Year in Industry Placement: Project Management

Cooper & Hall Limited; Crawley; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Private medical insurance

Pension scheme

Life assurance 4x salary

Group income protection

Health & wellbeing extras

Employee assistance programme

Staff car park & EV charging

Job summary

Acron Aviation Solutions, Crawley, is offering an Industrial Placement Candidate role within the Operations team. You will support bidding, capture management, and project lifecycle tasks across business units in a fast-paced environment.

You will gain exposure to engineering, supply chain, sales, finance, and marketing, influencing stakeholders and helping deliver competitive bid proposals for new business opportunities.

Qualifications

• Must be studying in a relevant degree field – Business Management, Finance with Business Management module.
• Affinity to detail, with excellent interpersonal communication skills and fully proficient in English (written and spoken).
• Commercial awareness and understanding of risk management.

Responsibilities

• Providing support to the Project Management and Operations teams, helping out with various tasks, running reports, and various other adhoc activities, including collaborations with a variety of stakeholders, typically involving Sales, Commercial, Finance, Operations, In‑Service Support.
• Managing Acron Aviation functional teams to review customer requirements and ensure an accurate scope of effort for completion.
• Preparing and managing handover to contract delivery with key stakeholders, such as technical teams, project management, customer support, and sales account executive for successful project launch.
• Supporting the governance process to obtain appropriate approvals in a timely manner.
• Maintaining detailed records of all bids and proposals, including keeping documentation up to date as required.
• Facilitating value‑focused solutions to meet bespoke customer requirements in conjunction with subject matter experts and key stakeholders.
• Maintaining high ethical standards and performing duties in accordance with all company policies and procedures.
• Any other duties as may be required to meet or enhance the objectives of the business capture function.

Skills

Attention to detail

Interpersonal communication

Commercial awareness

Education

Currently studying a degree in Business/Finance/Management

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Job Location: UK – Crawley - West Sussex

Employment: full‑time, 12 month FTC

Reporting to: Operations Director

Overview:

Acron Aviation Solutions are 'Creating Safer Skies'. From our computer‑based solutions all the way to our state‑of‑the‑art Full Flight Simulators (FFS), improving the training experience and creating safer skies is at the heart of everything we do. Our Fixed Training Devices (FTD) and FFS feature aircraft‑specific flight decks, offering the form, fit, feel, and function of the actual aircraft. Our airline pilot training systems cover the complete training spectrum; whether it's systems knowledge, procedure training or jet transition we have the solutions for every airline.

We are looking for an Industrial Placement Candidate (IPC) with a proactive 'can do' attitude to work in our Operations team. You will be responsible for providing support to the global Acron Aviation Commercial Training Solutions (CTS) business in a challenging fast‑paced environment. The IPC will be required to assist in the bidding and capture management of projects across the business units throughout the entire Project Life Cycle, ensuring comprehensive, competitive and customer‑focused bid proposals are produced for a wide‑ranging variety and complexity for new business opportunities.

The Operations team collaborates with every aspect of the business, in order to create solutions and respond to customers' every needs. The IPC will gain insight and exposure to engineering, supply chain, sales, project management, finance, commercial, and marketing to name but a few of the key functions with whom interactions occur on a daily basis. Other key aspects include but are not limited to, influencing key stakeholders and overseeing presentation to C‑suite to obtain approvals. In addition to day‑to‑day activities, the IPC will participate in internal strategic initiatives to drive change and continuous improvement.

Our Values:

• Customer First
• Own It
• Move Fast
• Speak Candidly

Employee Benefits:

• 25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays), increasing with long service and with the opportunity to buy/sell up to 5 days
• Private medical insurance with optional family cover
• Pension scheme of up to 7% employer contribution
• Life Assurance 4× salary (flexible up to 10×)
• Group income protection
• Flexible opt‑in extras such as a health care cash plan, dental insurance, gym membership, critical illness cover and cycle to work scheme
• Employee assistance programme providing mental health and wellbeing support
• Staff car park (incl. EV charging stations)

What the Role Will Involve:

• Providing support to the Project Management and Operations teams, helping out with various tasks, running reports, and various other adhoc activities, including collaborations with a variety of stakeholders, typically involving Sales, Commercial, Finance, Operations, In‑Service Support.
• Managing Acron Aviation functional teams to review customer requirements and ensure an accurate scope of effort for completion.
• Preparing and managing handover to contract delivery with key stakeholders, such as technical teams, project management, customer support, and sales account executive for successful project launch.
• Supporting the governance process to obtain appropriate approvals in a timely manner.
• Maintaining detailed records of all bids and proposals, including keeping documentation up to date as required.
• Facilitating value‑focused solutions to meet bespoke customer requirements in conjunction with subject matter experts and key stakeholders.
• Maintaining high ethical standards and performing duties in accordance with all company policies and procedures.
• Any other duties as may be required to meet or enhance the objectives of the business capture function.

What You'll Bring:

• Must be studying in a relevant degree field – Business Management, Finance with Business Management module.
• Computer literate – good understanding and experience with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Affinity to detail, with excellent interpersonal communication skills and fully proficient in English (written and spoken).
• Commercial awareness and understanding of risk management.