The Opportunity
Leonardo offers a range of Apprenticeships from 2-4 years across a variety of STEM and business routes, offering paid training coupled with on-the-job learning that enables you to gain practical skills, experience and knowledge for the best start to your career. We offer competitive entry salaries and fully support your academic learning through to qualifications, with salary increases as you progress.
Whether you are leaving school or college with GCSEs/Standards, A Levels/Highers (or equivalent), or are in work and looking for a new career path, you are fully supported as you rotate within the business, working on real-time projects alongside highly skilled professionals who are passionate about their work.
We help you settle into your new location, ensuring you are familiar with the team and have a warm welcome from day 1. There is a member of our Apprentice team at each site, helping you progress, ensuring your study time is protected, enabling access to digital learning and offering opportunities to get involved with the local community and STEM projects.
The Role
During Leonardo's four year Business Management Graduate Apprenticeship scheme in Edinburgh you will study at the University of Strathclyde for a Business Management BA (Hons) degree through a mixture of work-based learning, distance learning and day release at University.
We need people who understand the importance of our various areas of business, including our project planning, CS3 and procurement teams, and who are ready to commit to working in the business while also committing to a 4 year degree programme. At the end of the programme, you will work as a highly skilled member of our Business community.
Years 1 and 2
- Study core degree modules
- Work closely with work-based mentors to apply your academic knowledge in the work context
- Learn how to schedule projects and track project performance
- Develop knowledge of business techniques and procedures
- Gain practical experience of SAP and our key management systems
Years 3 and 4
- Develop higher level cognitive skills and continue integrating knowledge, professional competencies and transferable skills
- Provide input to Integrated Teams meetings on your area of business expertise
- Co-ordinate activities with other related areas of the business to support our processes
- Enhance your operational skillset to take ownership of your own portfolio
The final positions will be within the Business area you are recruited for, based in Edinburgh.
Starting salary: £23,500
Requirements
- 4 Higher Grades (or equivalent): BBBB
- Mandatory: Mathematics and English
- Preferred: a business related subject
- Standard Grades (1-3) / National 5 (A-C) in English, or equivalent qualifications to Highers / Standard Grades
Note: for SAAS funding, English apprentices moving to Scotland must have residency in Scotland before August 1st 2027.
Security Clearance
Many of our roles are subject to security and export control restrictions set by UK Government Security requirements and customer obligations. In line with the UK Government Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), all successful applicants will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK, criminal record declaration information and employment and/or education history verification for the previous five years.
For more sensitive posts, additional controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NSV) apply. Factors considered may include background, travel history, nationality, previous nationalities held and other relevant information. To be eligible for NSV at SC level, applicants will generally be expected to have continuously resided in the UK for the previous five years; for DV clearance, typically ten years. In some circumstances, time spent overseas may be accepted, with additional overseas checks. Additional vetting requirements may apply upon appointment.
Why Join Us
- Time to recharge: Generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi-days each year.
- Secure your future: Award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.
- Your wellbeing matters: Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee-led networks championing inclusion and diversity.
- Rewarding performance: All employees are eligible for our bonus scheme.
- Join in our success: Annual Employee Stock Ownership Plan to own shares in Leonardo.
- Tailored perks: Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech and lifestyle discounts, gym memberships and more.
We are committed to building an inclusive, accessible and welcoming workplace. If you have any accessibility requirements to support you during the recruitment process, just let us know.
Role Details
- Location: Edinburgh, GB
- Contract type: Fixed term
- Working pattern: Hybrid
