Project Management Placement Programme

Computacenter2024; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology services provider is offering a Project Management Placement Programme designed to kickstart your career in IT project management. The successful candidate will gain hands-on experience as a Project Coordinator, with responsibilities including supporting project activities and working alongside Lead Project Managers. The placement is hybrid, mixing remote work with office visits, and is aimed at undergraduate students in their penultimate year. Competitive salary and comprehensive training are included.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Comprehensive training

Supportive work environment

Access to e-Learning platform

Qualifications

• Studying in your second year of university, in penultimate year.
• Drive to provide outstanding service.
• Good financial and commercial understanding.
• Desire to succeed in a global IT company.
• Ability to adapt and solve problems.
• Enjoy team collaboration.
• Capable of contributing innovative ideas.
• Ability to learn and analyze quickly.
• Apply theoretical learning in practice.
• Prepared to work remotely and commute.

Responsibilities

• Support Lead Project Managers and Service teams.
• Assist with project reporting and coordination.
• Participate in financial management and planning.
• Work internally or on customer accounts.

Skills

Service-Oriented

Financial & Commercial Acumen

Ambitious

Adaptable

Collaborative

Innovative

Organised

Practical

Flexible

Education

Undergraduate level in any degree discipline

Job description

Location: UK - Hatfield, UK - Birmingham, UK - London, UK - Manchester, UK - Nottingham
Job-ID: 215541
Contract type: Fixed Term Contract
Business Unit: Project Management

Life on the team

Salary: 25000
Location: Nationwide Hybrid; mix of working remotely and from office locations as required
Programme Length: 13 months
Start date: July 2026
Contract: Fixed Term - Full Time

Join Our Project Management Placement Programme at Computacenter!

Are you ready to kickstart your career in Project Management? At Computacenter you’ll join our well‑established and successful Projects Practice as a Project Coordinator. This Placement is designed to give you hands‑on experience in Project Management.

Why Computacenter

• Supportive Environment: Join a business unit renowned for effectively supporting and developing our people. You’ll receive the training and support needed to confidently contribute to the delivery of IT projects for some of the world’s leading organisations spanning both Public and Private Sectors.
• Comprehensive Experience: We advise organisations to get the most from their IT implementations, offer the most appropriate technology solutions and manage our customers’ infrastructure. Project Management is all about people and our team works across these areas to ensure successful outcomes and delighted customers. You’ll have the opportunity to contribute to a team helping our customers change the world.

What You’ll do

• Springboard to Success: A comprehensive work experience placement that will launch your career in IT project management.
• Cross‑Functional Exposure: Gain a real understanding of how we operate and the crucial role Project Managers play in delivering exceptional services.
• Professional Learning Culture: Upskill with access to unlimited learning via our market‑leading e‑Learning Platform.
• Diverse Opportunities: Work on a range of well‑known customer accounts across various industries such as the NHS, TfL, Heathrow, the Met Office and many top FTSE 100 companies.
• Industry Insight: Develop an understanding of the IT industry and gain first‑hand experience supporting the delivery of technical solutions to help our customers solve important challenges.
• Competitive Salary: Enjoy a highly competitive salary with excellent development opportunities.
• Inclusive Culture: Be part of an inclusive One Team culture where differences are celebrated and shared success is created. Senior leadership investment ensures you remain in sharp focus throughout the placement. This unique blend of professional reward, work culture and career opportunities has already appealed to thousands of employees. Apply now to find out why.

During the 13‑month Placement you’ll receive an induction and training to learn the fundamentals of Project Coordination, our specific systems and our Project Management methodology & processes.

You’ll then take on a Project Coordinator role supporting our Lead Project Managers and Service teams with tasks such as project reporting, hosting meetings, financial management, resource coordination and project planning. This experience will develop your industry knowledge and critical skills like stakeholder management, presentation skills and commercial acumen. You may work internally or on customer accounts supported by experienced Lead Project Managers throughout. You’ll also be paired with an experienced Project Manager or Coordinator who will guide you on your accelerated learning & development journey.

At the end of the Industrial Placement you’ll head back to university to complete your degree with invaluable experience and skills.

What you’ll need

• You’ll need to be studying at undergraduate level in your second year of university in any degree discipline and be in your penultimate year of study.
• Service‑Oriented: Are driven and committed to providing outstanding levels of service.
• Have Financial & Commercial Acumen: Have good financial and commercial understanding.
• Ambitious: With a desire to succeed and be part of an innovative global IT company that puts its people at the heart of what they do.
• Adaptable: Can adapt to situations and step out of their comfort zone to solve problems and make decisions.
• Collaborative: Enjoy team collaboration and can build good working relationships at all levels.
• Innovative: Can confidently contribute ideas and suggestions to enable us to be more innovative.
• Organised: With the ability to learn and analyse information quickly.
• Practical: Bring theoretical learning from your studies and put it into practice with Computacenter’s Project Management team.
• Flexible: Are prepared to work remotely and commute to our core Computacenter hubs across the UK when required as well as work onsite with our customers when appropriate.

About us

We are a leading independent technology and services provider trusted by large corporate and public sector organisations. We are a responsible business that believes in winning together for our people and our planet. We help our customers to source, transform and manage their technology infrastructure to deliver digital transformation enabling people and their business.

Our business may be about technology but first of all it’s about people

With over 20,000 people across 22 countries we are proud of our inclusive culture – where everyone can thrive, feel valued and truly belong.

As an equal opportunities employer

We are committed to ensuring fair and equal access to opportunities for all. Your application will be considered on its merits regardless of your age, disability, ethnicity, gender identity or any other characteristics protected by law. What matters most to us is that you share our vision and values and bring the experience and skills we’re looking for.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We welcome applications from disabled people and accept applications in alternative formats. We also guarantee to interview applicants who have a disability.

If you share our values and want to make a meaningful impact in a supportive, forward‑thinking environment – we’d love to hear from you!

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Employment Type: Contract

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1