Civil Engineer Placement

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About JN Bentley

JN Bentley is a leading civil engineering and construction company mainly operating within the water industry and directly employing over 1000 people. We are a fast growing business with over 250 new people joining our team in 2016 and numbers for 2017 projected to increase further. We are a business who believes in investing in our employees with over £1m spent on training and development last year.

A significant and growing proportion of JN Bentley’s work, particularly in the water sector, is delivered through Mott MacDonald Bentley (MMB) a fully-integrated design-and-construct venture. MMB was established in 1999 and since then the joint venture has gone from strength to strength, winning multiple client and industry awards for quality and innovation.

At JN Bentley we are committed to creating a fun workplace, where people have a voice, are safe, reach their potential and prosper, and the rewards are shared.

Civil Engineer Placement

We’re currently offering the opportunity for undergraduate placement students to gain valuable experience and develop a number of key skills that will help you to pursue a career in civil engineering.

Civil engineering at JN Bentley is hands-on from day one; with a very supportive team behind you, you will have the opportunity to work out on site and within the design office environment and the role will grow as your confidence and skills improve over the year.

Placements with us really do stand you in good stead for to tackle your last year at university and the world of work in the years thereafter.

What you'll do:

• Marking, levelling out and surveying sites, as well as applying designs and plans and other construction-related activity.
• Liaise with clients and other key stakeholders.
• Work closely with our design colleagues at Mott MacDonald.
• Construction design management.
• Prepare completion documents.
• Help us maintain a world-class safety culture.
• Assist with production of estimates and costs.

Benefits

26 days holiday, Turkey at Christmas (or vouchers), the chance to enter the ‘Wellbeing prize draw’ (drawn quarterly with prizes up to £1000), A chance of sponsorship for your final year.

Ideal Candidate

You must be studying a full time civil engineering (or similar) degree and be eligible to work in the UK.

Desirable:

• The ability to work under pressure whilst maintaining a sense of humour.
• The ability to work both in a team and independently.
• Confidence, self-motivation and a strong work ethic.
• The willingness to learn – placements are not only a great way to apply what you’ve already learned in your studies, but pick up a whole raft of new skills too.
• IT skills - some working knowledge of 2D/3D CAD software is essential.
• Commercial awareness is desirable – but not a necessity.
• Good communication skills – these will help you build a rapport with colleagues, the client and the supply chain alike.
• A good understanding of basic engineering practices.

How to apply

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