Industrial Placement 2027/2028: Coastal & Ocean Eng

HR Wallingford; Wallingford; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

HR Wallingford in Wallingford, UK, invites applications for an Industrial Placement 2027/2028 in Engineering or Coasts & Oceans. This one-year placement, starting July 2027 and suited to undergraduates with a sandwich year, offers hands-on work with specialist engineers and scientists in physical modelling and coastal projects.

You will test marine structures, build and run physical models, process data, and conduct desk-based studies to develop analysis and design skills; strong numeracy and

Qualifications

• Pursuing civil or coastal engineering or related degree.
• Strong numeracy and organisational skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team.
• Willingness to learn and meet deadlines.
• Familiarity with spreadsheets/word processing is useful.

Responsibilities

• Test to evaluate performance of marine and coastal structures.
• Construct and run physical models.
• Process data and present results to clients.
• Undertake desk-based studies to develop analysis and design skills.

Skills

Numeracy

Organisational skills

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Spreadsheets

Word processing

Education

Civil/coastal engineering degree or related

Ship science degree

Numerate science degree

Geography/Oceanography

Tools

Spreadsheets

Word processing

Job description

HR Wallingford in Wallingford, UK, invites applications for an Industrial Placement 2027/2028 in Engineering or Coasts & Oceans. This one-year placement, starting July 2027 and suited to undergraduates with a sandwich year, offers hands-on work with specialist engineers and scientists in physical modelling and coastal projects.

You will test marine structures, build and run physical models, process data, and conduct desk-based studies to develop analysis and design skills; strong numeracy and