Industrial Placement Student Review

Item: Industrial Placement Student at Mott MacDonald
Rating: 4.8
Author: Anonymous

at Mott MacDonald

Placement (10 Months+)

Civil Engineering

Manchester

Review Submitted: May 2024

Overall Rating

4.8 /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 - Overview of Role

5/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

4.5/5 - Company Culture

5/5 - Overall Experience

4/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

I have been a member of the Rail Civil and Stations team, assisting the team with all design stages that occur during a rail project (early feasibility, option selection, detailed design and as-builts). This has mainly involved modelling, drawing and report work.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Working on live projects gave me a big sense of responsibility and at the start it was a little daunting as you don't want to mess the projects up but this was all part of the learning curve.

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?

I have vastly improved my 3D CAD skills and report writing skills which are very different to that at university. I feel my interpersonal skills have also improved by meeting so many new people in the office and through this making new friends. However just the shear amount of knowledge I have been able and tried to absorb from the year has been invaluable. Railways are pretty complex places!

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?

My office buddy and line manager were incredibly supportive, but also the whole Civils and Stations team. There was always someone in the office to ask for 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?

As mentioned previously there was always someone in the office to talk to. Whilst I didn't meet any other industrial placements in the office. I was able to make good friends with the newest graduate cohort who started working in September. The social side of Motts i also enjoyed, with the sports and social team organising frequent socials.

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?

4/5

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 have really enjoyed my placement year, it has given me a good taste of what the working world is like. I would recommend a placement year to anyone who wants to do one as it definitely gives you a great insight into the industry you are thinking of moving into, whilst also giving you some great skills, and some good friends along the way.