Electrical Building Services Vacation Student Review
at Arup
Internship (1 Month+)
Engineering
Liverpool
Review Submitted: August 2024
Overall Rating
5 /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
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.
The the role overall mainly consists of assisting senior engineers with their projects. Your day-to-day tasks can differ depending on the specific projects you're involved in. Generally, you have a weekly meeting to discuss the distribution of tasks for that week, followed by time dedicated to completing those tasks. This may involve reviewing documents, performing calculations related to various electrical services, preparing reports, creating schematics and modelling systems on industry grade software.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
A significant amount of responsibility; documents and markups that I had produced were being used in the actual projects as well as the simulations/models and resulting calculations used to produce other things.
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 learnt several new skills which are outside of the usual university engineering course scope, particularly learning to use industry grade software for building services. These include lighting simulation in DIALux to ensure it meets the minimum lux and uniformity criteria, creating cable models in Amtech and using the output to calculate containment sizes, producing layouts and markups on Bluebeam, conducting feasibility studies for photovoltaics, etc.
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 relationship with the other engineers and wider team was extremely positive; they were always willing to explain complex concepts and support me with tasks should I need it. Questions were always welcome and everyone was very 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?
Arup's company culture is very inclusive and supportive, promoting continuous learning and professional development. Team socials were an effective way to network and build relationships with new colleagues.
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?
Overall, I have genuinely enjoyed my placement at Arup and have gained a significant amount of knowledge and experience which I would not have learned otherwise. My familiarity with electrical systems has improved dramatically and I am now able to do lighting, cable and containment calculations using industry-grade software. Understanding the real-world applications of the theoretical engineering concepts has motivated me to continue exploring and studying this complex but rewarding field.
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 Arup
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Arup to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Arup
Understand the company values like Arup's commitment to innovation, sustainability, and social responsibility. Align your application and interview responses with these values. Highlight any relevant experience that you have if any. Demonstrate your ability to work collaboratively in diverse teams, as Arup highly values teamwork and inclusivity. Research Arup’s key projects and contributions to the industry.
