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Design Engineer Review

at Vinci

Internship (1 Month+)

Civil Engineering, Engineering

Watford, Hertfordshire

Review Submitted: August 2025

Overall Rating

3.8 /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!

3/5 - Overview of Role
3.8/5 - Skills Development
4.5/5 - Support and Guidance
3.3/5 - Company Culture
4/5 - Overall Experience
5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
I carried out calculations to confirm the safety of temporary works, such as scaffolding, hoarding, formwork, working platforms and other works.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Not particularly I was only there for 8 weeks and many of the processes were new to me, therefore in the short period of time I was there I only worked to archived design briefs as opposed to new ones
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
3/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
I have developed new skills for scaffolding design as I'd had no previous experience, which was very useful and interesting. However, beyond that the remainder was development, as many of the subject areas I had learnt about at university, however learning the process in design as opposed to university calculations was very informative.
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?
4/5
How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
3/5
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?
The office was very busy, which I appreciate, therefore I had to find things to fill my time with when waiting for people to become available to set new work and check existing. However, the majority of the support and guidance when I was getting it was very useful
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?
I have worked with the company before, therefore I know there is a good culture as a whole, however my team's atmosphere was a little more isolated
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
2/5
How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
4/5
How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
3/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
When I had work and was provided adequate support I found my placement very informative and enjoyed it, especially being put on difficult briefs that challenged me. However, a decent proportion of my time was spent finding things to do where i didn't have enough work set and I had no place therefore being moved around the office every day to a different seat didn't give the feeling of inclusion
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
4/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Vinci to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Vinci
Very good company but try numerous roles before starting before committing to long periods as across 4 different working stints my experience quality is very vast, from very good to poor

Future Career Prospects

Please rate the future employment prospects at Vinci
5/5
Did you receive an offer to return as a graduate?
Yes
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