Commercial - Summer Placement 2027
// Role Summary
Embark on a 10-week Commercial Summer Placement in 2027, applying your university knowledge to real-world defence projects and gaining hands-on experience in contract management and stakeholder engagement.
// Key Responsibilities
- Gain practical experience in commercial negotiations and contract management.
- Work on cutting-edge defence programmes and contribute to business success.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and diverse stakeholders.
- Opportunity for paid overtime and potential graduate role upon successful placement.
- Enjoy 10 weeks of placement starting June 2027 with excellent site facilities.
// Role Specification
Commercial - Summer Placement 2027
Join us in winning work, delivering on promises, and building trusted relationships. You'll help secure new opportunities, support key projects to ensure we meet our contractual commitments, and work closely with key stakeholders to make a real impact.
This 10-week placement, starting in June 2027, allows you to apply your university learning to real-world projects and technologies. Perform well, and you could secure a graduate role before your final year.
The Commercial team provide direction, guidance, and support on all aspects of winning and delivering business for MBDA UK. Working at the heart of our MBDA programmes, the team plays a vital role in winning new business, negotiating agreements, and managing contracts from early route to contract stage through to award, delivery, and closure. Collaborating closely with our customers and key stakeholders, Commercial helps shape successful partnerships and deliver value throughout the contract lifecycle.
As a Summer Placement, you'll experience the excitement of working on programmes that deliver cutting-edge capability to our customers. You'll gain hands-on experience in negotiating commercial solutions, managing contracts, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, giving you a unique insight into how commercial decisions shape business success.
No two days are the same – you'll engage with a range of stakeholders across the business, such as:
- Project Management & Control (project managers) regarding the delivery of a contract and management of schedules.
- Procurement for the management of supplier contracts.
- Finance for any matters relating to receipt of customer payments and payments to subcontractors.
This role is ideal for those looking to combine commercial thinking with contract delivery, working on complex contracts that make a real impact, within a collaborative and supportive environment.
What we can offer you:
- 10 week placement: starting June 2027.
- 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.
Working arrangements:
Dynamic (hybrid) working: 2-3 days per week on-site, but this will depend on project and function requirements and the need for access to specific site facilities.
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.
Application closing date:
This role is scheduled to close for applications at midnight on Monday 4th January 2027, but may close earlier depending on application volumes.