Facilities Management Placement (12.5 months)

Airbus; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Hybrid work options

25 days holiday

Half-day Fridays

Job summary

Airbus Operations Limited in Filton/UK seeks an undergraduate intern to support FMRE UK with budget forecasting and CapEX planning. You will help develop site strategies spanning space, real estate and services while contributing to workplace improvements and stakeholder engagement.

The role offers hybrid working options, exposure to a wide Airbus portfolio, and a focus on real estate and facilities management across the UK. Applicants must remain an undergraduate for the placement duration.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate status for the full duration of the placement.
• Interest in Facilities Management and related domains.
• Ability to make decisions based on evidence and data.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Flexibility to adapt in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Support site HO Customer Facing with financial management of budgets and forecasting.
• Participate in CapEX planning and projects following Airbus principles.
• Develop site strategies including space management, sustainability, real estate, and services.
• Lead workplace-improvement projects as part of the Better Workplace initiative.
• Build relationships across the site to anticipate business needs.

Education

Undergraduate student in facilities/operational management

Interest in creative problem solving

Decision making based on evidence

Stakeholder management

Flexibility in dynamic environment

Job description

Job Description:

Start date: 16 August 2027

Location: Filton, Bristol

Duration: 12.5 months

Applications close on 25 October 2026

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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:

The role is based within the Facilities Management and Real Estate (FMRE UK) organisation at Filton site. The candidate will work across the whole Airbus UK portfolio of sites with direct accountability into the Airbus Customer Facing UK team.

FMRE UK is responsible for a huge range of deliverables to Airbus UK, including but not limited to; Real Estate and General Zoning management, Aerodrome management, Energy and Supply, Major Building and Construction projects as well as Maintenance, Catering and Cleaning to name a few.

Working within the FMRE UK function; this exciting opportunity offers successful applicants the chance to influence and drive change in a challenging, diverse department, matured over recent years to an integrated “ONE FMRE” team incorporating both Airbus Commercial and Airbus Defence & Space (ADS) across the UK.

What will you be doing?

• Support the site HO Customer Facing with the financial management of budgets and forecasting;
• Participate in capital investment (CapEX) planning and projects according to Airbus principles;
• Develop site strategies alongside the HO customer Facing for the site to include; space management, sustainability, real estate, services etc;
• Integrating an MFT approach across the Facilities Management team in the UK. Leading projects that support workplace improvements across the site, as part of the company Better Workplace project;
• Facing the customers and ensuring accurate and timely reporting, supported by transparent performance metrics to continually improve the service we provide is fundamental to the role;
• Develop relationships across the site at all levels to be able to anticipate business needs.

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.

As the successful candidate you will be able to demonstrate the following:

• Studying towards a degree in Facilities Management, Business Management, Operational Management, or equivalent;
• An interest in finding creative solutions to complex problems;
• Ability to make decisions based on evidence;
• Good stakeholder management skills;
• A mindset to explore and work above and beyond;
• Flexibility in a dynamic environment.

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.

Contact

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Company:
Airbus Operations Limited

Employment Type:
Internship
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Experience Level:
Student

Job Family:
Support to Management

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