Health and Safety Degree Apprenticeship

Job Description:

Start date: September 2025

Location: Airbus Defence & Space Portsmouth

Duration: 3 Years

University: University of Portsmouth

Degree: MSc Risk and Safety Management Professional Degree Apprenticeship (Risk and Safety Leadership) 

Application closing date: We encourage you to apply early to avoid missing out on this opportunity! Please note we will close adverts as soon as we receive sufficient applications.

Benefits:

Salary: 20,200 

37 hours per week //  Half day Fridays!* // 25 days holiday plus bank holidays // Pension // Success share // Plus many more flexible benefits! 

*subject to completing full hours prior to this
 

About us: 

The role resides within the Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) Department which is the authority for all EHS matters for Airbus Defence and Space in the UK. Your role will see you actively involved in  Health and Safety matters, solutions and ideas to improve the companies Health and Safety performance  and ultimately lead reduced accident rates.

Based at Portsmouth, you will have access to a wide range of businesses across the whole Space sector including Spacecraft Production. As a critical part of the EHS team you will also work with and alongside EHS Professionals with decades of experience in this field. 

As part of this degree apprenticeship, you will be studying towards achieving a BSc in a Health and Safety subject from a UK University.

What you will be doing: 

The successful applicant will use their full skills and ideas to collate data, suggest solutions and actively participate in developing UK programmes from Health and Safety Management to Accident reductions. The role will typically see a project such as Chemical Safety being discussed alongside Fire Safety topics  which will arise in the workplaces day to day.

Requirements:

In order to be eligible to this apprenticeship, you must have a minimum of:

• 3 A Levels at C or above or equivalent relevant Level 3 qualifications subject to validation

AND 

• GCSE Maths and English Language at 4/C or above 

Successful candidates will be able to demonstrate the following:

• Basic understanding in Health and Safety  issues

• Chemical awareness

• Good communicator 

• Prepared to present to all levels of the company

• Presentation skills

• Submit your CV stating your grades and if they are predicted or achieved 

• Submit a Cover Letter stating your motivations

**Please note that selected candidates must be 18 years of age on the start date of this apprenticeship to meet the University entry level requirements.

Important Information:

GRADES: If you are on predicted grades, your offer will be conditional to achieving the position’s requirements before the apprenticeship start date.

SECURITY CLEARANCE: Eligibility to gain UK SC Security Clearance OR You will be subject to a BPSS check (including a criminal record check). 

Our apprenticeship roles do not meet the minimum requirements set by UK Visas & Immigration to enable sponsorship of migrant workers.

Contact:

Please let us know if you need us to make any adjustments to allow you to access and participate fully in the recruitment process. If you wish to discuss this further please contact via email apprentices&64;airbus.com​. Any information disclosed will be treated in the strictest confidence.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

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