Infrastructure Summer Placement Review
at Buro Happold
Internship (1 Month+)
Civil Engineering
Central London
Review Submitted: September 2024
Overall Rating
4.3 /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
4.5/5
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Skills Development
4.5/5
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Support and Guidance
3.8/5
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Company Culture
4.5/5
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Overall Experience
4/5
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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.
Infrastructure summer placement engineer, day to day on the laptop, working with others, using CAD a lot to create designs, work at times on excel, wide range of tasks on various projects.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Not too much responsibility, would have liked more, but just given tasks by others to help them on projects.
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?
Skills in excel, Civil 3D, AutoCAD, communication, how projects are worked on and designed according to company standards. All skills learned and developed, many more could be listed.
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
4/5
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?
4/5
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?
Generally good support, can ask anyone for help when needed.
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?
4/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Great culture, very welcoming and friendly workplace. Hardworking people.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
3/5
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?
Enjoyed it a lot. Looked forward to coming in each day.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Buro Happold
4/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Buro Happold to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Buro Happold
Make sure you are familiar with the field your going into and are committed and interested in engineering.
