Overview
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Position Description
At CGI, we empower the next generation of innovators to shape the future of technology and security. As part of #GenerationCGI, you’ll join a community of graduates who are turning ambition into action and possibility into progress.
As a Business Industrial Placement at CGI, you’ll step into a role where creativity and ownership are at the core. You’ll be involved in managing projects, analysing business needs, consulting with clients, or ensuring seamless service delivery, contributing to meaningful projects that matter. Our graduates are trusted with responsibility from day one.
CGI is a place where your ideas and solutions are essential. You’ll collaborate with colleagues and clients, combining creativity with our global expertise to develop innovative solutions that solve real-world problems.
Responsibilities
* Empowerment through Innovation: From the very start, you’ll play a key role in project delivery, helping shape the future of businesses across a range of industries.
* Collaborate and Create: Apply your insights to consult on and develop solutions that drive real value for clients, collaborating with CGI Partners to overcome complex challenges.
* Innovate alongside other industrial placements taking part in early careers initiatives that go beyond your day-to-day role.
Every contribution you make will help deliver outcomes with lasting impact.
Locations
Business Industrial Placements are available in London, Reading, Manchester, Newcastle, Bridgend, and Telford. As CGI is a consultancy, you may be required to work in different locations, so flexibility and a willingness to travel are key.
Why Join Us?
At CGI, you’ll be part of a culture that celebrates diversity, inclusion, and collaboration, where your perspective is valued and your ideas contribute to meaningful outcomes.
Your journey starts with a structured Early Careers Induction Programme, 24/7 e-learning, opportunities to gain professional certifications, and participation in the Student Kick-start Initiative, where you’ll collaborate with other graduates on creative projects that deliver impact beyond your day-to-day role.
CGI is an unconditionally inclusive workplace where you are respected, your voice is heard, and you can be yourself. We were recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and named a UK Best Employer by the Financial Times. We proudly hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant.
Benefits
Along with a competitive salary and a £1000 joining bonus, you’ll enjoy benefits that support every stage of your journey. You’ll share in CGI’s success through our matched share scheme, have access to private healthcare, wellbeing programmes, and professional training, and build financial security with a competitive pension. You’ll also connect with graduates networks, diversity groups, and social clubs that make your time at CGI rewarding and enjoyable.
Required Qualifications To Be Successful In This Role
We’re seeking ambitious industrial placements who are passionate about technology and eager to apply their skills to projects that make a real difference. You’ll bring a strong academic background; any degree subject is welcome if you’re eager to learn, collaborate, and innovate.
You should have / be on track for:
* A minimum 2:1 degree
* Passion for technology and innovation, with a problem-solving mindset
* Flexibility to travel and work on projects across the UK
* Eligibility for Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance, with many roles requiring higher National Security Vetting (typically 5–10 years of continuous UK residency)
Together, as owners, let’s turn meaningful insights into action.
Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons. Come join our team—one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.
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