Geotechnical Engineer Review
by Atkins
This review was submitted over 4 years ago, so some of the information it contains may no longer be relevant.
Rating
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The Role
3.8
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The Company
3.6
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The Culture
2.9
- 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?
- 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?
- 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?
- 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?
- 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?
- 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?
- 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?
- 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?
- 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?
- 10. What were the perks on your work placement?
- 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?
- 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?
- 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?
- 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?
- 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?
The Role
Very enjoyable, after 1-2 weeks was working on a real project making my time chargeable to clients.
First couple of weeks not much real engineering work, but picked up. Staff all very friendly too.
There when ever I needed help. Was working on a project for staff in another office, so guidance was mainly via phone and instant messaging, but worked well due to good IT capabilities of the company.
Yes, after the first week or so.
Was doing the detailed design for monopiles, as the only person working on this, my work was checked but other than that it was up to me. Felt very trusted ad responsible.
Very much, as will be doing a Geotechnical Eng module.
The Company
Very friendly, never scared to speak to people even to just chat and banter. This may be due to the small size of the department.
Very good. Just what you'd expect from a large company.
Limited as office based work, but some site visits and also learnt how to use a new piece of software.
Very good. Speaking to staff, most of employees come through the scholarship scheme. Still have to apply and interview/assessment.
The Culture
Yes, a staff event was held but I was unable to make it. Would have like to socalise more, but had a long commute in evenings.
Commuted into central London.
N/A
Not many, although for a full time employee, there seemed to be several social clubs I saw posters for.
Details
Internship (1 Month+)
London
September 2014
