Structural Engineering Summer Placement

Are you a Structural Engineering student looking to gain valuable industry experience? Do you want to get involved in exciting projects across sectors within the built environment? Do you want to learn from industry experts? If you answered yes to the above questions, we want to hear from you! We are Pick Everard, delivering better together for over 160 years. We deliver exceptional places for people across sectors including commercial, retail, residential, defence and more. Client focus is our strength, and culture is our passion. We are proud to work with prestigious clients on a range of projects across the built environment, helping to create a sustainable future for all. As part of our ambitious growth strategy, we are looking to appoint one individual who wants to undertake a Structural Engineering Summer Placement with us in the summer of 2025, to be based at our Manchester office. Joining a supportive network as part of a national team, you can expect to receive valuable training, guidance and genuine scope for career development. You can expect to become involved in:

• Parliamentary Estate, Cairngorm Funicular and the UK's first subsea cable factory
• Projects within the commercial, education, and defence sectors amongst others.
Your core duties will include:
• Sharing knowledge
• Providing technical support
• Sharing ideas
• Taking ownership of your project work
• Collaborating with others
  
  You will be committed to enhancing our positive working culture, by having a compassionate attitude and always treating others with respect.
In order to be considered for this role, you must be:
• Working towards a degree in a relevant Civil/Structural engineering subject
• Enthusiastic, with a passion for engineering and a proactive work ethic
• Digital skills literate, with a desire to use digital technology to push the boundaries of design and construction.
• Understanding of technical standards, design codes and analysis/design software..
In order to stand out from the crowd, it is desirable for you to have:
• Flexibility in your approach
• Good communication skills
• Ability to find innovative solutions, with the collaboration and support of others
• A desire to learn and and develop.
• A passion for sustainability and creative design.
  
  Our nationwide multidisciplinary team of 650+ work collaboratively to deliver outstanding places and spaces that create lasting value for local communities. Through our remarkable history we have established the sound principles of success, and we have the vision and ambition to be even better.
We're committed to creating sustainable communities where everyone feels safe, cared for and valued. We achieve that by encouraging a diverse, welcoming workplace for our people, clients and colleagues. We care about our people and improving our society and that means supporting your ambitions and interests at every level. We will provide you with an inspiring environment in which you will be able to drive real progress and impact in your career.

Providing a balanced, enjoyable career is important to us, and we work hard to make sure everyone feels a valued part of our organisation. You will receive an attractive salary, and amongst other benefits you can also expect:
• Agile working
• 26 days' annual leave + Bank Holidays + option to buy up to 5 days' additional leave
• Private healthcare, life assurance and healthcare cash plan
• Professional subscriptions
• Wellbeing support and Employee Assistance Programme
• Stakeholder pension