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Project Support & Development Placement 2027-28 - Milton Keynes

Volkswagen Group UK Ltdmilton keynes, buckinghamshire🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 10 Sept 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This undergraduate placement offers a fantastic opportunity to contribute to Volkswagen Group UK's people development initiatives, gaining valuable project support and data analysis experience within a reputable automotive leader. If you're a proactive university student with a passion for employee growth and a keen eye for detail, you'll thrive in this role supporting key stakeholders and driving impactful projects. Apply now to launch your career with a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits!

Quick Overview

Seniority
Mid Senior
Work mode
On Site
Location
milton keynes, buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

Job Description

Project Support & Development Placement - Milton Keynes

Location:Volkswagen Group UK - Milton KeynesDepartment:UndergraduateVacancy Type:Fixed Term Contract - Undergraduate

Whatwillyou be doing?

Youll 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 youll support to ensure we have the right people with the right skills, knowledge and attitude in the right role in the network.

Youll coordinate, compile and maintain key data, reports and presentations. Youll be part of projects to drive the people agenda. Youll support key stakeholders across our business, providing insight on all elements of the employee life cycle, with particular focus on development.

What's in it for you?

As anundergraduateon one ofourplacements,you'llreceive a 23,500 salary, 27 days' holiday plus bank holidays have access to our car schemes, pension scheme, employee well-beingsupport, an on-site restaurant and shopping discounts.

What do you need?

To be successful in this role youll have an interest in people development. Youll 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.

Ourplacement is open to anyuniversitystudent who iseligibleto work full-time in theUKfor twelve months from June 2027. You should be on a sandwich degree which offers a one-yearindustrialplacement.

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 requireourplacement students to be based within areasonabledistance from ourMilton Keynes head office.

What's the assessment process?

Once youhavehit the apply button, youwillbe asked to completenumericalassessment andsituationaljudgement assessments. If you successfully complete these, wewillinvite you to an online video interview sothatwehavea chance to get to know a little more about you.

Ourfinal step in the journey would be for you to attend a face-to-face assessment centre, where youwilltake part in a range ofactivitiesbased on real life tasks. Youwillalsohavea chance to meet some ofourmanagers and current placement students 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 candidateswillbe offered a place soon after the assessment centre.

If youre ready to charge up your career, apply now.

Volkswagen Group UK

Were driven by difference. With six big brands under one roof each with its own history, designs and innovations weve created some of the worlds most iconic vehicles, from luxury sports cars to family camper vans. Here, youll discover opportunities, explore ideas and tackle challenges that you wont find anywhere else.

It takes a range of teams to make the Group successful. We all share the same aim: to deliver sustainable mobility for generations to come, while keeping the customer and their changing demands at the heart of everything we do.

Theres never been a more exciting time to join our industry as it undergoes the biggest transformation for over 100 years. With digitalisation, electrification and driverless mobility all coming to the market, were actively looking for people with new skills, knowledge, and outlooks. A brave new world demands brave, new, diverse people; so whatever your background, we would love to hear from you. We know that different perspectives and thought processes are vital as our industry goes through an exciting period of change.

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.

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