Industrial Trainee Structural Engineer Review

by Arup

Rating

4.1/5
  • Skills
    4.5
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.5
  • Culture
    3.5
  • Your Impressions
    4.3

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

    • Assisting in structural engineering building projects. This involved completing structural analysis and design calculations, producing drawings, analysis models, calculating embodied carbon etc.

    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

    • I've improved my 'engineering thought', meaning I have a better idea of what looks right and wrong. I've also greatly improved my drawing skills, and have a much better appreciation for the business side of engineering.

  • 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

    • 4/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

    • Yes, whilst still being supported, I was given very important tasks which required lots of responsibility. I led various presentations to the group and clients too, representing the company.

  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

    • 4/5

    Support & Guidance

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

    • Lots throughout; I was always encouraged to ask questions, and made to be aware of the network of people I had around me to help.

  • 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?

    • 4/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

    • Given the huge size of the office, it's impossible to meet everyone. Also, given that COVID measures were still in play when I started, it took months for me to properly make friends and see people. I respect Arup's care regarding COVID, but I know that my course mates completing similar internships at other companies had far more social outings and a more family-like atmosphere in the office.

  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

    • 4/5
  • How would you rate the social opportunities?

    • 2/5
  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

    • 3/5
  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

    • 5/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

    • I enjoyed it a lot, I think I made some good friends and I've certainly learnt a lot.

  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship

    • 4/5
  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations

    • 4/5
  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Arup

    • 5/5
  • 7. Would you recommend Arup to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Arup

    • Be honest in your application, and don't be too worried that you won't know things. In my interview, I felt that I was being questioned as much on my character and values as I was on my engineering understanding. Regardless of how much you know from uni, you'll end up learning 99% of what you need to know on the job, and the hiring team recognise that.

    Report this review

Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Civil Engineering

London

June 2022

View More Reviews