GE Aerospace Programme Management - 12 Month Placement

About GE Aerospace

GE Aerospace is advancing aviation technologies for today and tomorrow. Your work will contribute to the production of advanced jet engines, components, and integrated systems that power commercial and military aircraft. You’ll be part of a team that embraces your drive, your curiosity, and your unique ideas and perspectives. You’ll share in our pride and purpose that affects the lives of millions around the world!

Roles and Responsibilities

In this 12-month Programme Management Placement, you will join our Customer Programmes team, supporting civil and military customers of our propeller systems for airborne and amphibious applications. Responsibilities are tailored to specific team needs, focusing on program management, customer support, and operational efficiency.

Potential responsibilities include:

• Coordinating customer requests (RFQs, purchase orders), collaborating with supply chain and engineering to meet deadlines, preparing customer order books, facilitating client calls, and ensuring satisfaction and timely delivery.
• Supporting Program Management Reviews (PMRs) by managing calendars, preparing agendas, and tracking actions.
• Leading process improvement projects to enhance operational efficiency, implementing Lean principles, and analysing operational data to create performance metrics.
• Cross-functional collaboration with Operations, Sourcing, Engineering, and Quality teams.

Opportunities are available within:

• Field Services (Dowty): Managing internal metrics, financials, materials, pricing models, and logistics. Tracking KPIs, maintaining dashboards, supporting root cause analysis, and assisting with financial tracking. Coordinating logistics, supporting field activity planning, and maintaining documentation. Collaborating with Programmes, Finance, Operations, and Logistics.
• Facilities & Maintenance Projects (Caledonian): Learning maintenance management and continuous improvement in a business operations environment, covering preventive and reactive maintenance, compliance, sustainability projects, and environmental monitoring. Monitoring performance metrics, identifying improvement opportunities, and developing project management skills. Communicating with stakeholders and responding to critical needs. Working with suppliers and contractors to ensure high safety standards.
• Military Platforms (Cheltenham): Program management, customer support, order management, and cross-functional business improvement activities within a military-focused organisation. Managing internal special projects, supporting customer engagement, and learning program management practices and procedures. Working closely with stakeholders, customers, and colleagues across multiple functions.
• BizJet Portfolio (Cheltenham): Exposure to the complete program and product lifecycle, from new product introduction through to repair and overhaul services. Reviewing customer purchase orders, supporting the Program Team in managing the product orderbook, and ensuring alignment between customer portals and internal order management systems. Supporting sales and operational review meetings. Assisting with obsolescence management and acting as a “voice of the customer”.
• OE Value Stream Programs (Dowty): Planning, coordinating, and delivering manufactured spare parts for aftermarket support. Aligning production and materials with customer demand and business priorities. Managing production schedules, monitoring performance, addressing risks and issues, and communicating delivery status.
• Programme Management Office (Cheltenham): Supporting the delivery of complex projects from bid stages through to closure. Managing budgets and schedules, maintaining integrated project plans, and providing analysis to identify and mitigate cost and schedule risks. Coaching project and technical leaders and performing earned value analysis. Supporting change and risk management processes.
• Programme Management (Cheltenham): Applying daily management and lean principles across workstreams. Maintaining document control, coordinating actions following tollgate reviews and key meetings, and managing program risks and opportunities. Monitoring and reporting performance against targets, and identifying opportunities to eliminate non-value-added work.

You will be guided by structured goals and objectives, with responsibility to deliver on inspiring projects supported by your People Leader and team. You will receive coaching and mentoring and have the opportunity to connect with other placement students across the UK.

This opportunity is offered in our Caledonian (Prestwick, Scotland), Cheltenham, and Gloucester (Dowty) sites. Location preferences will be asked during the process.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Currently studying a Business Administration/Project Management/Finance/Data/Engineering or Program Management related Bachelor’s or integrated Master’s degree.
• On course to achieve a 2:1 degree or above.
• In your penultimate year of study and returning to education post placement.

Desired Characteristics

• Able to roll up your sleeves and get involved in projects.
• Organised & able to work towards deadlines.
• Inspired and curious to learn.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to take ownership for projects.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Able to work as part of a team.

A placement at GE Aerospace is an opportunity to learn while doing, with work that makes an immediate impact.

Total Reward

• Non-contributory Pension
• Life Assurance
• Group income protection
• Private medical cover
• Holiday: Hourly equivalent of 26 days, with flexible options to buy or sell.

Recruitment Process

• Initial CV application.
• Video interview.
• Testing.
• MS Teams online interview.

Security Clearance

Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance is required.

Right to Work

Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, sponsorship is not available for our Early Careers opportunities. You would need the permanent right to work to be eligible.