Project Coordinator Placement - 13 months

Computacenter (UK) Ltd • Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Hatfield, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Reading, Salford

Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Hatfield, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, Reading, Salford

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Life on the team

Salary: £23,500
Location: Nationwide – Hybrid; mix of working remotely and from office locations as required

Contract type: 13-Month Fixed Term Contract (Subject to close earlier based on application numbers)

Application closing date: 6th December 2024

Start date: July 2025

Recruitment Process: Application and CV, Video interview and Assessment centre

Join Our Project Management Undergraduate Placement at Computacenter!

Are you ready to kickstart your career in Project Management? At Computacenter, you’ll join our well-established and successful Projects Practice as a Project Coordinator. This Industrial Placement is designed to give you hands-on experience in Project Management. For over 10 years, our services teams have developed outstanding opportunities for undergraduate placement students, giving them real-world experience within a thriving industry and we have regularly appeared in the Top 60 Small-Medium Student Employers table on RateMyPlacement, coming in at number 3 in 2024. Be part of something special!

Join a business unit renowned for effectively supporting and developing our people. You’ll receive the training and support needed to confidently contribute to the delivery of IT projects for some of the world’s leading organisations, spanning both Public and Private Sectors.

Gain Comprehensive Experience where we advise organisations to get the most from their IT, implement the most appropriate technology solutions, and manage our customers’ infrastructure – we do it all! Project Management is all about people, and our team works across all these areas to ensure successful project outcomes and delighted customers. You’ll have the opportunity to contribute to a team helping our customers change the world. You’ll also gain;

Springboard to Success: A comprehensive work experience placement that will launch your career in IT project management.
Cross-Functional Exposure: Gain a real understanding of how we operate, and the crucial role Project Managers play in delivering exceptional services.
Professional Learning Culture: Upskill with access to unlimited learning via our market-leading e-Learning Platform.
Diverse Opportunities: Work on a range of well-known customer accounts across various industries, such as the NHS, TfL, Heathrow, the Met Office, and many top FTSE 100 companies.
Industry Insight: Develop an understanding of the IT industry and gain first-hand experience supporting the delivery of technical solutions to help our customers solve important challenges.
Competitive Salary: Enjoy a highly competitive salary with excellent development opportunities.
Inclusive Culture: Be part of an inclusive ‘One Team’ culture where differences are celebrated, and shared success is created. Senior leadership investment ensures you remain in sharp focus throughout the placement. This unique blend of professional reward, work culture, and career opportunities has already appealed to thousands of employees. Apply now to find out why.

What you’ll do

During the 13-month Industrial Placement, you’ll receive an induction and training to learn the fundamentals of Project Coordination, our specific systems, and our Project Management methodology & processes.

You’ll then take on a Project Coordinator role by;

Supporting our Lead Project Managers and Service teams with tasks such as project reporting, hosting meetings, financial management, resource coordination, and project planning.
This experience will develop your industry knowledge and critical skills like stakeholder management, presentation skills, and commercial acumen.
You may work internally or on customer accounts, supported by experienced Lead Project Managers throughout.
You’ll also be paired with an experienced Project Manager or Coordinator who will guide you on your accelerated learning & development journey.

At the end of the Industrial Placement, you’ll head back to university to complete your degree with invaluable experience and skills. You might even decide to apply to rejoin us on our Project Management Graduate Programme!

What you’ll need

Are you currently an undergraduate in your second year of university looking for a placement year in the industry? We are looking for passionate individuals to join our team who are:

Service-Oriented: Are driven and committed to providing outstanding levels of service.
Have Financial & Commercial Acumen: Have good financial and commercial understanding.
Ambitious: With a desire to succeed and be part of an innovative global IT company that puts its people at the heart of what they do.
Adaptable: Can adapt to situations and step out of their comfort zone to solve problems and make decisions.
Collaborative: Enjoy team collaboration and can build good working relationships at all levels.
Innovative: Can confidently contribute ideas and suggestions to enable us to be more innovative.
Organised: With the ability to learn and analyse information quickly.
Practical: Bring theoretical learning from your studies and put it into practice with Computacenter’s Project Management team.
Flexible: Are prepared to work remotely and commute to our core Computacenter hubs across the UK when required, as well as work onsite with our customers when appropriate.

Why you should choose us

Access all areas

Join us and you’ll follow a structured programme that gives you access to all parts of Computacenter including our senior leaders.

Freedom & trust

You’ll have the support on hand when you need it and the autonomy when you don’t. Feel right at home in an environment where you’re able to work with freedom and flexibility, and trusted to manage your own work.

Our customers

You’ll have the opportunity to work with our high-profile customers giving you first-hand exposure to what we do and the opportunity to help shape our solutions.

Showing appreciation & having fun

Great performance is recognised, so too is the willingness to help others. Our Bravo! awards and Long Service Awards Scheme are just a taste of how we say thank you for a job well done. And when it comes to recognising success, we love to celebrate. Our company and team events are legendary!

Working with the best

Over 1,300 technology consultants, 900 project managers and 3,200 systems engineers come together to form our highly regarded professional services community. You’ll find they’re a close-knit team, where mutual trust and collaboration is the norm.

Global environment

Become part of our team and from day one you’ll become part of a global community, as you’ll work with like-minded team members from around the world who share your ambition.

Sharing knowledge

We organise several events and initiatives, such our UK Professional Services Conference and ‘Lunch and Learn’ sessions, that bring together the brightest minds in the business. Here you can learn new things, network, and celebrate success together.

Exciting digital technology

Challenging and rewarding projects: The range of technologies and industries that we are so diverse, that no two projects are alike. The result? A role for you that’s varied and provides the opportunity to expand your expertise and develop your career further.

Health & wellbeing

Our people are our greatest asset and we’re passionate about supporting you in feeling good and staying healthy. We offer a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Champions, Mental Health First Aiders, Access to Work scheme, and more.

Supportive environment

Share your skills with us and we will do the same! Not only will have great mentors to support you, but you’ll also get to work alongside some of the brightest people in the business.

Personal development

We like to invest in our people. We offer training and technology certifications, mentoring and coaching, specialist or management careers, access to our on-the-go immersive learning platform, Percipio, and much more.

Inclusive workplace

People work best when they bring their whole selves to work, that’s why we see and value you as the amazing individual you truly are. We take a genuine interest you that extends beyond skills, knowledge, and experience. Our Employee Impact Groups champion best practice, celebrate diversity and promote inclusion within our industry.

Pension and financial security

Thinking ahead, planning for life’s uncertainties, or simply saving for a rainy day? We offer auto-enrolment onto our pension scheme, a Sharesave/SAYE scheme and more besides.

Flexible benefits

Do you fancy a new bicycle? Want to work-out at the gym? Or do you prefer to get-away from it all? With our voluntary flexible benefits platform, ‘My Benefits’, you can. Achieve savings with our Cycle2Work, GymFlex, Travel Insurance benefits and loads more.

You belong

At Computacenter, we celebrate difference and it’s important to us that we have a working culture where you can be free to be yourself; in an environment where you feel valued, respected, and supported to reach your full potential and experience a sense of belonging. Because we know when you thrive, we thrive.

As a proud equal opportunities employer, we’re committed to ensuring that there is fair and equal access to opportunities for everyone. Your application is considered on its merits regardless of your age, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law. All that matters to us is that you share our vision and values, and you bring the experience and skills we need.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a government scheme that helps employers attract, recruit, and retain disabled staff. We welcome applications from disabled people and accept applications in alternative formats – and guarantee to interview applicants who have a disability.

Winning Together

At Computacenter, we have been writing success stories for more than 40 years! Today, we’re driving digital transformation with over 20,000 employees worldwide. We develop IT strategies, implement new technologies and manage complex infrastructures.

As a proud, independent partner to some of the world’s leading technology providers, our portfolio covers workplace, applications & data, cloud & data center, security, and networking. What’s the secret of our success? Quite simply, it’s our people.

The people who bring their unique skills and perspectives to a diverse and inclusive environment that enables them to reach their full potential.

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