Infrastructure – Ground Engineering, Tunnelling and Underground Space Summer Internship
by Atkins
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About Atkins
Atkins is one of the world’s most respected design, engineering and project management consultancies. we build long-term trusted partnerships to create a world where lives are enriched through the implementation of our ideas.
With a staff of over 9,000 and turnover in excess of £911m Atkins is the UK’s largest engineering consultancy. We are one of the world’s leading transportation contractors providing design consultancy and construction services to many of the largest clients and major contractors both in the UK and overseas. Wherever in the world, we support clients with the design and construction of important projects and programmes. High profile projects we have worked on include Crossrail, HS2, M25 improvements, M4 CAN, Heathrow airport and Birmingham New Street. Our clients include such companies as Network Rail, TfL, Costain, Carillion, Kier, Highways England plus many more.
Infrastructure – Ground Engineering, Tunnelling and Underground Space Summer Internship
As an Engineering Geologist, Geotechnical or Tunnelling Engineer undergraduate, we can offer you a Summer placement where you could be involved in one of the most exciting sectors in civil and environmental engineering.
What you’ll be doing
As a Summer placement student, you’ll be joining one of the following teams:
Ground Engineering
Our Ground Engineering team provides world class geotechnical and engineering geology services to infrastructure and global energy clients, focusing around the engineering behaviour of the ground for complex new build and asset life extension projects. You’ll get involved in a broad range of activities including site investigation, 3D ground modelling, geohazard & terrain evaluation, earth structures, foundation design and ground improvement, in both the onshore and offshore environments.
Tunnelling and Underground Space
Our Tunnelling and Underground Space team provides technically excellent engineering design of tunnelling, underground, and heavy infrastructure, particularly focused on mass transit, rail and major project programmes. Our team have expertise in assessment of ground movements, design of complex foundations and ‘ground-contacting’ structures, in addition to the assessment of ventilation and fire life safety aspects of utilising underground space. Here you’ll get the opportunity to take on a wide range of interesting activities, including site work, design, asset impact assessments, life cycle/risk assessments and project management.
What we can offer you
We are offering Summer placements with our Ground Engineering and Tunnelling teams in the below listed offices for 8 -12 weeks during summer 2018.
Where you’ll be based
- Ground Engineering - Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Derby, Epsom, Glasgow, Leeds, London, Warrington
- Tunnelling and Underground Space - Epsom, London
Who we’re looking for
- Talented undergraduates studying towards a degree or above in Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Engineering Geology. Or studying towards a specialist Masters in Soil Mechanics, Engineering Geology, Geotechnical Engineering, Tunnel Engineering
- Available to commit to a 8-12 week placement, and following this placement returning to full time education
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