Key Takeaways
- Gain practical experience on live construction projects as a Civil Engineering Undergraduate.
- Opportunity to work towards professional accreditation with the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE).
- Placement roles are available across the UK, requiring flexibility.
- Ideal for Civil Engineering students seeking hands-on experience and potential future graduate opportunities.
About the Role
Laing O'Rourke's Summer Placement Programme offers a fantastic chance to gain practical, real-world experience within our project-based environment during your summer break. You will work on live projects, collaborate with experienced professionals, and develop industry-relevant skills while applying your academic learning in a workplace setting.
For many students, a summer placement is the first step towards a future graduate opportunity with Laing O'Rourke, allowing you to demonstrate your potential and build valuable connections across the business.
Professional Accreditation
- Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)
Key Responsibilities
As an undergraduate, you will safely and effectively manage a set of tasks and be responsible for their outcome. You will work within the site engineering team under the guidance of Site & Section Senior Engineers, alongside site supervisors and managers. Your work will predominantly be on site, assisting in the technical management and delivery of major construction projects.
- Follow safe working practices, including wearing personal protective equipment and demonstrating a duty of care to yourself and others.
- Understand the necessity to comply with approved methods of working.
- Provide dimensional control for a section of the works.
- Undertake as built surveys for a section of the works and present results in a format that can be included in project records if required.
- Raise Non-Conformance Reports (NCR) for all non-conformances and report potential non-conformances to your line manager.
- Maintain quality control records in accordance with the Inspection & Test Plan.
- Assist site engineers with filing of drawings and other construction information. Complete relevant site records as required by senior members of staff (e.g., diary sheets).
- Assist site engineers with materials quantification and testing.
- Read and understand method statements and ensure site operations follow these methods accurately, reporting any variances to supervisors and supervising.
- Have an understanding of the procedures that govern Temporary Works & Lifting.
- Effectively communicate basic technical information in a timely and accurate manner.
- Interrogate design information and determine if there are sufficient details to construct the works. Raise concerns with supervising engineers.
- Have a basic knowledge of how to operate the 3D model and its use in relation to the project.
Interactions
This role will interact most with the following teams: Technical, Project Delivery, Commercial, Health & Safety, Design Management, Quality, Planning, Estimating, and Digital Engineering.
Location
National. Projects are based across the UK. You will need to be prepared to be flexible about where you work. Depending on project requirements, this may involve travelling, staying away from home during the week, or relocating closer to a project site.
Application Process
Due to the anticipated level of interest, applications may close before the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received. We encourage you to apply early to ensure your application is considered.