Graduate Design Programmes Coordinator

Graduate Design Programmes Coordinator 2027

Ref #59563

Date posted

Monday, September 28, 2026

Country United Kingdom Location Bicester Business  area

Design Department Design Position  level6 - Support (L-12)
Working time

Full Time Contract type Fixed Term Contract Duration
24 months

Working pattern9am - 6pm Monday to Friday What to Expect We are recruiting for a Graduate in Design Programmes to join our world-class Design team located at McLaren Creative Centre in Bicester, in Oxfordshire. Based within our Design Studio, you will support the planning, coordination and delivery of automotive design programmes, working across creative and technical teams to help ensure projects are delivered to the required quality, timing and objectives.

This role provides broad exposure to the automotive design development process, giving you the opportunity to work across multiple design disciplines while developing your programme management, stakeholder coordination and project delivery skills.

You’ll work closely with designers, design leadership, modellers, visualisation teams and external partners, gaining an understanding of how complex creative programmes are planned, managed and delivered from initial brief through to final delivery.

Please note this is an onsite position

What You'll DoDuring the Graduate Programme, you’ll gain hands-on experience supporting automotive design programmes and contributing to the effective operation and continuous improvement of the Design Studio.·    
** Programme Coordination:
** Support the day-to-day management of automotive design programmes from initial brief through to final delivery, helping to ensure projects remain aligned to agreed objectives, quality and timing.·    
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* Cross-Functional Collaboration:

** Coordinate activities across design disciplines including Exterior, Interior, CMF, CAS, Visualisation, Film, Photography and Art Direction.·    
** Project Planning:
** Maintain project plans, timelines, milestones, actions and key deliverables, ensuring teams have visibility of priorities and deadlines.·    
** Meetings & Reviews:
** Organise project meetings, design reviews and presentations, ensuring actions, decisions and next steps are clearly captured and followed up.·    
** Stakeholder Coordination:
** Work closely with designers, design leadership, modellers, visualisation teams and external suppliers to coordinate activity and maintain programme momentum.·    
** Brief Management:
** Support the development and management of project briefs, helping to ensure teams have clear objectives, deliverables and deadlines.·    
** Programme Reporting:
** Monitor programme progress and highlight risks, issues, dependencies and resource requirements to the Programme Lead.·    
** Presentations & Updates:
** Support the preparation of project presentations, status reports and programme updates for senior stakeholders.·    
** Asset Coordination:
** Assist with coordinating the physical and digital assets required throughout the design development process.·    
** External Partnerships:
** Support the management and coordination of external partners, suppliers and creative agencies where required.·    
** Process Improvement:
** Contribute to improving programme management processes, tools and ways of working within the Design Studio.·    
** Design Operations:
** Develop a strong understanding of automotive design processes, standards and studio workflows, and how different disciplines come together to deliver a vehicle programme.

What You'll Bring
• You must have achieved, or be on track to achieve, at least a 2:1 in Design Management, Automotive Design, Product Design, Engineering, Business, Project Management or a related discipline.
• A strong interest in automotive design and the…