Architectural Assistant Review
at Mott MacDonald
Placement (10 Months+)
Architecture
Birmingham
Review Submitted: April 2025
Overall Rating
4.4 /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!
4/5
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Overview of Role
4.3/5
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Skills Development
4.5/5
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Support and Guidance
5/5
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Company Culture
4/5
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Overall Experience
3/5
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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.
Assisting on a range of different projects carrying out varying tasks such as (but not limited to) drawing mark ups / reviews, report writing, Revit modelling and visual work. Despite being here for a year there is still a strong sense of involvement within the direct team and other colleagues in the office and the activities that is brought with Motts work environment.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
The more time passes during the placement the team gains a better understanding of your capabilities. With this the more responsibility within projects can be given. This said, there is also opportunity to ask for help when unsure if given a task outside of your comfort zone or understanding. Outside of work in the office and an office team dynamic - feeling well integrated within a team allows you to undertake responsibility - for example putting a socials schedule together, or booking places for team events.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
4/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
Yes - understanding architecture within a large scale professional environment has not only improved software awareness and skill set improvement but gaining the knowledge of how a practice actually functions day to day.
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?
4/5
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
4/5
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
With a large team with ranging skill sets, if they are involved in the project or not, there is always someone at the other end of a teams call or in the office. Help is readily available and is promoted to ask instead of struggle with something you wont be able to solve. Its better to ask than not.
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?
5/5
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
Good - there are events within the team and the wider office. Office events may be during the day or after work or even weekends. There is a really strong sense of community at Motts and its clear that for some colleagues are also good friends.
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?
Its been good. I have enjoyed my time at Motts and learned a lot. After finishing my undergraduate degree I was ready to go to work. The time on this placement has made me realise that I am now looking forward to going back to complete my Part 2 degree to apply all I have learned. Its provided me with a direction and clearer understanding of what I want out of my career.
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 Mott MacDonald
3/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Mott MacDonald to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Mott MacDonald
Understand the type of work that Motts do - they are a large company that has a lot of moving parts. They arent a traditional smaller architectural practice - this was interesting to see how the company functioned. I think understanding the scale of work you will do is important to give an idea of the work you may be doing.
