IT Technical Specialist Industrial Placement 2027

Job Location

NEWCASTLE INNOVATION CENTRE

Job Description

Ready to make an impact on globally renowned brands like Gillette, Pampers, Head & Shoulders and Oral-B that millions of consumers can’t live without? Want to work at a company consistently recognised as one of the UK’s leading graduate employers?

Then apply for our IT Technical Specialist Industrial Placement at our P&G office in Newcastle, where business, innovation and technology come together to create a competitive advantage.

You’ll play a key role in designing, building, and supporting best-in-class IT solutions. On this placement, you will be responsible for developing innovative applications. You’ll focus on creating an optimal user experience for product design, development and testing, while emphasising a data-first architecture that maximises flexibility and integrates seamlessly with essential systems.

What to Expect:

During your industrial placement you will get a first-hand experience of what a career as a P&G Technical Specialist and the non-management career pathway involves, and if it is right for you. You will be working on live business projects and expected to dive straight in and take the lead. During your projects you can expect to:

• Contribute to the design and development of AI-driven solutions using Microsoft Copilot Studio and Agentic AI frameworks.

• Participate in data engineering, analytics, and AI development projects alongside senior team members.

• Assist in building and maintaining data pipelines and data transformation workflows using Databricks.

• Support the development of interactive dashboards, reports, and analytics solutions using Power BI.

• Support testing, troubleshooting, and optimisation of data.

Key Accountabilities:

• Actively deliver day-to-day technical outputs within defined service levels, project timelines, and coding/configuration standards.

• Create, update and maintain clear operational documentation to support team knowledge continuity and improve operational efficiency.

Each intern receives a customized learning plan to ensure they get the right levels of coaching, mentoring and training as they deliver their work.

So, if you are looking for an exciting and challenging experience, have a passion for winning, leveraging and developing strong IT skills, leadership credentials and an interest in pursuing a career at P&G – this placement is for you!

What You Will Gain: 

• Responsibilities and Real Work from Day 1: You will be given specific projects and responsibilities working on real and live business challenges, just like a true P&Ger. 

• Continuous Training & Coaching: You will work with passionate people and receive both formal training as well as day-to-day mentoring from your manager. 

• Competitive Compensation & Benefits: The annual salary for this placement is £27,000. On top of this you’ll enjoy lots of benefits like the option to enrol in our pension, flexible working arrangements, and your very own ‘Flex4Me’ Fund which enables you to allocate a portion of your benefits package to the areas that matter most to you. 

• Full Time Role: Successful interns have the potential to secure a full-time position with P&G after graduation in our non-management IT track. As a 'build from within' company, our people start at entry level and increasingly develop their leadership ability and responsibilities. When we make a job offer, it’s with the belief that you have the potential to continually grow – building your impact through our organisations. We’ll help you get there, and you’ll be mentored and coached by skilled P&G veterans along the way.

Job Qualifications

What we look for:

• You are pursuing or hold a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related quantitative discipline (or equivalent practical experience).

• Possesses a strong technical curiosity and interest in autonomous AI frameworks and practical machine learning solutions, with a proven ability to gather requirements from non-technical users and translate operational challenges into functional technical specifications.

• A proactive, self-motivated attitude with strong analytical and hands-on problem-solving skills in complex technical environments.

• Fluency in English (written and oral).

Start Date:

This is a year-long industrial placement running between 5th July 2027 until 13th June 2028 and we expect you to be available for the full duration.

Right to Work

For our placement roles, you will need to provide your own right to work in the UK for the full duration of your placement without requiring sponsorship from P&G. Note, this will require your right to work permission to be valid from the 5th of July 2027 to the 13th of June 2028 for a minimum of 37.5 hours per week.

P&G is legally required to ensure all candidates have the right to work in the UK from Day 1 of their employment. All applicants will therefore be asked to provide evidence of their right to work at the conclusion of the recruitment process as a condition of employment.

Application Deadline: 

1pm (GMT) 13th November 2026. You must apply by the deadline. We encourage you to apply and complete our online assessments as soon as possible, as we may close early if positions are filled. 

Application Process: 

• Complete your Application (Deadline 1pm GMT 13th November 2026) 

• Complete our Online Assessments (Deadline 1pm GMT 20th November 2026) 

• Virtual Interviews (will run from October until our roles are filled)

At P&G #weseeequal

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. At P&G we strive to build a culture where everyone feels welcome, included, and able to bring their full selves to work.

We champion social mobility and believe socio-economic status should not be a barrier to accessing job opportunities. That’s why in addition to this internship being paid, we offer provision of all the necessary technology and electronic equipment, access to a range of benefits, and financial support if you need to relocate for your internship - such as covering the cost of travel to your internship location.

We ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process. Please click here if you require an accommodation during the application process. Please make sure to wait to hear back from us regarding your accommodation before proceeding with the online assessment, we thank you in advance for your patience. 

Job Schedule

Full time

Job Number

R000160302

Job Segmentation

Internships

Starting Pay / Salary Range

£27,000.00 / year

P&G was founded over 180 years ago as a simple soap and candle company. Today, we’re the world’s largest consumer goods company and home to iconic, trusted brands that make life a little bit easier in small but meaningful ways. We’ve spanned three centuries thanks to three simple ideas: leadership, innovation and citizenship.