Highways Engineering Summer Intern Review

Item: Highways Engineering Summer Intern at Arcadis
Rating: 5
Author: Anonymous

at Arcadis

Internship (1 Month+)

Civil Engineering

Birmingham

Review Submitted: September 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 - Overview of Role

5/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

5/5 - Company Culture

5/5 - Overall Experience

5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

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

Working on HS2 - Completing tasks on Civil 3D and ProjectWise
Collaborating with summer intern group on video and presentation for senior Arcadis professionals Panel
Excel Skills - SEQS data shorting and update
Networking - HS2 events, or meeting with regional directors or technical directors on good design approaches

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Quite a lot of responsibility when it came to the group intern project on good design - we were allowed to take our own approach

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?

Interpersonal skills - Communication skills improve greatly through consistent networking with professionals and confidently delivery presentations to senior professionals including managing directors.
Technical Skills - Learnt and trained thoroughly on Civil 3D (CAD Software), ProjectWise and developed skills on excel

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?

Thorough mentorship and guidance from line-managers.
Consistent support from technical directors and regional directors for summer intern project.
Great amount of support and guidance led to a smooth transition in workplace

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?

Definitely have witnessed and experienced 'people first' culture at Arcadis. Regardless of job rank, everyone has been very willing to help and provide further opportunities!