Summer Intern - Structural & Bridge Engineer

Arcadis; Manchester; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 18,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcadis offers a paid internship and 12‑month placement designed to provide hands‑on experience across key projects in bridges and civil structures. You will work under experienced engineers, gaining exposure to feasibility studies, design, and site supervision on major infrastructure programs.

The programme emphasises technical training and professional development, aligned with Arcadis’ values, and includes opportunities to contribute to projects like HS2 and Lower Thames Crossing.

Qualifications

• You will be working towards a degree in a relevant subject.
• You will demonstrate Arcadian skills including resilience, creativity, analytical thinking and being a team player.
• You will have excellent communication skills and the ability to influence and consult stakeholders.
• Willing to travel and stay away from home when required; virtual working is embraced where possible.

Responsibilities

• Assist feasibility studies and design on Bridge and Civil projects.
• Support site supervision and project delivery in highways and rail.
• Collaborate in diverse teams to develop digital and sustainable solutions.

Skills

Resilience

Creativity

Analytical Thinking

Team Player

Education

MEng/MSc Structural Engineering or Civils & Structures Engineering or Civil Engineering

Job description

Application Closing Date: 6th November 2026 - Please note we reserve the right to close roles sooner, so Early Application is encouraged.

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

Our paid Intern & Placement programme is designed to give you a hands‑on insight into the work we do as a company and help to develop skills and knowledge within your chosen field. Supported by signposted training, the programme is based on Arcadis’ core values, giving you both technical training and support to help you develop both personally and professionally whilst with us. You will be exposed to real projects and clients and given a range of experiences to immerse yourself into over the course of your 10–12‑week internship or 12-month placement.

Role accountabilities:

At Arcadis, we pride ourselves in our 400‑year history of being involved in some of the most iconic bridges in the world, such as Sydney Harbour Bridge, Humber Bridge, Victoria Falls Bridge, The Millau Viaduct to name but a few. You will be a member of an established community where you will be supported by experts as you undertake feasibility studies, design and site supervision on Bridge and Civil structures projects in Highways and Rail. Working in teams of various sizes you will help develop first class, digital and sustainable solutions for our clients, gaining a wide variety of experience on projects such as HS2 and Lower Thames Crossing to heritage bridges over the Thames and moving bridges in central London to Iconic bridges in Texas, NewZealand, Cardiff or Belgium.

• Accepted Degrees: MEng (or MSc) Structural Engineering or Civils & Structures Engineering or Civil Engineering

Qualifications & Experience:

• You will be working towards a degree in a relevant subject
• You will demonstrate typical Arcadian skills including Resilience, Creativity, Analytical Thinking and being a Team Player
• You will have excellent communication skills and the ability to use your technical knowledge to influence and consult stakeholders.
• Willing to travel and stay away from home when required (where possible we embrace virtual working)

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills‑based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.