2024 Thales Graduate Program - Project Management Graduate

We’re inventing the future, right here, right now, at Thales. We design the critical security solutions of tomorrow by combining the curiosity to explore, the intelligence to question and the vision to create. Together we solve complicated problems by combining our experience in the market with our leading research and development capabilities.

Want to be part of a Graduate Program like no other? We’re inventing the future, right here, right now, at Thales and we want you to be a part of it!  Never heard of us? Thales employee 80,000 people globally to solve the problems of tomorrow. Working at Thales you could be solving problems in the aerospace, transportation, defence, security and the space industry. If your eager to learn, fuelled by curiosity and want to take pride in building solutions that help millions of people on a daily basis then our program is for you.

Our Graduate Program offering: 

The Thales Graduate Program is a two-year program commencing in February 2024. What makes us different from the rest? 

• Thales offer a specialist program where you can expect to become an expert in your field
• We offer all graduates permanent roles at Thales – we aim to develop you for the future
• You will experience multiple graduate days and site visits in our Sydney and Melbourne locations
• A structured learning and development program sees you supported throughout your journey
• Our mentor program sees our graduates supports by the best and brightest in our business

About Your Role

Working alongside Project Management professionals you will support the business Bids and Projects PMO activities with a particular focus on the coordination and support aspects within the PMO or Project Office. This may include:

• Resource and Schedule Management
• Monitoring & Reporting
  o    Support the consolidation of bid and project deliverables according to customer criteria
  o    Prepare the internal and external reporting (dashboard, KPIs, milestones reviews, workload reviews, EVM when applicable)
  o    Update the Risks & Opportunities Register
• Bid and Project Reviews
  o    Support the preparation of data packages of bid and Project Reviews
  o    Monitor the punctuality of Bid & Project Reviews
• Finance (Cost, revenue, cash)
  o    Support the preparation of the Estimate Pack during bid phase
  o    Support budget allocation in tools
  o    Support invoicing
• Data Management
  o    Support and control the bid documentation
  o    Update the compliance matrix in the requirements (Non-Technical Requirements)
  o    Update data management and actions log tools
  o    Update Bid and Project Data Repositories
• Capitalization
  o    Record a quantitative capitalization of the bid and project management activities
  o    Collect the Lessons Learnt all along the project life cycle
  o    Prepare the Closure Review (data archive, Project baseline closure
  

How About You?

• Recently degree qualified in Business Administration, Engineering, Business, or a related degree, or be in the final year of completing for graduation end of 2023
• You have a keen interest to understand how a project driven business plans and tracks its projects to completion both from a cost and schedule perspective 
• You have exceptional communication skills and can easily build relationships
• You are a quick learner who can easily interrupt information and put it to use
• Your organisation skills are second to none!

Good to Know

You’ll get an email acknowledgement after you’ve applied, Thales strives to provide a personalised experience for all suitable applicants. 

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Thales is committed to promoting and maintaining a workplace culture of shared respect that enables all of us to feel valued, do our best, and remain truly passionate about the place that we work. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to provide a positive, barrier-free recruitment process and supportive workplace. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and individuals from diverse backgrounds.

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Wellbeing matters at Thales, and where possible we encourage flexible working.