Tunnel Engineering Intern: Hands-on Projects & Mentorship

Jacobs Engineering Group; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 20,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Jacobs Engineering Group in the UK offers a Summer Internship Programme for eight weeks across hub offices in the UK or Ireland. You'll work with professionals on real business challenges, applying classroom skills to practical projects.

You'll receive mentoring from team leads and Programme Champions, join a range of disciplines, and build your professional network. Applicants should be penultimate year, completing a degree in 2028, and have the right to work in the UK; start date 29 June 2026.

Qualifications

• Be on track to complete a degree in Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering or Geology in 2028.
• Self-starter who is passionate about developing new skills.
• Enthusiasm and curiosity to apply skills to real-world problems.
• Empathy and listening skills to understand client requirements.
• Well-rounded with diverse experiences.
• Available to join the 8-week programme starting 29th June 2026 – 21st August 2026.
• Must have the full right to work in the UK.
• Penultimate year student graduating in 2028.

Responsibilities

• Support tunnels discipline projects for internal and external clients.
• Engage in projects from pipejack to large underground caverns, using empirical methods and 3D FE analyses.
• Contribute to structural and geotechnical work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

Skills

Self-motivation

Curiosity

Empathy

Team player

Education

Civil Engineering

Geotechnical Engineering

Geology

Job description

Jacobs Engineering Group in the UK offers a Summer Internship Programme for eight weeks across hub offices in the UK or Ireland. You'll work with professionals on real business challenges, applying classroom skills to practical projects.

You'll receive mentoring from team leads and Programme Champions, join a range of disciplines, and build your professional network. Applicants should be penultimate year, completing a degree in 2028, and have the right to work in the UK; start date 29 June 2026.