Trainee Civil Engineer Review
at Mott MacDonald
Placement (10 Months+)
Civil Engineering
CF10 5BT
Review Submitted: September 2022
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.
- Attend daily morning bridge team meetings
- Complete tasks on projects e.g. calculations, modelling, drawings, report writing, commercial, and others.
- Attend project meetings.
- Socialise with colleagues in the team and out of the team during breaks.
- Complete tasks on projects e.g. calculations, modelling, drawings, report writing, commercial, and others.
- Attend project meetings.
- Socialise with colleagues in the team and out of the team during breaks.
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
At the start of my placement I was getting a lot of guidance and training but my responsibility increased throughout the year where I was acting as the project manager when the project manager was away or absent. I was also responsible for delivering aspects of projects to the client from the start to finish.
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?
- Improved my written and verbal communication through report writing and meetings.
- Gained and developed experience in a wide range of software such as MIDAS Civil, Autodesk Structural Bridge Design (ASBD), Autodesk Infraworks, Autodesk Recap, AutoCAD, Revit, ArcGIS, and others.
- Gained knowledge on the commercial side of projects.
- Gained and developed experience in a wide range of software such as MIDAS Civil, Autodesk Structural Bridge Design (ASBD), Autodesk Infraworks, Autodesk Recap, AutoCAD, Revit, ArcGIS, and others.
- Gained knowledge on the commercial side of projects.
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?
At the start of my placement I was getting a lot of support and guidance through company training and verbally from the project managers on the projects I was working on. However, after the first month or two I would say that I fully settled and was gaining confidence and so I wouldn't need as much support/guidance but I always knew that I could get support/guidance by asking someone in the team.
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?
From my first day the team were very welcoming and made me feel that I was a part of the team. Everyone in the office were very friendly and easy to talk to.
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?
I thoroughly enjoyed my time working within the Bridges and Civil Structures team in Cardiff. Not only working on a variety of different projects with different people but also the social side outside of working hours.
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 Mott MacDonald
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Mott MacDonald to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Mott MacDonald
Firstly, when completing the psychometric tests ensure that you're answering the questions honestly so that if you pass you'll know that your values are in line with what Mott MacDonald want. Motts have a variety of sectors to choose from and so I would highly recommend to research into all of them so you can find the right fit for you.
