Infrastructure Summer Placement Review
at Buro Happold
Internship (1 Month+)
Civil Engineering
Manchester
Review Submitted: August 2024
Overall Rating
3.8 /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!
3/5
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Overview of Role
4.8/5
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Skills Development
4/5
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Support and Guidance
2.5/5
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Company Culture
4/5
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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.
Working with a range of CAD software (AutoCAD, Civils3D, Navisworks, Bluebeam). Read manuals to familiarise myself with this area of work. Designed drainage proposals. checked and designed pipe network models on CAD. Undertook some vehicle tracking.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
yes, work I did contributed directly to a bid. other work i did assisted directly with colleagues work.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
3/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
CAD skills
Design skills
Design skills
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?
4/5
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?
Good support from ‘buddy’ and other team members across Manchester and Leeds offices.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
4/5
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
4/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Mostly young people so a sense of welcoming and camaraderie. Within the office, some cliques but within working environments, very eager to help.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
3/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
3/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
2/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
2/5
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
To a large extent, I enjoyed the placement. I felt welcome and part of the team, as well as getting much needed industry experience to carry forward to studies and for career development.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Buro Happold
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Buro Happold to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Buro Happold
Check company goals and see if they align with your own perhaps. During applications, use the website’s resources (blogs, project info, route maps) to inform application answers.
