Bridge Engineering Summer Placement Review

Item: Bridge Engineering Summer Placement at Buro Happold
Rating: 4.5
Author: Anonymous

at Buro Happold

Internship (1 Month+)

Civil Engineering

London

Review Submitted: November 2022

Overall Rating

4.5 /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!

4/5 - Overview of Role

4.3/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

4.3/5 - Company Culture

5/5 - 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.

As an intern, you would be mostly assisting the design process of bridge and civil structures projects across multiple stages. You would be involved in delivering calculations, models and drawings, completed with the assistance of other engineers. The role also involves collaborating with architects, contractors, and technicians regularly.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

I was given significant responsibility of certain aspects of some of the projects with the more senior people only overseeing the results of my work.

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?

The internship helped me vastly improve my communication skills within an engineering environment, as the collaborative nature of the job gave me a lot of experience in multidisciplinary work. Furthermore, the internship helped me improve my technical skills in the field of structural engineering, such as finite element modelling, parametric modelling, and Eurocode calculations.

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?

4/5

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

4/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

I received support for everything I asked for during my internship and overall, the team was very helpful.

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?

Overall it was a very friendly and supportive company atmosphere.

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

4/5

How would you rate the social opportunities?

5/5

How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

3/5

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?

This internship was very enjoyable. It was very productive as a learning experience, while also providing a multitude of benefits and social opportunities.