Commerical Intern - 12 Month Internship

Company:

Boeing Defence United Kingdom Limited

We are looking for a Commercial Intern to start in July 2026 within the Boeing Defence United Kingdom Gosport based Commercial Team, supporting the Vertical Lift business units. The position is based in Gosport reporting to the Head of Commercial. In this role you will work closely with appointed Commercial team-members to experience a variety of aspects of their role initially through job shadowing before taking on responsibilities to support undertaking the commercial role through a mix of supervised activities and independent responsibilities.  

The business areas comprises a mixture of proposals and contracted programmes to support our UKMoD customer. Here you will work with teams who support frontline operations in a challenging but exciting environment.

Position responsibilities:

• Support proposal development and negotiation for contract change proposals
• Manage administration of the change process
• Shadow meetings with the external customer
• Attend routine and ad-hoc meeting with internal programme stakeholders to address contract deliverables, manage progress of activities, resolve issues as they arise
• Excellent record-keeping and commercial administration of all aspects of contracts
• Learn the various approaches to problem-solving under contract, from evaluating and stating contractual positions to creating innovative commercial solutions
• Build excellent working relationships, and develop good business judgment to protect the business, support customer needs and deliver value for money solutions
• Review, interpretation, negotiation and application of contractual terms in relation to programme activities
• Supported by other members of the Commercial team, identify risks, opportunities, improvement initiatives and work with stakeholders to leverage best outcomes

Essential Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Right to work in UK - We do not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.
• Studying a degree course or have graduated a degree course within last 2 years

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Studying at degree level in Business, Law, Finance or similar. No Minimum degree grade or GPA score required
• Confidence and willingness to present and host meetings
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to collaborate with stakeholders of all levels
• To have forward thinking mind-set and self-motivated
• Effective communication skills
• Attention to detail and high focus on quality outputs
• To be inclusive and enthusiastic

Language Requirements:

Not Applicable

Education:

Not Applicable

Relocation:

Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.

Security Clearance:

This position requires the ability to obtain a BPSS clearance.

Visa Sponsorship:

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Contingent Upon Award Program

This position is not contingent upon program award

Shift:

Not a Shift Worker (United Kingdom)