Project Assistant - Industrial Placement Year Review

by Mace

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Rating

5/5
  • Skills
    5.0
  • Responsibilities
    5.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    5.0
  • Your Impressions
    5.0

    Overview

  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
  • A project management role in construction involves overseeing the planning, coordination, and execution of construction projects. Responsibilities include defining project objectives, creating schedules, managing budgets, coordinating subcontractors, ensuring regulatory compliance, monitoring progress, and resolving issues. The project manager acts as a central point of contact, collaborating with clients, architects, engineers, and other stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery within defined scope, quality, time, and cost constraints. Effective communication, problem-solving, leadership, and organizational skills are vital in this role.


    Skills

  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
  • Leadership Communication Risk Management Time management Problem Solving Quality Assurance Project Planning and Organisation Technical Skills: Microsoft Project Microsoft Excel Powerpoint Presentation Outlook


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

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

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

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

    Responsibilities

  • 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
  • I was given the responsibility to assist in project planning Co-ordination of documents supporting stakeholder management monitoring project progress risk assessment and mitigation health and safety project meetings support project team


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

    Support & Guidance

  • 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
  • My project team, line manager and people around the office were very helpful


  • How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
  • 5/5

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

    Culture

  • 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
  • Motivated, positive vibes, always there to help, approachable


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

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

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

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

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
  • I enjoyed it a lot, learnt a lot, experienced a lot and met a vast range of people


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

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

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

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


  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Mace
  • Take every opportunity network experience different sectors, engines and roles


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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Project Management

West Midlands

June 2023


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