Year In Industry Placement - Major Projects and Improvements Review
at Via East Midlands
Placement (10 Months+)
Civil Engineering
Nottingham
Review Submitted: October 2022
Overall Rating
4.4 /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!
4/5
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Overview of Role
4.8/5
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Skills Development
5/5
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Support and Guidance
3.5/5
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Company Culture
4.5/5
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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.
I assisted (and towards the second half of the placement, took lead on) highways improvement projects, ranging from small signing and lining schemes to large scale improvement projects.
Day to day activities included;
- Design work on AutoCAD or Civils 3D
- Liaising with external and internal clients and members of the public.
- Liaising with members of other teams throughout the rest of the company.
- Completing required documentation, such as Risk assessments
- Site visits
Day to day activities included;
- Design work on AutoCAD or Civils 3D
- Liaising with external and internal clients and members of the public.
- Liaising with members of other teams throughout the rest of the company.
- Completing required documentation, such as Risk assessments
- Site visits
Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
Throughout the placement, the amount of responsibility given to me was increased, starting with assisting others with work and undertaking small schemes, to leading on medium sized schemes.
Towards the end of the placement, I was working on a very large scheme alongside the rest of the design team, in which I was trusted to work mostly independently with some oversight from senior engineers.
Towards the end of the placement, I was working on a very large scheme alongside the rest of the design team, in which I was trusted to work mostly independently with some oversight from senior engineers.
Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
4/5
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- I have developed my AutoCAD skills a lot since the start of my placement, improving upon the basics learned at university.
- I have learnt how to use new software such as Civil 3D, Microsoft projects, KeyLines, KeyPost, and KeySign
- I have learnt how to conduct site visits to ensure I gather all the required information
- I am now able to chair meetings more confidently with clients and other members of staff.
- I have learnt how to use new software such as Civil 3D, Microsoft projects, KeyLines, KeyPost, and KeySign
- I have learnt how to conduct site visits to ensure I gather all the required information
- I am now able to chair meetings more confidently with clients and other members of staff.
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?
4/5
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?
I received regular invites to training and CPD events, both in-person and webinars.
Everyone within my team and other teams was willing to help with any questions I had, providing detailed answers and support for anything I needed throughout my placement.
Everyone within my team and other teams was willing to help with any questions I had, providing detailed answers and support for anything I needed throughout my placement.
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?
I would say that the office environment was quite positive, and while everyone did get on with their work, there was no stigma around chatting as you did. Everyone got on well with each other and I have had no issues with anyone I have had contact with.
How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
4/5
How would you rate the social opportunities?
3/5
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?
I have enjoyed my placement and enjoyed working with the people I was working with.
It was a great opportunity to gain work experience in many different aspects relevant to my degree.
It was a great opportunity to gain work experience in many different aspects relevant to my degree.
Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
4/5
Please rate how your experience met your expectations
5/5
Future Career Prospects
Please rate the future employment prospects at Via East Midlands
5/5
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Via East Midlands to a friend?
Yes
What advice would you give to others applying to Via East Midlands
With your CV, focus on the skills that you have learnt that are relevant to the role you are applying for, take a copy of your CV with you to the interview and maybe some notes of anything you feel you may need to talk about during the interview as I was allowed to have the notes I made on the table for the interview.
