Summer Placement Student • Energy Networks Review

by Mott MacDonald

Rating

5/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    5.0
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • in my role i carry out tasks handed down by more senior civil engineers. This tasks can involve online software such as revit and civil3D where i design road layouts and label to present in a word document. I also carry out reports on word such as earthwork reports or construction procedure reports. The amount of time i spend on the project depends on the project


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • yI've learnt a new programme called Civil 3D. Mott Macdonald provide great video lectures on how to do all the essential skills and i got to use those in some projects. I've also used other programmes such as BIM360 whhich i would never use at uni


  • 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?
  • 5/5

  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
  • 5/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • I was given responsibility as the work i did would eventually reach the client. I'm treated like a normal employee and i'm involved in meetingds regarding the projects.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 5/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • I've had a great team at brighton's office of Mott Macdonald. Everyone's super friendly and approachable and always willing to help. When i message on Microsoft teams they have quick useful responses that direct me


  • 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?
  • It's got a great culture and a really young team who all seem happy to be here and happy and interested in new arrivals. They took me out for lunch when i first joined and there are extra activities after work such as rock climbing which i went to


  • 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?
  • I've enjoyed it so much so far. The time has flown by. I've got a great team doing some really interesting work that i would never experience at uni and i'm really grateful i got this opportunity


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

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

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

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


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Mott MacDonald
  • Just try your best in the application stage and relax for the interview


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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Civil Engineering

South East

August 2023


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