Facilities Management and Real Estate Space Management Placement 2022

Airbus pioneers sustainable aerospace for a safe and united world. The Company constantly innovates to provide efficient and technologically-advanced solutions in aerospace, defence, and connected services. In commercial aircraft, Airbus offers modern and fuel-efficient airliners and associated services. Airbus is also a European leader in defence and security and one of the world's leading space businesses. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions and services worldwide.

Application closing date: We encourage you to apply early to avoid disappointment! Please note we will close adverts as soon as we receive sufficient applications.

To stay on top, Airbus recognises the importance of supporting high-achieving and talented undergraduates. We do this through offering challenging placement opportunities during which your skills and potential are fully maximised.

Our placements  give a unique insight into potential career paths within Airbus. They are designed so that you can put your theoretical knowledge into practice and gain crucial industry experience. The skills and knowledge you gain will improve your chances of a future role within the Airbus and should benefit your future studies.

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 Airbus Space Management Team.

Facilities management and real estate (FMRE) 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.

Working within the FMRE UK function; this exciting opportunity 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 will you be doing

As part of the Airbus objectives, the working environment of our employees is critical to the engagement of both current and future employees.  To meet this, Airbus have launched an initiative of Workplace Of The Future (WOFT) to enable us to deliver the best utilisation space and the fixtures and fittings to create an enhanced environment to meet the current and future demographic needs.  This requires strategic planning and investments to bring our current environments across all of our sites and provide the flexibility needed to deliver this future environment for our employees and future generations.

The successful candidate would be able to contribute to the development of this new strategy.  Supporting the creation of technical standards, defining and leading space management within the UK and contributing to the development of a multimillion pound workplace investment strategy and business case generation.

During this placement, the activities you may undertake will include;

• Look at best practices for space utilisation, assisting office based teams with new ways of working (activity based working).
• Support the financial controllers with the information that identifies the spaces to allow the financial back charging based upon occupancy.
• Manage projects according to Airbus principles to support the deployment of capital investment planning and project delivery.
• Identify and develop new, innovative ways in delivering a workspace that is prepared for significant culture and demographic change.
• Contribute to the development of business cases to support the central strategy for WOTF transformation plan that is going into capex for 2022 - 2027 (a 5 year rolling plan).

Skills required

Please note, we love your interest in working for Airbus but we do ask that you make only one application. We encourage you to take time to decide which of our exciting opportunities is right for you and then submit an application that best represents you, your skills and experience in connection with the role you have selected.

One application: Make It Possible, Make It Happen, Make It … Count!

Please note our placements are open to Undergraduates only. Therefore it is mandatory for candidates to be an undergraduate for the whole duration of the placement.

Successful candidates will be able to demonstrate the following;

As the successful candidate, you must be able to demonstrate the following…

• The ability to listen, understand and communicate information.
• A strong interest in developing yourself.
• An interest in finding creative solutions to complex problems.
• Ability to make decisions based on evidence.
• AutoCAD or technical drawing experience is an advantage – but not essential.
• Basic project management skills, but also willing to learn and develop according to Airbus tools and processes.
• 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.
• Evolve along with changing priorities within the business.
• Flexibility in a dynamic environment.
• Excellent IT skill set.
• Good attention to detail.
• Supporting the space management activities within other functional projects.
• Investment Planning (CapEX).
• Managing OpEX for alterations and repairs.
• Supply Chain Management.

Please ensure that a covering letter detailing motivations and suitability for this position is included in your application.

Benefits

• £18,000 salary
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Flexible working hours

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.

By submitting your CV or application you are consenting to Airbus using and storing information about you for monitoring purposes relating to your application or future employment. This information will only be used by Airbus.

Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.