Launch and Project Management - Placement Year

BMW Group; Goodwood; On-site; CAD 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

27 days holiday pro rata

Pension scheme

Subsidised on-site restaurant

Advantages scheme

Job summary

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, Goodwood, UK, invites a placement student to join the Launch and Change Management team from July 2027 for 12.5 months. You will support launch and series activities, contribute to pre-series car launches, and interact with process partners to understand manufacturing of high luxury vehicles.

You will take ownership of small projects, present outcomes to senior stakeholders, and assist in reporting and presentations to the BMW group and partner departments.

Qualifications

• Must be returning to studies for a minimum of 6 months after the placement.

Responsibilities

• Support the team in launch or series activities.
• Be part of the successful launch of pre-series cars and new bespoke features.
• Maintain close contact with process partners and gain insight into high luxury car manufacturing.
• Take ownership of own projects and present results to process partners and the team.
• Assist managers with reporting and presentations to the BMW group and partner departments.

Skills

Project management

Launch planning

Reporting

Stakeholder management

Education

Currently studying in a relevant degree

Tools

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Start With What Inspires You. We believe in creating an environment where you, our placement student, can learn and develop during your time with us and where you are given your own areas of responsibility from the start. Our experts and mentors will treat you as part of the team from day one, encouraging you to bring your own ideas to the table and giving you the opportunity to show what you can really do.

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is part of the BMW Group and its Goodwood manufacturing plant sits in the heart of the West Sussex countryside. The maxim of Sir Henry Royce, ‘take the best that exists and make it better’, permeates in everything we do at Rolls-Royce. As a student, you will have hands on experience from day one, gaining practical insights into the corporate operations of a world-class automotive manufacturer.

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, Goodwood, West Sussex (UK) – Launch and Project Management - 12.5 Month Placement (July 2027)

The Launch and Change Management function is responsible to successfully manage all product changes and new product introductions, including Bespoke into the manufacturing process. The teamwork cross-functionally in a multi project landscape to ensure all new introductions are seamlessly integrated without impact or disruption to the running production processes. The role is dynamic, and challenges technical, business and people skills in order to successfully manage the project landscape.

The Launch and Change Management department ensures the successful introduction of product changes into Rolls‑Royce production. It is responsible for the steering and introduction of launch and bespoke projects as well as series changes, in addition to the creation and maintenance of the bill of material for in‑house production and the successful introduction of our products and processes. Our team is seeking a graduate to join from July 2027.

What awaits you?

• Support the team in launch or series activities.
• Be part of the successful launch of pre‑series cars and new bespoke features.
• Keep in close contact with the process partners of the team and have a unique view of the manufacturing of high luxury cars.
• Take responsibility for your own projects and present them in front of process partners and your team.
• Support the team managers with reporting and presentations into the wider BMW business and partner departments.

What can you look forward to?

• Great Pay – A competitive annual salary, 27 days holiday per annum (pro rata to your contract) and an attractive pension scheme.
• Rewarding Work‑Life Balance
• Exciting Additional Benefits – You will have the opportunity to enjoy other employee benefits, a subsidised on‑site restaurant and access to our Advantages scheme which gives you a range of offers and discounts.

To be eligible for this position, you must be returning to your studies, for a minimum of 6 months, after completion of this placement. You must be able to provide proof of your legal right to work in the UK.

We are committed to promoting equal opportunities in employment and job applicants will receive equal treatment regardless of disability, age, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sex or sexual orientation.

At the BMW Group, we place great importance on equal treatment and equal opportunities. Our recruiting decisions are based on the personality, experience, and skills of the applicants.

Closing date for applications: Sunday 18th October 2026.