Student Placement - MEP Intern Review

by Buro Happold

Rating

3.5/5
  • Skills
    3.5
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    3.0
  • Culture
    3.3
  • Your Impressions
    4.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

    • - Conducting apartment ventilation loads - Conducting underfloor heat zoning which involved providing a map for specific areas that would be heated in an apartment and using the actual space geometry to determine the zones needed for heating and cooling - Conducting Revit tutorials for MEP systems - Researching into Embodied Carbon in MEP systems and its effect towards the global achievement of net-zero carbon in 2050

    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

    • Technical skills using engineering software

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

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

    • 4/5
  • 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

    • 4/5

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

    • I was given good responsibility by conducting research on electric vehicle advancements and reporting to more senior engineers

  • Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

    • 4/5

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

    • I was supported by a qualified engineer and apprentice engineer

  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

    • 3/5
  • How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?

    • 3/5

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

    • The company was very friendly and hardworking, whilst remaining calm during stressful times

  • How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

    • 3/5
  • How would you rate the social opportunities?

    • 3/5
  • 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 really enjoyed my internship

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

    • 4/5
  • Please rate how your experience met your expectations

    • 4/5
  • Please rate the future employment prospects at Buro Happold

    • 4/5
  • 7. Would you recommend Buro Happold to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Buro Happold

    • Familiarise yourself with the relevant software and ask a lot of questions

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Details

Internship (1 Month+)

Mechanical Engineering

International

August 2022

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