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Placement Civil Engineer Review

by Arcadis

Rating

3.9/5
  • Skills
    3.3
  • Responsibilities
    3.0
  • Support & Guidance
    4.0
  • Culture
    4.0
  • Your Impressions
    4.7

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • My role during my placement is primarily to aid and assist on a number of projects including infrastructure based and project management roles. For project management I assist by taking notes in meetings, keeping an eye on tasks and progression within the projects. With the Infrastructure team I aid in drawing designs for pipelines and creating documents realted to these, including HASPs and PCI checklists.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • I have increased my skills in CAD software, as well as BIM (ACC) software within projects. Working in teams ahs also aided me to improve communication and teamwork.


  • How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
  • 3/5

  • How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
  • 3/5

  • Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
  • 3/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • I was given responsibility in different projects in a variation of ways. In some projects I was given the responsibility of controlling certain documents of correspondence between the team(s). Whilst other projects (smaller/ no teams) gave me specific tasks of completing a project design under supervision.


  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
  • 3/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • I have received a good amount of guidance and feedback within the projects I've worked on during my placement. I am always able to seek guidance from a number of individuals with different levels and areas of expertise, enabling me to diversify the feedback I receive.


  • 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 within the office (despite being a smaller and quieter office) exceeds the expectations I had of working within an office.


  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
  • 4/5

  • How would you rate the social opportunities?
  • 5/5

  • How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
  • 3/5

  • How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
  • 4/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I have greatly enjoyed my placement with Arcadis, from the opportunities given to me, to the sociality of everyone here. I believe my time here will aid me in the future roles I take.


  • Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
  • 4/5

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

  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Arcadis
  • 5/5

  • 7. Would you recommend Arcadis to a friend?
  • Yes


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Arcadis
  • Go for it, its a great company with plenty of opportunities for both career and social expectations.


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Civil Engineering

South West

June 2025


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