Industrial Placement Student Bridge Structures

Our Bridge Structures team leads the way in delivering complex and impactful infrastructure. As an Industrial Placement student you will gain hands-on experience in civil and structural engineering working on projects that shape transport networks improve connectivity and create sustainable solutions for communities.

You will be involved in real project work across the full lifecycle from feasibility and concept design through to detailed design assessment and construction support. Working alongside experienced engineers youll develop your technical analytical and design skills while contributing to high-profile projects across the UK Ireland and beyond.

As part of your placement you may:

• Assist in the production of drawings and design calculations for bridge and structural projects.
• Support assessments and inspections of existing bridge assets.
• Contribute to feasibility studies technical reports and design documentation.
• Gain experience with engineering software (e.g. AutoCAD structural analysis tools and BIM applications).
• Participate in site visits to observe construction or inspection works.
• Collaborate with engineers and professionals from other disciplines to deliver integrated solutions.
• Apply health & safety quality and sustainability considerations across your work.

Qualifications :

• Currently pursuing a degree in Civil or Structural Engineering with an expected 2:1 classification (or equivalent) or higher.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office; experience with AutoCAD Civil 3D or structural analysis software is advantageous but not essential.
• Strong interest in bridge and structural engineering with enthusiasm for engaging in multidisciplinary projects and collaboration with colleagues and clients.
• Willing to travel for work including visits to project sites inspections and other AECOM offices.
• Effective communicator in English with skills in writing presenting creating drawings and preparing reports.
• Highly organised able to prioritise tasks and work both collaboratively in a team and independently with initiative.
• Creative practical and detail-oriented with a methodical approach to problem-solving planning and design.
• Comfortable using computers for design work modelling and calculations.
• Driven to achieve excellent results for clients and the business while balancing project goals budgets and timelines.
• Awareness of health & safety environmental and sustainability considerations in structural and civil engineering.
• A clean driving licence is a plus but not essential.

Additional Information :

About AECOM

AECOM is the worlds trusted infrastructure consulting firm delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle from advisory planning design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation buildings water new energy and the environment our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise a culture of equity diversity and inclusion and a commitment to environmental social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether youre working from an AECOM office remote location or at a client site you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. Were the worlds trusted global infrastructure firm and were in this together your growth and success are ours too.

Join us and youll get all the benefits of being a part of a global publicly traded firm access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we believe in each persons potential and well help you reach yours.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address   if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.