Trainee Project Manager Review
at Arcadis
Placement (10 Months+)
Project Management
Exeter
Review Submitted: June 2025
Overall Rating
3.9 /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!
Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
solutions for the Environment Agency:
-Financial forecasting, tracking
-Stakeholder management
-Risk management
-Project document development: Business case,
-Project management plan, Risk register, Scope,
-Efficiencies, Benefits register, Lessons learnt
-Site visits
-Liaison as a middle man, therefore
communicating with people across different
faculties and organisations
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
Support and Guidance
How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
On the other hand from the company as a whole, there was a bit of confusion in terms of what's expected from me throughout the year and where I should be by the end.
How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
Company Culture
What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
How would you rate the social opportunities?
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
Overall Experience
To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
Future Career Prospects
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Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Arcadis to a friend?
What advice would you give to others applying to Arcadis
If you are successful in your application make sure to be inquisitive, not just in the first weeks but throughout the year. Nobody expects you to come in and be an expert on anything, so there's no shame in asking questions even if you think it sounds silly.