Industrial Placement Student Review
at Mott MacDonald
Placement (10 Months+)
Civil Engineering
Croydon
Review Submitted: May 2024
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
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.5/5
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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.
My role as an Industrial Placement Student within the Foundations and Geotechnics department is to support colleagues on the Scarborough Subway Extension project. My tasks are normally to produce CAD drawings, extract information from FEA and write reports for internal/external submission. I mainly interact with people within the office, but occasionally interact with colleagues around the world.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes, I was given quite a bit of responsibility. With the addition of support from colleagues on the same project, I had the responsibility to produce CAD drawings, numerical modelling reports, data extraction and calculations to determine the stability of the structure.
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?
Yes, I have learnt some new skills. Some of the skills that I've learnt is to use different types of FEA/CAD software and social interaction skills as I interact with colleagues from around the world. I've also developed many skills, some of which is the use of excel, AutoCAD and report writing.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
5/5
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?
5/5
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?
Yes, I've received a lot of support, specifically from my line manager and resource manager.
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?
The atmosphere within the company is great! I've always felt integrated within the team and well-supported, especially within my resource team group.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
5/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
4/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
I've enjoyed it a lot! Enjoyed working on the different projects and being exposed to the different types of experiences.
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 Mott MacDonald
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Mott MacDonald to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Mott MacDonald
Research about the company and all its different sectors/projects. Try to show your passion and interest for Engineering and the company values that you've researched.
