On a day to day basis I will be working on site as well as completing stuff in the office I carry out setting out surveying and levelling on site I assist managers engineer in doing quality checks on site update and create several trackers and assist
My role was a Undergraduate Quantity Surveyor based out of the North region My main tasks have been supporting the commercial team preparing package tenders measurement and describing scope of works attending internal and external meetings and other
My placement was thoroughly interesting and engaging I was subjected to many different areas of civil engineering which enabled me to build on my knowledge through practical experience The work I undertook challenged me to achieve the best of my abiliti
Really enjoyed my placement with John Sisk I found the year fun as well as challenging learning lots of new engineering and personal skills I will use throughout my time at University as well as my future career
I enjoyed my placement a lot it was a huge eyeopener to the construction industry and I learned a lot
The work was realistic of what would be expected of me later in my career whilst also giving me a chance to learn about a range of different construction methods
Excellent the first few weeks were difficult to get involved with but as I started to pick up more tasks I found the role enjoyable
I found my summer placement really enjoyable
Over the course of 10 weeks I had the opportunity to be very involved with the project Being on site most of the time was very fun
The placement was amazing They treated me like a real engineer gave me actual responsibilities and guided me where required There were a range of tasks I had gotten involved in which made the work interesting and it felt very rewarding when I had the o
I thoroughly enjoyed my time on placement I was was rotated between structural work on the bridge drainage run calculations and roadworks On each section I asked lots of questions and eventually learnt enough to become independent and work on my own T
I enjoyed my placement a lot It was something completely different to what I am used to at university and was a great opportunity to get practical experience as I was based on a live site I learnt a lot of new skills that I feel will be useful in a fut
This internship was very valuable to gain experience within the construction industry I thoroughly enjoyed working here at John Sisk Son throughout the summer It was hard going but paid off well as i was able to apply my university studies into practi
I enjoyed my placement very much This is partly due to my colleagues i was working with as they were a good laugh and welcomed me in very quickly The job was more enjoyable when there was lots to do I found that when i engaged myself i enjoyed it a lot
The work and the people I worked with made the placement thoroughly enjoyable It was challenging but I was never far from help if needed I learnt a huge amount and it was a good step from education to industry
It was a really interesting project to be able to work on 3 RC frame apartment blocks with a car park and roof garden Gained some really useful experience and every day was different Plenty of work to do and so were always busy lots of opportunity to
Most jobs I was given were repetitive and did not require any particular knowledge A typical working day would be spent in measuring the level of the concrete slab of a level of a building at 200 points and in setting out around 100 Halfen channels Nea
I enjoyed my placement with Sisk very much The team were very organised and very welcoming Its definitely been an eye opening experience working on site for a year and I have learnt so many new things as well as reinforcing knowledge I already had The
My experience at Sisk has been fantastic I was given responsibility as my learning progressed I had access to the necessary support at all times and I enjoyed the social atmosphere in the office I was challenged as well as supported and felt useful a
