Site Business Operations Placement (12 months)

Job Description:

Start date: 21st July 2025

Location: Portsmouth 

Duration: 12 months 

Application closing date: We encourage you to apply early to avoid missing out on this opportunity! Please note we will close adverts as soon as we receive sufficient applications.

Benefits: 

Salary: 22,250

37 hours per week // Flexible working hours // Hybrid working // Half-day Fridays! // 25 days holiday plus bank holidays

*subject to completing full hours prior to this

About us: 

Airbus Defence and Space – the home of Spacecraft Design, Manufacturer and Production in the heart of Portsmouth. You will be working in a busy and dynamic environment, supporting the Site Operations Manager. 

This role is an opportunity to interface with our site population, as well as our Business lines and key stakeholders and to work within multiple MFTs ( Multi Functional Fixing Teams) to make positive changes and ensure our people are heard. Each day will offer exciting challenges and the chance to build a solid network to help influence and develop your individual skill set, including but not limited to Dashboard creation, KPI reporting, communication strategy planning as well as all Project Management requirements.

This placement would offer:

• An exciting opportunity to work within a Site Operations environment;
• Offering direct support to a very busy and energetic Site Operations Manager;
• Will also be working closely with the Performance team on a variety of Telecommunication related projects.

What you will be doing:

This placement is all about the “Agile” working-mode, no day will be the same.  Supporting and delivering on projects covering a multitude of areas: Telecommunications, Site, Local Community Engagement, Facilities, H&S, Employee Initiatives, VIP events, Space Management, Project support and much more. 

Within this role, you will be invited to own tasks, manage projects and deliver to requirements. The successful candidate will be working in:

• An active and productive environment where each little step is a contribution to achieving our main goal;
• A team with a mixture of all skill sets, experience and knowledge which will support each objective and project expectation;
• Developing skills in a variety of disciplines including Jira, Windchill, SAP, Airbox, etc.;
• An environment that will establish a growing network, with opportunities to engage with external and internal key stakeholders, to enable successful delivery of project requirements.

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.

*Please ensure you include your CV and a cover letter for your application to be considered.*

Successful candidates will be able to demonstrate the following:

• Studying towards a degree in Business, Management, or equivalent;
• The ability to listen, understand and communicate information;
• The desire to work in a technical team environment;
• Open mind and proactive approach;
• Interest in finding creative solutions to complex problems;
• Ability to make decisions based on evidence.

SECURITY CLEARANCE: Eligibility to gain UK SC Security Clearance OR You will be subject to a BPSS check (including a criminal record check). 

Contact:

Please let us know if you need us to make any adjustments. Examples of this may include (but is not exclusive to) accessible facilities; additional time for written exercises; auxiliary aids; room layout; dietary requirements etc. Any information disclosed will be treated in the strictest confidence.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

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