Summer Intern Civil Engineer - Highways Review
at Arcadis
Internship (1 Month+)
Civil Engineering
Birmingham
Review Submitted: September 2023
Overall Rating
4.9 /5
The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!
5/5
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Overview of Role
4.5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
5/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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Overall Experience
5/5
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Future Career Prospects
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
Project management support on a project along with a highways alignment optioneering task separate from project work.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Most of the things I worked on would be submitted to clients or was to be used internally.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
5/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Learnt new software (OpenRoads ConceptStation), understood more about project management, interacted with new people,
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
4/5
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
5/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
4/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
5/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
My line manager and supervisor were incredibly helpful and always responded to every question quickly, no matter how many questions I asked. Arcadis is also a very open company, you can message anyone across the country or globe and they would be willing to help.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
5/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
5/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Great culture, they let you work from home without any set number of days you have to be in the office, but the office is great as well.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
5/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
5/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I had a great time, learnt a lot and can definitely recommend Arcadis as a company to keep in mind.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Arcadis
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Arcadis to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Arcadis
I didn't do anything special, so I wouldn't be able to give good advice. Definitely read up on Arcadis values and some of their projects just in case.
