Project Support & Development Placement 2026

Project Support & Development Placement 2026

About The Role

We are excited to offer several Project Support & Development industrial placements, starting in June 2026.

What will you be doing?

You’ll play a key part in the teams’ ambition to have a qualified network, with the capability to deliver. People are paramount in delivering a consistent and excellent experience to all our customers. In this role you’ll support to ensure we have the right people with the right skills, knowledge and attitude in the right role in the network.You’ll coordinate, compile and maintain key data, reports and presentations. You’ll be part of projects to drive the people agenda. You’ll support key stakeholders across our business, providing insight on all elements of the employee life cycle, with particular focus on development.

What can we offer you?

As an undergraduate on one of our placements, you'll receive a £23,500 salary.You'll also receive 27 days' holiday – plus bank holidays –, access to our car schemes, pension scheme, employee well-being support, an on-site restaurant and shopping discounts.

What do you need?

To be successful in this role you’ll have an interest in people development. You’ll enjoy working in a strategic role supporting projects to add value to the people in our network. You must enjoy gathering and analysing data and be proactive in your approach. You need to have a keen eye for detail and enjoy working as part of a team as well as be motivated to drive your own agenda.

Our placement is open to any university student who is eligible to work full-time in the UK for twelve months from June 2026. You should be on a sandwich degree which offers a one-year industrial placement.

We believe all employees should have a good work/life balance and wouldn't want you to spend a large amount of time commuting, so we require our undergraduates to be based within a reasonable distance from our Milton Keynes head office.

What's the assessment process?

Once you have hit the apply button, you will be asked to complete numerical assessment and situational judgement assessments. If you successfully complete these, we will invite you to an online video interview so that we have a chance to get to know you a little more about you.

Our final step in the journey would be for you to attend a face-to-face assessment centre, where you will take part in a range of activities based on real life tasks. You will also have a chance to meet some of our managers and also the existing student placement cohort to find out more about the scheme.

This process is designed to help us both work out if a placement here is the right step for you. Successful candidates will be offered a place soon after the assessment centre.

If you’re ready to charge up your career, apply now.

To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage the application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately, once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.

Our rewards and benefits

Join us and you’ll find a very different type of organisation. So, we’ll reward you with an attractive range of benefits, and we’ll recognise your personal commitments beyond work by protecting your wellbeing. We’ll also give you all the support and learning opportunities you need to develop a successful career with us.

• Discretionary annual bonus
• Competitive salaries
• Enhanced pension contributions
• Car schemes for you and family members
• Life assurance
• Private medical insurance
• Healthcare cash plans
• Mental wellbeing support
• Onsite physiotherapy
• Occupational health provision
• Hybrid working
• 27 days' annual leave
• Flexible working policies
• Paid volunteering days
• Flexible family leave options
• Paid neonatal and fertility treatment support
• Sick pay at full rate of pay
• Income protection insurance

What inclusion means to us

We want everyone at Volkswagen Group UK to feel included. Why? Because unique voices and perspectives are vital for our future. And we know that enabling diverse teams to thrive, be creative, and be heard, leads to better business outcomes. That’s why we run various programmes to promote a diverse, inclusive and non-discriminatory culture. And we’re proud of earning Inclusive Employers’ Gold accreditation in 2024. But there’s always more to do.

Meet some of the team

Jamie, Direct Sales Operations and Performance Executive

I originally started as an undergraduate on the Audi Product planning and supply team in 2021. This helped me develop skills such as public speaking. It was very daunting to me, but with some mentoring, I eventually spoke to 300 students at a school, which was a massive personal achievement. My aspiration following the graduate scheme is to specialize in a certain area and own it as an expert, years down the line. With new models and technologies constantly coming, it is really exciting to be a part of driving the business in the right direction.

Georgia, People Executive (Graduate)

I joined the undergraduate scheme in the People team in 2021, and I was fortunate to be offered a part-time contract during my final year of study. Now I’ve moved onto the Graduate scheme as a People Executive, rotating around the different Centres of Excellence in our People Team, supporting everything from Engagement and Inclusivity to Reward and Talent Attraction.

How to apply

To apply for this role and to find out more, please click on the apply button. Please note that applications may close before the application deadline, so apply early to avoid disappointment.