Summer Placement- Building Services (MEP) Review
by Buro Happold
Rating
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Skills
3.5
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Responsibilities
3.0
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Support & Guidance
4.5
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Culture
3.8
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Your Impressions
3.7
- 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 Buro Happold
- 7. Would you recommend Buro Happold to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Buro Happold
Overview
I work as a mechanical engineer in the MEP Building Services division, working on the ventilation for one project throughout the entirety of my internship. On most days I work on the CAD software Revit, and use excel data and calculations as inputs.
Skills
I have learnt how to use software such as Revit and Bluebeam. My building services knowledge has also increased, when learning about LEED certification requirements and HVAC calculations.
Responsibilities
Not so much- I mainly worked on internal tasks for the project and didn't have any contact with clients or suppliers.
Support & Guidance
I had great support from my manager who I could message whenever I needed help.
Culture
Hybrid working meant that not everyone was in the office all the time. This made it a bit more difficult to settle in and put faces to names. However, the team is very friendly and accommodating.
Your Impressions
I have enjoyed my placement and getting to know the team. I do wish I had more variety of jobs to do, such as writing design development reports or prepare technical specifications and schedules as specified in the job description when I applied.
Yes
I wouldn't have any expectations of what you will do during your placement as it be entirely project and team dependent.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
Mechanical Engineering
South West
July 2023
