2026 Contract Management Graduate
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In fast changing markets, customers worldwide rely on Thales. Thales is a business where brilliant people from all over the world come together to share ideas and inspire each other. In aerospace, transportation, defence, security and space, our architects design innovative solutions that make our tomorrow’s possible. Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across the major industries of Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space. Your health and well‑being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions.
Start Date: 07 September 2026
Salary: £32,000 per annum
Employee type: Permanent
Location: Initial location is role dependent (Glasgow, Crawley or Templecombe) for the first 12 months and thereafter rotational across our main UK locations: Crawley, Glasgow, Belfast, Reading, Cheadle and Templecombe.
Working Schedule: 37 hours per week (8 hours Monday - Thursday, 5 hours on a Friday)
Are you passionate about understanding a business and ensuring the commercial integrity of all the commitments it makes? Are you interested in not just the terms and conditions of a contract but the financial considerations of building a price, how you approach and balance risk, developing customer relationships as well as overseeing contractual affairs at every stage, from bidding and negotiation to project delivery and contract closure? If so, then look no further.
What The Role Has To Offer
* Reviewing customer terms and conditions and evaluating and advising on commercial risk, including recommended mitigation strategies.
* Preparation of costing and pricing information and explanatory commentary.
* Interpreting contractual documents and making amendments to existing and potential contracts.
* Advising on potential liabilities, risks, issues and disputes arising with customers, suppliers, or third parties and working within multi‑functional teams to reduce company risk and exposure.
* Contributing to the successful delivery of contracts by managing the commercial aspects of the delivery to the customer as part of a multi‑disciplinary team.
* Handling customer change requests from receipt of change notices through to contract amendment to incorporate them.
* Ensuring appropriate export licences are in place, including liaising with supply chain to understand the export classification of goods.
* Reviewing proposal documents to ensure consistency, clarity and professionalism.
Graduate Programme
The graduate programme is a 2‑year talent programme offering you the chance to experience living and working in two of our UK locations for a period of 12 months each. Your first 12 months will be at your role’s starting location (Crawley, Glasgow or Templecombe) and then you will relocate to an alternative location for your second 12 months. You will have the opportunity to work for different parts of the business for periods of 6 – 12 months and will gain a solid understanding of Thales and the Contract Management role as well as developing your leadership and personal behaviours throughout the scheme.
Requirements
* You will be on track to or have achieved a bachelor’s degree in any subject.
Benefits
* 201 hours annual leave (plus a company day and bank holidays).
* Company pension.
* Health Care Cash Plan.
* Life Insurance.
* Discount Portal.
* Performance‑related pay uplifts.
* 80 hours of volunteering (first two years).
Recruitment Process
Assessment centres for shortlisted candidates will be held between February and May 2026. Induction week for all Graduate and Apprentices will take place from Monday 07 September – Friday 11 September 2026.
Security Clearance
Due to the nature of the work that we do at Thales, all of our roles are subject to security restrictions. All successful candidates must possess the permanent right to work in the UK and will be required to go through Government security clearance at BPSS Level and to obtain full Security Clearance (SC) in line with the United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) requirements before starting with us. You must be a British National from birth and achieve SC clearance without any caveats. It would be advantageous if you already hold it; if not, it is a requirement that the successful applicant undertake, attain, and maintain SC clearance prior to commencing employment. To be eligible for full SC you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last five years. As part of the vetting process you will provide evidence of your identity, eligibility to work in the UK, time spent abroad over the last five years, and employment and/or educational history.
Equality and Inclusion
Thales is an equal opportunities employer and diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of Thales.
Closing date
Our applications will close at 11.59pm on Monday 5 January 2026. We may close earlier if we receive a high number of applications.
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