About this role
Salary: £25,500
Start Date: Monday 16th August 2027 – Friday 4th August 2028
Location: Based in Crewe, Cheshire, CW1 3PL.
Work Arrangement: Hybrid Working (3 days minimum onsite)
Entry Requirements: See ‘What we’re looking for’ section
Our Industrial Placement Programme:
As part of Bentley’s annual Early Careers intake, you’ll join a community of around 93 trainees including Industrial Placements, Graduates, and Apprentices.
During your placement, you’ll be based at our Bentley Campus "Dream Factory". Click here to visit our virtual tour. Alongside hands-on work experience, you’ll also benefit from:
- CSR and outreach activities
- Opportunities to participate in charity events, community projects, and social committees
- Masterclasses, development workshops, and social events
- Inclusivity networks and peer support groups
- Placements and rotations across different areas of the business that interest you
About the role:
As an Industrial Placement Student at Bentley, you will play a key part in Bentley’s journey to creating extraordinary vehicles for our customers. Based out of our state-of-the-art headquarters in Crewe, you will:
- Gain invaluable experience supporting high-impact strategic projects and play a key role in delivering our Beyond100+ Strategy
- Work alongside and receive mentoring from experienced professionals across Digtial Planning internally and through engagement with external partners and stakeholders.
- Develop valuable insight into how we develop, manage and deliver our IT systems to support manufacturing
- Build practical experience in project coordination, stakeholder management, research, data analysis and strategic reporting
Your main responsibilities include:
- Supporting the preparation and coordination of project governance meetings, including preparing agendas and presentation materials, capturing decisions and actions, and following up with stakeholders to ensure actions are completed.
- Maintaining and updating project plans, RAID logs, action trackers and project documentation, providing clear visibility of project progress, risks, issues, dependencies and upcoming milestones.
- Working with IT, Manufacturing and business stakeholders to coordinate project activities, gather information, track deliverables and support effective communication across project teams.
About the Department:
The Digital Planning department is responsible for delivering the IT solutions that support and enable Bentley’s Manufacturing operations. Working at the intersection of technology and Manufacturing, the team delivers projects that improve processes, enable digital transformation and ensure our production facilities have the technology they need to operate effectively.
The department works closely with Manufacturing, IT, technical teams and external suppliers to plan, develop and implement solutions across the Manufacturing environment.
What we are looking for:
The successful candidates will be on track to achieve a 2:1 in the following degrees: Business & Management Studies, Computing science or equivalent
Skills required for the role:
- PowerPoint experience is essential,
- Good Communication skills, both written and verbal,
- Self-confidence to work with senior colleagues and external third parties,
- Organisation skills,
- Self-motivated.
What we offer:
As an Industrial Placement you will have access to the following benefits:
- A starting salary of £25,500
- Support from our Early Careers team and 121 manager mentorship
- 35 days’ holiday inclusive of bank holidays
- 10% pension contribution with life assurance benefits
- Learning and development opportunities
Right To Work:
To be eligible for an Early Careers programme you must have a legal right to work in the UK for the duration of the placement or graduate scheme. We welcome students who have Settled Status, a Tier 4 Visa, or a Graduate Visa. We are unable to offer sponsorship for our Early Careers positions.
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Motivated to be the most diverse, inclusive luxury car company, we are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where all individuals are respected, valued, and empowered.
We firmly believe in equal opportunities for all, helping all colleagues thrive as their authentic selves and reach their highest potential. We believe that everyone, regardless of their background or beliefs, belongs at Bentley. Everyone is entitled to respect and dignity and we positively celebrate the differences between people.
Working at Bentley
To learn more about what life is like working at Bentley, and our assessment process view our Candidate Pack here.
The application process:
- Submit your application, including your CV and Cover letter,
- Applications will be screened by our HR team and the Hiring Manager,
- Shortlisted candidates will be contacted by our recruitment team and invited to attend an online Assessment between 9th – 27th November
- Candidates successful at assessment stage will receive an offer shortly afterwards.
- All applicants will be kept informed throughout the recruitment process
Closing date: Friday 23rd October 2026
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