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Introduction

A career in IBM Consulting is built on long-term client relationships and close collaboration worldwide. You’ll work with leading companies across industries, helping them shape their hybrid cloud and AI journeys. With support from our strategic partners, robust IBM technology, and Red Hat, you’ll have the tools to drive meaningful change and accelerate client impact. At IBM Consulting, curiosity fuels success. You’ll be encouraged to challenge the norm, explore new ideas, and create innovative solutions that deliver real results. Our culture of growth and empathy focuses on your long-term career development while valuing your unique skills and experiences.

Your role and responsibilities

!Application process!

• Please follow the steps, that you can find at this link: https://ibm.box.com/s/06is5gr5p3190xbs38ughuzn68r22euj
• No online assessment is required for this position.
• Please note that you will have only 48 hours to complete your application form.

Your Role at IBM

We are looking for someone to join our team as a Project Manager. You will be working 4 days a week at IBM and studying 1 day a week at university for an IT Management for Business graduate (degree) apprenticeship.

Starting in our Project Management Office team, you will build your skills with the following responsibilities:

• Project planning and coordination (developing & maintaining project plans, schedules & resource allocation to ensure successful project delivery.)
• Developing and managing project budgets, including tracking expenses and forecasting costs.
• Analysing and reporting on project financial performance, including tracking revenue, expenses, and gross profit.
• Data Analysis and Reporting (developing and maintaining project dashboards and reports to track progress, identify trends, and inform decision-making.)
• Developing and maintaining relationships with stakeholders, including clients, team members, and external partners.
• Coordinating and managing project documentation (including project charters, scope statements, and status reports.)
• Risk and Issue Management (identifying and mitigating project risks, issues, and dependencies to minimise impact on project timelines and budgets.)
• Administrative, Meeting and Event Support (including scheduling meetings, preparing agendas, taking minutes & facilitating project meetings, workshops and retrospectives.).
• Coordination with procurement teams to ensure timely and cost-effective procurement of project resources and materials.
• Assistance in developing and maintaining commercial relationships with external partners and suppliers.
• Knowledge Management (assisting in maintaining project knowledge and lessons learned to ensure continuous improvement and best practice sharing.
• Identifying opportunities for process improvements.

Your Apprenticeship

As an IT Management for Business graduate (degree) apprentice, you can build a career with valuable business and IT skills. You'll develop experience and knowledge in project management, problem-solving and business operations. You will develop your skills in:

Technology, business, software project & delivery management; personal & interpersonal skills.

There's an opportunity to experience University life and meet apprentices from other organisations during days at university and interactive learning sessions.

On an IBM Apprenticeship programme, you will be working in an innovative, creative and exciting working environment. Our Apprentices span across different business units and there are so many opportunities for you to get involved in both inside and outside of your role. We encourage all our early professionals to take the opportunity to participate in networking, mentoring, learning and give back. You will also have two managers. A task manager who works with you on your role and an early professional manager who helps you get the most out of your Apprenticeship and provides support along the way.

Competitive Benefits Package:

• Competitive Starting Salary: £27k or higher
• Generous Holiday Allowance: 25 days per year
• Flexible Benefits: including healthcare and other perks
• IBM Rewards: Enjoy discounts and benefits at high-street shops and cinemas

Required education

Pre-University Qualification

Required technical and professional expertise

• All our apprenticeships are office based (if not on a client site) a minimum of 3 days a week, these are NOT remote roles. You need to live within commutable distance to our IBM Glasgow location.
• You will need to be mobile as all our apprenticeship roles will be client focused, and you may find yourself working at client sites or other IBM locations which could require extensive travel and staying away from home during the week.
• You will need to resident in Scotland. This is a requirement for funding for the graduate apprenticeship via SAAS. (https://www.saas.gov.uk/full-time/graduate-apprenticeships-funding)

• You must be authorised to work in the UK without sponsorship.

• Maths & English Scottish National 5 grade C or above or equivalent. (We may request a certificate of equivalency, which will be your responsibility to provide.)
• Achieved/ predicted a minimum of four SQA Highers at Grade BBBB.
• If your grades are predicted, you will need to provide us with evidence of your grades on results day.
• You cannot have already started or completed an apprenticeship or university course in a similar area.

You don't need to be studying technology, computer science or STEM subjects but you must have a keen interest and passion in technology. We’re seeking talented individual who are curious about Tech.

Start dates for 2026

We are looking for Apprentices who will start on 7th September 2026, followed by an IBM and university induction – please note we cannot make any exceptions to this start date.

We recommend you apply as soon as possible as our apprenticeship opportunities are very popular. We are expecting to close by 13th March.

Please remember to follow the instructions on application carefully. You will need to complete a full application form within 48 hours of your initial application.

Thank you for applying. Please do take a look at IBM Skills Build https://skillsbuild.org

Preferred technical and professional experience

No preferred qualifications specified