Business Design & Transformation Industrial Placement - Manchester

We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future.

As strategies, technologies, and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity.

Our diverse teams of experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results.

We are over 4,000 strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers, and technologists. And we have deep expertise in consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport.

Our teams operate globally from offices across the UK, Ireland, US, Nordics, and Netherlands.

PA. Bringing Ingenuity to Life.

Power Your Curiosity at PA

Joining us as an Industrial Placement student is the next step in starting your career. Whether you're coming from a specialist background or from an unrelated subject, we want you to be bold, stay curious and dive into the opportunities we have to offer.

Our People Make a Difference

Business design & transformation is critical for organisations to adapt in ever-changing market landscapes. Joining our Business & Design Transformation stream will give you an understanding of how large-scale schemes are delivered, how change is managed, how operating models are formed and other key issues faced by our clients.

As well as being part of PA's global Business Transformation community, you'll also be part of our growing Manchester/Bristol-based team, playing an active role in developing our business and connecting with partners and clients in the region.

When you join as a placement student, you'll work on big things from day one. You'll gain the knowledge and experience you need to build a successful career in consulting and contribute meaningfully to vital projects.

No two days are the same. You could be researching our latest project and delivering your findings, visiting a client with a consulting team and representing the firm, or furthering your development through crucial learning - guided and mentored by one of our experts.

A career at PA is what you make of it - so power your curiosity and prepare to make an impact.

During your months as an Industrial Placement student at PA, you'll learn what it takes to be a top-notch consultant. You'll be coached and guided by experts and have countless opportunities to broaden your experience on challenging projects and programmes.

You will also have the opportunity to get involved on a breadth of internal activities at PA, for example, developing community and engagement initiatives, writing thought leadership, or working on business development activities.

Whatever you work on, you'll be part of the team and free to build your networks, both here at PA and far beyond.

What we're looking for

• On track to gain a degree - we have no specific prerequisites in terms of degree grade or specialism. Graduating in 2027.
• Adaptable and able to flex your style and thinking in different contexts
• Collaborative and work at your best in dynamic teams
• Curious and want to broaden your understanding of the world
• Credible and comfortable working with clients in high performance environments
• Driven to succeed - and help others achieve the same
• Open to change and have a growth mindset
• A relationship builder - with both clients and peers
• Hungry for new challenges
• This role is open to undergraduates with an industrial placement within their course structure.

The Offer

• The opportunity to work on meaningful projects with talented people
• If you are offered a graduate role following your placement with us you will join our 18-month Graduate Development Scheme in Business Transformation. In this scheme you'll have the opportunity to rotate through three of our capability teams, gaining diverse skills and experiences that will serve as the foundation for your consulting career. Available rotations could include: Agile, Delivery, Operating Model, Operations and Improvements, People and Change, Sourcing, IT Strategy and Corporate Services. Further details on these rotations in our Bristol or Manchester offices will be confirmed in the months before starting as a Graduate.
• We work flexibly at PA, but your work base will be our Manchester Office.
• Full time.
• This role will start between July 2025-July 2026 and be for 12 months. We will confirm exact start date at offer stage.

Life At PA encompasses our peoples' experience at PA. It's about how we enrich peoples' working lives by giving them access to unique people and growth opportunities and purpose-led meaningful work.

We believe diversity fuels ingenuity. Diversity of thought brings exciting perspectives; diversity of experience brings a wealth of knowledge, and diversity of skills brings the tools we need. When we bring people together with diverse backgrounds, identities, and minds, embracing that difference through an inclusive culture where our people thrive; we unleash the power of diversity - bringing ingenuity to life.

We are dedicated to supporting the physical, emotional, social and financial well-being of our people. Check out some of our extensive benefits:

• Health and lifestyle perks accompanying private healthcare for you and your family
• 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days
• Generous company pension scheme
• Opportunity to get involved with community and charity-based initiatives
• Annual performance-based bonus
• PA share ownership
• Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn)

We recruit, retain, reward and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions and without reference to their age, background, disability, genetic information, parental or family status, religion or belief, race, ethnicity, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity (or expression), political belief veteran status, or other by any other range of human difference brought about by identity and experience. We are on a journey towards ensuring our workforce is diverse at all levels and that our firm is representative of the world around us. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups.

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