Summer Placement (Water) Review

by Mott MacDonald

Rating

4.6/5
  • Skills
    4.5
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    5.0
  • Your Impressions
    4.3

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • - Excel for project management (Using macros) - Admin tasks including but limited to: Note taking, setting up a Sharepoint site - Preparing presentations - Basic engineering calculations - Preparing Presentations


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • VBA, Project management, Macros for excel.


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 4/5

  • 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?
  • 5/5

  • 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?
  • I was responsible for revamping internal project management tools. This task was very engaging. I was not given as much responsibility during the rest of the internship.


  • 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?
  • The staff was remarkably supportive, nice, and welcoming of any questions I had.


  • 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

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • The company has a great work-life balance, with nice activities organized after work daily and occasional corporate events.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 5/5

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

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

  • 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?
  • Overall my placement was enjoyable. Work culture was nice. The projects were interesting and people were supportive. Although I learned a lot, I would have appreciated having more responsibility. I would recommend this internship to aspiring engineers.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 4/5

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

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Mott MacDonald
  • 4/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Mott MacDonald to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Mott MacDonald
  • Find the division that fits you best.


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Civil Engineering, Engineering

East of England

September 2022


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