Student Civil Engineer Review
at Costain
Placement (10 Months+)
Civil Engineering
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Review Submitted: November 2021
Overall Rating
4.9 /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!
5/5
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Overview of Role
5/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
4.5/5
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Company Culture
5/5
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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.
Site engineering.
Providing any setting up required for works to continue.
Writing site diary to inform rest of team on what happens on site.
Providing any setting up required for works to continue.
Writing site diary to inform rest of team on what happens on site.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
I was given huge responsibility doing all the site engineering for a period for a compound being built
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?
Learnt how to use GPS, total station and lots of interpersonal skills working with people on site and in the office
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?
The senior engineers were always there to help and support but it was very much deep end
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?
Very friendly and helpful
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
5/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
4/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
4/5
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?
It was very deep end but invaluable experience
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Costain
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Costain to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Costain
Keep an open mind and give it your best
