Facilities Business Operations Placement (12.5 months)

Job Description

Job Description:

Start date: 18th August 2025

Location: Filton, Bristol (please note that a similar position is available in our Broughton plant)

Duration: 12.5 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: £21,900

35 hours per week // Flexible working hours // Half day Fridays! // 25 days holiday plus bank holiday

About us:

The role is based within the Facilities Management and Real Estate (FMRE UK) organisation at Broughton site. The candidate will work across the whole Airbus UK portfolio of sites with direct accountability into the Airbus Customer Facing UK team.

FMRE UK is responsible for a huge range of deliverables to Airbus UK, including but not limited to; Real Estate and General Zoning management, Aerodrome management, Energy and Supply, Major Building and Construction projects as well as Maintenance, Catering and Cleaning to name a few.

The opportunity of working within the FMRE UK function offers successful applicants the chance to influence and drive change in a challenging, diverse department, matured over recent years to an integrated “ONE FMRE” team incorporating both Airbus Commercial and Airbus Defence & Space (ADS) across the UK.

What you will be doing:

As the successful candidate, you will:

• Support the site HO Customer Facing with the financial management of budgets and forecasting;

• Participate in capital investment (CapEX) planning and projects according to Airbus principles;

• Develop site strategies alongside the HO customer Facing for the site to include; space management, sustainability, real estate, services, etc.;

• Integrating an MFT approach across the Facilities Management team in the UK by leading projects that support workplace improvements across the site, as part of the company Better Workplace project;

• Facing the customers and ensuring accurate and timely reporting, supported by transparent performance metrics to continually improve the service we provide is fundamental to the role;

• Develop relationships across the plant at all levels to be able to anticipate business needs.

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 Facilities Management, Business, Operations Management, or equivalent;

• Excellent IT skills (Google-Suite);

• Ability to make decisions based on evidence;

• Good stakeholder management skills, including excellent communication, customer focus and the ability to deliver on commitments;

• A mind set to explore and work above and beyond, challenge current ways of working to develop new processes and ideas;

• Flexibility in a dynamic environment;

• The desire to work in a technical team environment;

• Team worker with a desire to work in an open and trusting environment ;

• Adherence to Airbus standards;

• Imagination and creativity to problem-solve with drive and enthusiasm.

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.

Company:

Airbus Operations Limited

Employment Type:

Internship

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Experience Level:

Student

Job Family:

Support to Management <JF-FA-ES>

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