Mechanical Engineering YII Student, Band 7 in Infrastructure Projects Review
by Network Rail
Rating
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Skills
4.3
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Responsibilities
4.0
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Support & Guidance
4.0
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Culture
4.0
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Your Impressions
4.3
- 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
- How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
- How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
- Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
- 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
- Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
- 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
- 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
- How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
- How would you rate the social opportunities?
- How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
- How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
- 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
- Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
- Please rate how your experience met your expectations
- Please rate the future employment prospects at Network Rail
- 7. Would you recommend Network Rail to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Network Rail
Overview
My role within the company is to work within and support the maintenance engineering team based in Bedford. Day-to-day operations included a variety of things, shadowing engineers, assisting with track patrols, remapping and creating patrol diagrams, project managing improvement projects etc..
Skills
Technical Skills - Project management - Competency in variety of software and tools (Visio, CARRS, Geo-RINM, FMS, etc…) - Data analysis - Track maintenance and inspection - Personal track safety - Understanding of railway infrastructure - Technical writing Non-Technical Skills - Communication - Time Management - Inter-Personal Skills - Professionalism - Confidence
Responsibilities
I was provided opportunities to project manage projects with full involvement and autonomy. Help was also provided if and when I required it. In charge of producing benefits cases for innovative projects.
Support & Guidance
Great support and guidance. Everyone was very busy but always made time to assist me with any help or queries I had. The training was comprehensive and made me feel safe on the railway.
Culture
Great atmosphere, everyone was very welcoming and experienced. Worked within a variety of different teams and felt included in all of them. Productive and inclusive culture with an atmosphere that produces a great work ethic.
Your Impressions
I enjoyed my placement greatly despite Covid reducing the ability to partake in group and general activities. Still able to attend a wide variety of practical experiences despite this and really enjoyed these. I got a lot out of it and feel prepared for the workplace.
Yes
Be open to learning and be honest when you need help. They dont expect you to be able to do everything and as long as you give everything a go and really involve yourself everyone is more than happy to help you get the most out of placement.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Mechanical Engineering
East Midlands
November 2021
