Industrial Placement Student Review

by Mott MacDonald

Rating

4.7/5
  • Skills
    4.5
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.0
  • 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.
  • As a placement student, I have been working on designing ground models for different projects, such as the Wednesbury depot and Cambridge re-signalling projects. I have also been working in designing long sections for different HS2 assets using a modelling software called Leapfrog.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • I have developed a range of both technical and soft skills. My communication skills improved as I delivered 3+ presentations internally and externally. This helped me to be more confident when communicating with senior engineers and with other employees. Working on multiple projects at the same time helped me developed my time management skills. I also improved my Microsoft Office skills and working with software such as Leapfrog, DeepEx, ArcGIS, OpenRoads helped me improve my data analysis skills and software skills


  • 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?
  • 4/5

  • 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?
  • Yes, I was given much responsibility during my placement.


  • 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 received full support and guidance from everyone in my team. Everyone was really helpful, this include my line manager, the people I used to work directly with in different projects (including the staff from other offices)


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 4/5

  • 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?
  • The atmosphere at the company is excellent. I have consistently felt fully integrated within the team and well-supported, especially within my department,


  • 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 have enjoyed my placement year at the company every single day. I am grateful for the opportunity that I have been given to work a company such as Mott MacDonald.


  • 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
  • My only advice is be yourself.


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Civil Engineering

West Midlands

June 2024


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