Fire Engineering Review

Day to day I'm working on mutiple projects, all building related, on a variety of mostly specific tasks. These may include applying knowledge of various components of fire engineering (compartmentation, escape distances ect) to technical drawings checking whether it meets regulation. Taks also include updating drawings or form filling standard intern stuff.

Due to the nature of the work completed all work I've completed has been checked by the project engineering and often the project manager before being released. Often I;d be working on the first draft of the technical drawing or note getting it started convering all the basic more lower level stuff which I'd learnt about so far.

I have developed a basic knowledge of fire engineering priniples in design of new buildings and retrospective for existing buildings. I've also gained understanding of how fire but also consultancy is integrated into the design of buildings through the RIBA stages.

Support given in the placement depended largely on who you were working with. Some people see working with you as an opportunity to develop new talent and their managerial/ delegational skills whilst it may be that some view you as a bit of a hindrance or liability making more work for them.

Employees speak very well of Arup as a place to work and in my time here I so agree. People are nice, want to help out and are interested in what you get up to outside of you as an employee. However, there is a disconnect between teams within the office specifically so it may be a bit isolating when colleagues are working from home.

I've certainly enjoyed parts of my placement, learning new things and speaking to people about the work they do is interesing especially when they are invested into their projects. At other times I have found myself with little to do and doing tasks for the sake of having something to do. These are certainly less interesting and don't present a development opportunity for anyone involved.

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