Design Engineer - Summer

ZipRecruiter; London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Robert Bird Group offers a summer placement for undergraduates in Civil, Structural, or Geotechnical engineering. This 6-12 week opportunity in London allows students to gain hands-on experience in various engineering teams while earning the London Living Wage. Join a collaborative environment with access to landmark projects and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Paid London Living Wage

Professional development opportunities

Paid birthday leave

Paid parental leave

Financial and health/wellbeing benefits

Recognition awards

Supportive team environment

Opportunities to work on international projects

Qualifications

• Candidates must be in their 3rd degree year studying relevant engineering disciplines.
• Exposure to structural, civil, and geotechnical engineering is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Work in engineering teams on structural, civil, or geotechnical projects.
• Participate in design and assessment tasks across various engineering sectors.

Skills

Civil Engineering

Structural Engineering

Geotechnical Engineering

Construction Engineering

Education

3rd degree year in Civil, Structural or Geotechnical engineering

Job description

Job Description

About Us

Robert Bird Group is a global firm of leading engineering consultants and designers with a growing portfolio of projects and partnerships, and a diverse and collaborative culture. We offer specialist services across structural, civil, geotechnical, and construction engineering. Our work covers the built environment in both industry and government sectors.

Operating in both the buildings and infrastructure sectors, Robert Bird Group produce proven ‘designed for delivery’ results, providing unique engineering solutions for some of the world’s largest, highest-profile, and most complex built-form projects. From our United Kingdom offices we have delivered new airport terminals in the Middle East, award-winning tidal energy projects in Scotland and signature office developments over live train stations in the heart of London.

The Opportunity

We are interested in hearing from candidates in their 3rd degree year, studying Civil, Structural or Geotechnical engineering. This is an opportunity for undergraduates to join one of our highly skilled engineering teams over the summer for a duration of 6-12 weeks.

The placement will be in our London office, located in Southwark close London Bridge and Waterloo and Blackfriars stations.

Successful candidates will have the opportunity to work in one of the following teams:

• Structures – Permanent works structural engineering design of buildings
• Civil – Highway, masterplanning, building infrastructure and sustainable drainage design
• Geotechnical – Geotechnical design and assessment across buildings and infrastructure
• Civil Structures – Design of bridges, railway stations and other assets in the infrastructure sector
• Construction Engineering – Design and planning of temporary works and construction methodologies
• Advanced Technical Services - Apply cutting-edge technology and methodologies to solve complex and unusual engineering problems

Why work for us?

Apart from gaining valuable experience, this role is paid London Living Wage

RBG provides frequent opportunities for professional development and the chance to learn directly from our dedicated team of leaders and specialist engineers in our global business.

We offer access to landmark projects, training and development including adult apprenticeships, paid birthday leave, paid parental leave, financial and health/wellbeing benefits, recognition awards and a supportive team environment where a healthy work/life balance is encouraged and opportunities exist to work on international projects or in overseas offices.

Robert Bird Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

This role does not require agency input. Please do not forward CV’s directly to RBG’s employees/managers as we do not accept unsolicited CV and are not responsible for any associated fees.