Environment and Sustainability Intern Review

Role included any environmental consultancy work that other colleagues would give you to work on. Some of the work included; Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), climate mitigation and resilience, ecological field surveys on site, numerical calculations for reports, business management systems and due diligence checks, lots of team meetings and networking with other colleagues and offices. Other work depends on what team you are placed in such as environmental consultancy, soil/land contamination teams, carbon, ecology, etc.

Developed lots of new skills such as team working, networking and communicating with new people which can increase confidence, presenting skills in team meetings, IT skills using new systems such as power BI for business management system related work as well as numerical for calculations and written for report writing and editing. Most importantly, gaining experience in the environmental sector and developing those relevant and transferable skills will be very useful for a pursuing a career in this field.

Unlike other internship experiences, it is extremely refreshing of Mott MacDonald to give you the responsibility to work on real time projects. This responsibility not only boots confidence and a sense of independence but also makes you work hard and make sure to do a good job as you are contributing to the firm's work. Daily tasks included; sending out emails, setting up meetings, report writing and editing showed the responsibility I had during the internship.

The whole process of HR recruitment and onboarding was amazing, very supportive and smooth. During the internship you are assigned a buddy and a line manager. Both were extremely friendly, attentive and supported me if I ever had a query. They also were vital in finding me project work to do and always included me on any work they were doing. The support included weekly meetings with your line manager and buddy and weekly office team meetings.

I worked within the ESS department at the Cambridge office. Everyone was extremely welcoming and friendly. They were all very inclusive and made the working environment in the office very pleasant to work in. Although, the pandemic has changed the ways of working with hybrid gaining popularity, the Cambridge office is great with this, they are very flexible and lots of people try their best to come in most days every week. There is nothing to complain about with the company culture and general atmosphere! Lovely people, inclusive and supporting working environment.

I thoroughly enjoyed my internship at Motts in Cambridge. Everyone was so welcoming and friendly and so, working in the office was so pleasant and fun. I was given great opportunities like going on site for a few days as well as project work which was fun to experience what working there would be like as a full time employee. Overall, it was an amazing internship, gained crucial experience to pursue a career in environmental consultancy.

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My advice would be that in your application questions demonstrate your willingness to work for the firm, and how you align with the company's values. It is vital to explain your passion for the environmental sector and why this experience would help you with pursuing a career. If you get to the interview stage I would avoid repeating things in your cover letter/application questions too much, show the interviews your knowledge of Motts, their projects that interest you, why you love the environmental sector and what are you hoping to get out of the internship. Don't be scared, they truly are lovely people, so having a lighthearted interview can remove the stress! Good Luck