Construction Manager Summer Placement - Construct Review
at Mace
Internship (1 Month+)
Construction
Cambridge
Review Submitted: November 2025
Overall Rating
5 /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
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.
Shadowing construction managers:
- Logistical tasks
- Site safety inspections
- Cost benefit analysis
- Group project work
- Providing annotated drawings for electrical installations
- Recording and analysing carbon readings for concrete pours
- Logistical tasks
- Site safety inspections
- Cost benefit analysis
- Group project work
- Providing annotated drawings for electrical installations
- Recording and analysing carbon readings for concrete pours
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Yes - full responsibility on certain tasks but helpfully guided throughout
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?
Yes - certainly. I’ve become more well rounded as an individual because of the summer placement with Mace.
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?
Lots of guidance. Guidance was offered at every step of the summer placement. I often had to ask for guidance as the team were keen for me to develop independently, yet when I needed their support it was always at hand.
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 positive. I found it very easy to get on with everyone, and everyone was interested in getting to know me, which I really appreciated.
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?
To the full extent. I enjoyed my summer placement a lot, and relished the opportunities that came from it.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
5/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Mace to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Mace
Go for it - they offer a comprehensive summer placement, with an enjoyable interview/assessment process.
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Mace
5/5
Did you receive an offer to return as a graduate?
Waiting to hear
2025 Summer Placement Programme – Architecture – Central Government – Consult
at Mace
- Internship (1 Month+)
- London
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4.9
