Project Management Industrial Placement 2027

Cambridge, UK | Full-time | Fixed-term, 12.5 months | Hybrid
Salary: £30,000–£35,000 per annum, depending on experience
About us
Riverlane’s mission is to master quantum error correction (QEC) and unlock a new age of human progress. From advances in material and climate science, to complex chemistry simulation for new drug design, quantum computers will help humanity solve some of its most important challenges. But without QEC, the industry’s defining technical challenge, such breakthroughs can never be achieved. Riverlane is the world leader in QEC technology. QEC is a complex problem that requires a range of skills, talent and passion.
Having raised more than $125M in funding to date to accelerate our cutting-edge R&D in quantum error correction (QEC), Riverlane partners with many of the world’s leading quantum hardware providers and government agencies to make fault-tolerant quantum computing a reality. We’re making remarkable progress and growing fast.
About the role
Riverlane's Project Management Office (PMO) is looking for two placement students to join for a 12.5 month internship. This isn't a shadowing or support role — you'll own real workstreams from day one, giving you genuine responsibility and a structured platform to build your project management, stakeholder management, and operational skills early in your career, while helping the PMO team scale its impact across the business.
You'll work across a mix of internal event coordination, knowledge management, PMO tooling and process improvement, and cross-functional operations support, partnering with teams across the business including Engineering, Science, Finance, and Operations. You'll have the chance to shape how these programmes run and bring your own ideas to the table.
What you will do
Support internal communications and the coordination of company events, keeping teams informed, aligned, and engaged across the business
Drive cross-team collaboration, acting as a point of contact who gathers updates, aligns priorities, and keeps work moving smoothly between teams
Build knowledge sharing resources that help people across the company, and new starters in particular, get up to speed quickly
Improve how the PMO works, owning tools, templates, and processes and bringing your own ideas to shape how they run
Take a hands-on approach to problem-solving, spotting what’s getting in the way and finding practical fixes rather than waiting to be told
What we need
Currently on a university course with a sandwich year placement requirement
Strong organisational skills, comfort managing multiple workstreams at once and an interest in finding creative solutions to complex problems
Confident communicator, comfortable acting as a point of contact across teams and with external vendors
Proactive and happy to take ownership rather than just supporting existing projects
Interest in project management, operations, or process improvement