Undergraduate Event Support

UTAC Group provides vehicle test, validation and engineering services to customers in the automotive, transport, tyre, petrochemical, defence and security industries. It is independent and impartial in everything it does.

It has a range of test facilities for components and full vehicles. These include varied indoor and outdoor test tracks and events facilities in the UK, France, Morocco and Finland.

UTAC Millbrook offers five unique venues, with the capacity to run indoor events for between 30 and 700 delegates and outdoor space to accommodate up to 5,000. The Events team at UTAC Millbrook is responsible for the delivery of a wide range of experiential events, mainly working with our agency clients for customers in the automotive industry and a small number of other clients.

These events primarily comprise of automotive product launches & associated training and exhibitions, with a significant proportion of these using our famous test tracks, either as a core element when dealing with automotive customers, or to enhance events for other industry sectors.

While working at UTAC Millbrook you will discover a lot about your own working style and learn valuable interpersonal skills, as you adapt to life in a busy events department. As part of a small team, you will build strong internal relationships, not only with your immediate colleagues, but also with management and other departments within UTAC. You will find that there is a diverse range of skills and experience within the department, exposure to which will be beneficial when seeking employment after university.

The placement will also allow you to develop your network within the events industry, as you interact a wide range of suppliers and high-profile clients.

Supporting the Event Managers, the successful candidate will be responsible for the planning and execution of a range of B2B events. Duties will include client liaison, management of event staff, AV deployment, set design and build, Health & Safety etc. As the placement progresses, they will take responsibility for running their own events, including management of the Aston Martin events, that take place in a dedicated venue:
The Aston Martin Clubhouse.

• Assisting Event Managers from planning to delivery of all events at UTAC Millbrook
• Taking ownership and responsibility for managing Aston Martin events
• Selecting, briefing and managing external suppliers
• Liaising with internal departments to ensure smooth running of events
• Assistance in undergraduate recruitment for the following year
• Completion of all administrative tasks relating to events
• Managing high quality events that exceed customer expectation
• Act in accordance with the behaviours for UTAC staff at all times.

• Studying bachelor’s degree in Event Management or similar (projected 2:1 or above)
• GCSE English and Maths at grade 5 or above

• Working or volunteering atevents
• Working within a hospitality environment

• Strong team player
• Ability to use initiative, be creative and problem solve
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Customer facing and interpersonal skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Competency in MS Office (Word/Excel/Outlook)
• Project Management and Leadership Skills
• Interest in the automotive industry

• Flexibility to work occasional long hours and some weekends where necessary
• All applicants will need to hold a full UK driving licence and have own transport as public transport is not available
• Willing to undergo a DBS check

For you, as a potential UTAC team member, we believe that the international and diverse nature of our business combined with the passion, energy and friendliness of our people create…