Emerging Talent at MAG
At MAG, we’re passionate about opening doors for emerging talent from every background – supporting you as you take your first step, explore a new direction or discover something completely different in the world of aviation. Whether you’re coming from education or looking to build new skills, there’s a place here for you to grow.
Everyone brings unique perspectives and experiences, and that’s what strengthens our team. When you join one of our emerging talent programmes, you’ll gain hands‑on experience in a fast‑moving, innovative industry, supported by structured training and people who genuinely want you to succeed.
Our graduate schemes are designed to find and develop the next generation of leaders and specialists - the people who will help shape the future of our airports and travel services. We're always looking for bright minds ready to take us further.
Our apprenticeship pathways offer real, practical experience from day one, combining meaningful work with formal training. You’ll earn a salary while working towards a recognised qualification across a wide range of professional levels.
Across engineering, finance, marketing, operations and more, you’ll find a pathway that matches your ambition. You’ll join a welcoming community that supports, celebrates and grows together - from terminals to tarmac.
Join us on the journey to create exceptional airport experiences and connect customers with the world.
Apprenticeships
Graduate Schemes
Apprenticeship schemes
Apprenticeships at MAG offer people from all educational backgrounds the chance to enter the world of work or make a career change, combining hands‑on experience with formal training so you can ‘earn while you learn’.
Schemes can range between 12 months to 5 years, and we regularly have opportunities across our UK Airports - Manchester, East Midlands and London Stansted.
Our apprenticeships offer a unique prospect of working in a busy and growing aviation business. This means you’ll grow your career while making a meaningful contribution to the innovation that moves our group forward.
MAG offers several apprenticeships which can include Engineering, Fire, Sustainability, Data, Cyber Security and Construction – all giving you real industry experience, building your professional network and developing your career within a fast‑growing aviation business.
Aviation Firefighter Apprentice
Experience the hands-on opportunity in learning how to respond to emergency situations, using regulations and procedures to protect both life and property at the airport. You’ll be a proactive team player and take responsibility for personal and team compliance with health and safety policies, using a wealth of knowledge about the airport facilities to assist passengers.
As well as physical duties, you must promote a safe working environment and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external bodies to uphold a professional image of the airport.
Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability Apprentice
Drive social and environmental change for our airports to make a real difference. You’ll have the opportunity to engage with local communities, monitor environmental performance, and support in data collection to report on a range of topics.
We’ll need you to understand corporate responsibility and sustainability, so you can demonstrate this passion as you collaborate with a diverse range of stakeholders. Develop yourself as a professional in a supportive environment, allowing you to progress wherever you’d like to go.
Graduate schemes
MAG’s graduate schemes help develop the future leaders and technical specialists needed to drive our airports forward. Many past graduates have progressed into senior leadership roles and even gone on to chair high‑profile international teams. Their success reflects the depth of opportunity and meaningful development available to every graduate who joins us.
As we continue to grow, our graduate schemes remain central to building the capability and leadership our future demands.
Capital Delivery
MAG is undergoing multiple transformation projects as part of significant growth – and we have no plans to slow down. A Capital Delivery graduate is central to our mission to build the world’s most intelligent airports. You’ll be involved in the safe and successful delivery of Capital Delivery Projects across our airport portfolio, developing projects from initial exploration through to final handover.
You’ll need exceptional organisational skills and the confidence to engage with stakeholders at all levels within the business. You’ll engage with a wide range of internal teams and external stakeholders, so your communication skills and the ability to build strong working relationships is a must. If you want to land an exciting airports career, step on board MAG’s graduate scheme today.
Data
With several significant growth programmes already underway, we’re radically transforming our technology landscape, creating excellent opportunities for learning & development. You’ll need to be a critical and creative thinker to identify business intelligence requirements and see how complex data can be used to drive business performance, as well as an understanding of data governance, data security, and delivery methodologies such as Agile and Waterfall.
You’ll also need strong communication and presentation skills, enabling you to present data in report designs and analysis solutions, and to engage with key stakeholders and IT teams across the Group. Join MAG today to see your career skyrocket in the data and technology space.
Dev Ops
With huge ambitions for our airports at MAG, we’re undergoing a radical transformation of our technology landscape, and our DevOps graduates provide the creativity and resourcefulness to help us succeed.
At its core, the DevOps function will support revenue growth and improved operations of our three airports; you’ll learn, maintain, upgrade and manage our software and various environments, following a fail-fast, fix-forward approach to software development that will deliver quick-to-market solutions. You’ll need to be a quick thinker, a natural problem-solver, and comfortable communicating ideas to interdisciplinary teams.
Finance
Jump into the complexities of finance in all its forms during our graduate scheme whilst working towards a formal CIMA certification. You’ll build partnerships between finance and operations, be proactive in finding solutions, and help drive our business forward.
This scheme is ideal for an excellent communicator with great analytical skills and a thirst for knowledge. Ensuring that our business partnerships remain strong is at the core of this scheme, drawing on strengths such as flair and intellect.
