Airbus
Project Management Placement (12.5 months)
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Job Description:
Start date: 16 August 2027
Location: Broughton
Duration: 12.5 months
Applications close on 25 October 2026!
We love your interest in joining Airbus! There is no limit on the number of positions you can apply for, however, please be aware that you can only progress in the selection process for one position at a time. We recommend reviewing all available opportunities and applying to those that best match your experience and aspirations.
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Benefits:
- Salary: £24,246
- 35 hours per week
- Flexible working hours
- Hybrid working options available depending on the role
- Half day Fridays!
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
About us:
Every year we look for undergraduates from around the world to join Airbus. We need people with the aspiration, enthusiasm and the talent to help us move forward and to change the future by delivering our vision to pioneer sustainable aerospace for a safe and united world.
We believe in welcoming ground breaking ideas and putting them into actions and the power of internal and external intelligence. We believe in inspiring our community to make our people grow.
Programme Management is at the heart of delivering real added value to the Airbus business. It is essential in delivering innovative products to our customers in an agreed timescale, within an allocated budget, and to the highest of quality standards.
This role is within the Project Management office supporting our Value Stream Management teams, working alongside our programme leaders.
The Value Stream Management teams in Broughton are currently in the midst of the most exciting ramp up phase and associated projects of a generation! The VSMs are responsible for maintaining the flow of method, man and materials from the supply chain all the way through to Final Operational Test on the Final Assembly Lines.
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We offer a very strong early careers community, a fully supportive & inclusive team environment and a beautiful location to live.
What you will be doing:
You will learn to deploy Best Practice project management methods and tools within our programmes, projects and functions. This could include:
- Agile and waterfall project set up
- Project maturity and governance including lessons learnt
- Integrated schedule planning
- Baselining projects and identifying critical path activities
- Risk and opportunity management
- Creating and maintaining digital project monitoring and control processes (digital data analysis etc.)
- Finance monitoring and control
You will be working alongside multi functional team members on a day to day basis, ensuring all team members are delivering on time, on cost and on quality as well as understanding how each function contributes to project success.
Requirements:
Our placements are open to Undergraduates only. Therefore it is mandatory for candidates to be an undergraduate for the whole duration of the placement. Please inform your graduation date on your application.
Your application should include a CV along with a Cover Letter outlining your motivation and suitability for the role.
Successful candidates will be able to demonstrate the following:
- Currently studying towards an undergraduate degree in Project Management, Business Management, IT & Information Systems, Engineering, Manufacturing, Economics, or any Science discipline
- Prior experience working within project teams (advantageous)
- Any Programming languages with practical aspects
- Demonstrate strong self-motivation, enthusiasm, and a drive to seek out new opportunities
- Exhibit an eagerness to learn, grow, and acquire new skill sets
- Take initiative independently and adapt smoothly to changing workplace challenges
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SECURITY CLEARANCE: You will be subject to a BPSS (Baseline Personnel Security Standard) check. You may also need to gain UK SC-level Security Clearance or Export Control, depending on the role.
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Company:
Airbus Operations Limited
Employment Type:
Internship
Experience Level:
Student
Job Family:
Programme & Project Management
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Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.
Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to emsom@airbus.com.
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