Project Management & Control – Undergraduate Placement 2027

MBDA UK; Bolton; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company bonus

Pension plan

Overtime

Annual leave 25 days

Flexi Leave

Job summary

MBDA UK invites applications for an undergraduate placement in Project Management, Controls & Agile (PMCA) starting September 2027. This 1-year placement lets you apply university learnings to real-world projects within a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

You'll gain hands-on training from experienced project managers, work on plans and cost reporting, and may secure a graduate role after your placement. A competitive salary (£24,460) and a strong benefits package support your development.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate studying Business Management.
• BPSS security checks after offer.

Responsibilities

• Assist updating project plans and cost reports for senior management.
• Maintain Risk Registers and track performance metrics.
• Support project managers with communication to engineers and partners.
• Help prepare performance reports and improve reporting methods.

Education

Undergraduate in Business Management

Job description

Project Management, Control & Agile – Undergraduate Programme 2027

Grow your skills and develop your career within a collaborative and encouraging environment.

Salary: £24,460

Dynamic (hybrid) working: 2 - 3 days per week on-site due to workload classification

Security clearance: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship. Restrictions and/or limitations relating to nationality and/or rights to work may apply.

As a minimum and after offer stage, all successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS), which are managed by the MBDA Personnel Security Team.

This role is scheduled to close for applications at midnight on Monday 4th January 2027 but may close earlier depending on application volumes.

What we can offer you:

• 1 year placement: Starting September 2027, that allows you to apply your university learning to real-world projects and technologies Perform well on your placement and you could secure a graduate role before your final year
• Company bonus: Based on company performance and will vary year to year
• Pension: Maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
• Overtime: Opportunity for paid overtime
• Annual Leave: 25 days plus option to purchase extra holiday
• Flexi Leave: Up to 15 additional days
• Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more…
• Healthcare Cash Plan: The Healthcare Cash Plan benefit provides the option to claim cash back on everyday healthcare expenses such as optical, dental, health and wellbeing and more.

The opportunity: Throughout the life cycle of our products, it takes a range of people and skills to design, craft and deliver what we do for our end customer. One of the most integral roles comes from our Project Management, Controls & Agile (PMCA) Function. PMCA work simultaneously with each other to deliver programmes of work and projects to customers and end users on time, within budget and to the agreed specification.

Working with partners throughout our organisation in a fast paced exciting and changing environment, you will be at the very centre of the project - Collating updates and information from all areas of the business, at all levels, to plan what to do next on a given project.

You will help deliver exciting new sophisticated technology and engineering projects, gaining on the job training from experienced professional project managers and project controllers. You'll further develop your analytical skills to define and develop sophisticated plans, maintain work and cost breakdown structures and creation of performance reports.

Learn to adapt your communication style for a variety of business partners - working with engineers and other business areas, external customers and project partners. Build on your influencing, communication, motivation and team building skills to encourage the wider teams to meet schedule and cost objectives. Gain a broad understanding of the business through hands‑on roles. This varied role will involve; Updating project plans, Preparing cost reports from the project which are presented to senior management, Updating Risk Registers and working with metrics to identify and implement improvements in reporting methods, as well as look at ways to improve the existing process for project planning.

You will gain experience in: Fundamental Project Management skills, supporting senior managers, presentation skills, Influencing skills, creating and updating Risk Registers, programming and risk tools.

What we’re looking for from you:

• Current undergraduate working towards a degree in a Business Management discipline.

Our company:

Peace is not a given, Freedom is not a given, Sovereignty is not a given MBDA is a leading defence organisation. We are proud of the role we play in supporting the Armed Forces who protect our nations. We partner with governments to work together towards a common goal, defending our freedom. We are proud of our employee-led networks, examples include: Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity, Disability and more… We recognise that everyone is unique, and we encourage you to speak to us should you require any advice, support or adjustments throughout our recruitment process.

Follow us on LinkedIn (MBDA), X (@MBDA_UK), Instagram (MBDA_UK) and Glassdoor or visit our MBDA Careers website for more information. What we do matters. Because defence matters.

As a leading company in the defence industry we support our nations by delivering essential military capabilities, both for today and the future. We are proud to be an award-winning employer and are proud of the growing diversity of our workforce. Our people are the ones who drive our constant innovation and deliver against challenging targets. Whatever your background, we welcome your application to MBDA UK and look forward to speaking with you soon.