Place to Work UK certified. We are also featured on their ‘Best Workplaces in Tech’ 2023 and 2024 lists, as well as their ’54 Best Workplaces for Women’ 2023 list.
As our Project Manager Level 4 Apprentice, your starting salary will be £22,911.00 and you will have the opportunity to progress to £24,259.00 over time.
Your total reward package is potentially worth up to £32,768.00 annually, which includes basic salary, potential corporate bonus and employer pension contributions.
We Also Offer:
- An outstanding Civil Service pension, with an average employer contribution of 28.97%
- Annual Leave starting at 27.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising to 32.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) after 5 years and option to buy or sell up to 5 days per year of annual leave
- Access to discounted shopping, inclusive of retail, leisure and lifestyle brands
Selection process details
Am I eligible to apply?
In Addition To The Criteria Listed Above, You Must Also Be Eligible To Qualify For Apprenticeship Funding By Meeting The Following:
- Not be enrolled on another funded apprenticeship or another funded further education or higher education programme at the time you start this apprenticeship
- Are applying for an apprenticeship that is unrelated to any qualifications you already hold at the same or higher level than this apprenticeship
- Are living in England at the time the apprenticeship commences
How To Apply
If you share our values, we’d love to hear from you! Click apply to begin your application. Please complete your career history and provide evidence against each of the essential criteria in the supporting statement questionnaire. We recommend candidates use the CARL method (Context, Action, Result and Learning) for presenting evidence of experience and skills.
Closing date 23rd March 2025 at 23:59 with first stage interviews completed by 02/05/2025. You will hear from us once the closing date has passed.
How We Can Help
If you have any questions or would like to discuss this opportunity further, please contact us at careers@metoffice.gov.uk.
If you’re considering applying and need support to do so, please get in touch. You can request adjustments either within your application or by contacting us. Should you be offered an interview, please be aware there may be a selection exercise which could include a presentation, written test or a scenario-based activity. You can select in your application to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme. To be invited to interview/assessment under this scheme, your application must meet the essential criteria for the role.
We understand that great minds don’t always think alike and as an equal opportunities employer we welcome applications from those with all protected characteristics. We recruit on merit, fairness, and open competition in line with the Civil Service Code.
We can only accept applications from those eligible to live and work in the UK - please refer to GOV.UK for information. We require Security clearance, for which you need to have resided in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years to be eligible. You will need to achieve full security clearance within your first 6 months with us.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
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Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Medical
Successful candidates will be expected to have a medical.
Nationality requirements
This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
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Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment (opens in new window).
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Contact point for applicants
Job Contact :
- Name : Resourcing Team
- Email : careers@metoffice.gov.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : careers@metoffice.gov.uk
Further information
https://careers.metoffice.gov.uk/what-we-can-offer-you
