Mechanical Engineer Review

by AECOM

Rating

4.7/5
  • Skills
    4.8
  • Responsibilities
    4.0
  • Support & Guidance
    5.0
  • Culture
    4.8
  • Your Impressions
    4.7

    Overview

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

    • I would daily interact with fellow mechanical engineers within the team, this would then involve being set tasks, this may require me to communicate to other disciplines as I would have to gain information from them to complete my tasks. I would do daily task on revit, which would be communicated to me via fellow colleagues as the design may have changed.

    Skills

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

    • I have learnt the basics of dynamo scripting, I significantly developed on my IES, Revit and excel skills. my soft skills developed as well, such as communication, whether this is over email, teams or in-person

  • 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

    • 4/5

    Responsibilities

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

    • Yes, I felt I was given responsibility, for example being given the trust to carry out Revit design work and implementing the most recent into specifications sheets.

  • 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 Received a good level of support and guidance on my placement, I would easily reach out to some if needed and they would give the appropriate guidance.

  • 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?

    • yes it was a good atmosphere, a good balance of young and experienced professionals. It was easy to interact with more senior people which meant for a more comforting experience throughout my placement.

  • 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?

    • 4/5

    Your Impressions

  • 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

    • I enjoyed my placement a lot, it definitely helped that the people I worked with were very friendly and welcoming. at no point did I feel like it was a struggle

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

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

    • 4/5
  • Please rate the future employment prospects at AECOM

    • 5/5
  • 7. Would you recommend AECOM to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 8. What advice would you give to others applying to AECOM

    • go online and have a look at the vacancies, where you can upload a cover letter and CV

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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

Mechanical Engineering

London

October 2023

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