Graduate Bid and Project Manager Review
at Thales
Graduate Scheme
Project Management
Belfast
Review Submitted: September 2026
Overall Rating
4 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
4/5
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Overview of the Role
4.2/5
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Experience & Company Culture
3/5
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Recommendations & Advice
Overview of the Role
Overall, how would you describe your experience at Thales?
Thales is a great company for early careers. they take a lot of care and pay a lot of attention to your development and wellbeing. the graduate scheme give you a great opportunity to learn and grow into the role at a comfortable pace
What are the main responsibilities of the role and which elements of the role do you enjoy the most?
Graduate project. PMO placement, PM placement and Bid placement. lots of excel work, stakeholder engagement, risk analysis and profiling, project master planning scheduling and monthly financial reporting.
To what extent does your role give you the opportunity to contribute meaningfully and feel valued by your team?
4/5
grads are kept away from contributing directly to real work for the first 6 months but after that they are integrated into project teams and can being delivering real value
How does your compensation package - including perks & benefits - fairly remunerate you for the work you do?
3/5
the salary is good but not amazing. i took a pay cut to take this role because I knew the experience gained would outweigh the salary
How well do you feel the role is preparing you for your future career?
5/5
the experience, knowledge and skills gained at Thales set you up for a successful project career in almost any industry
How would you rate the extent to which you were developing new or existing skills through formal training and your day-to-day role?
4/5
formal training is very minimal after the first 6 months in my experience but on the job day-to-day learning is constant
Experience & Company Culture
How is the support you receive?
4/5
HR and line managers as well as staff networks create a great support structure
How is your work-life balance?
5/5
work life balance as a graduate is good but its clear that as you become more senior work life balance becomes worse
What is the organisational culture, values and general atmosphere like?
4/5
culture and atmosphere at the Belfast office is very welcoming and fun
How would you rate Thales initiatives when it comes to equality, diversity, inclusion and accessibility?
4/5
good
How would you rate Thales CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) initiatives?
4/5
Thales prides itself on volunteering. as a graduate you will get 80 hours paid volunteering time per year
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Thales to a friend?
Yes
Why?
its a great company to build a career and gain exceptional experience in world class teams
How well did the role match your expectations based on the recruitment process?
3/5
i was not expecting a a 6 month graduate project or a 6 month POMO placement when applying and interviewing. as someone who applied to be a PM grad it was slightly frustrating.
When considering the recruitment & onboarding process, have you any specific tips or advice you would give to others applying to Thales?
be yourself, be honest, ask questions, be punctual, have cameras on in video calls.
