Project Management & Control Summer Placement 2026

Project Management & Control Summer Placement 2026

Throughout the life cycle of our products, it takes a range of people and skills to design and craft and deliver what we do for our end customer. One of the most integral roles comes from our Project Management and Controls Function.

Salary: £23,495 pro-rated

Dynamic (Hybrid) Working: 2-3 days onsite 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.

CLOSING DATE FOR THIS ROLE IS MIDNIGHT ON 5TH JANUARY 2026 (SUBJECT TO APPLICATION VOLUMES)

What we can offer you

• 10 week placement: starting June 2026, that allows you to apply your university learning to real-world projects and technologies
• Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
• Overtime: opportunity for paid overtime
• Annual Leave: 5 days
• Facilities: fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more…

The opportunity

Project Management and Project Control 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.

Further develop 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

Working towards a degree in a Business Management discipline.

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.