Civil and Structural Engineering Internships

SUMMER INTERNSHIP

Location:

London

Salary:

£31,000 (pro-rata)

Duration:

6 Weeks

Hours:

Full Time (37.5 hours per week)

The Role

We are seeking talented and enthusiastic penultimate year civil or structural engineering university students (end of third year students pursuing a master’s degree) to join the Trust for a summer internship in our structures team.

We have plenty of work that you will get the chance to be involved with.

The Role Is Likely To Involve

• Low-carbon building design
• Architectural structures and bridges
• Historic buildings and retrofit of existing structures
• Structural design engineering and analysis
• Design optimization and digital engineering

Who We Are

The Useful Simple Trust (UST) is an award-winning group of professional design and consultancy practices driving change in the built environment through our brands; Expedition Engineering, Useful Projects, and Useful Studio.

Certified as a B Corp, Social Enterprise, and Employee Benefit Organisation, our experienced engineers, architects, designers, consultants, and strategists are dedicated to business and environmental goals, transparency, and accountability. As pioneers for sustainable design and consultancy, we are addressing the major issues of our time, including Net Zero carbon, circular economy, biodiversity gain, and social impact. Through our naturally collaborative approach, we engage our clients to deliver bold, valuable projects with a positive impact.

UST believes in investing and growing our people as much as we do our business. We foster talent, equal opportunity, diversity, inclusion, and well-being to develop a high-performing and sustainable workforce.

As a certified Carbon Literate Organisation, we are committed to becoming carbon neutral by 2030.

Expedition Engineering

Expedition Engineering is an award-winning engineering consultancy responsible for designing iconic structures such as the Velodrome, the cable car, and Chiswick footbridge in London. We also work on a small scale, having recently completed the structural checks for the Hop sculpture installed on the South Bank, London. In addition to structural engineering, Expedition is involved in master planning and civil engineering projects, as well as leading innovation to challenge traditional methods of construction, such as in the AVA footbridge design.

Attributes

Professional Qualifications And Core Knowledge Are Expected To Include:

• Studying a relevant master’s degree accredited by either the Institution of Civil Engineers or the Institution of Structural Engineers and graduating in 2027
• Demonstrated knowledge in Structural Engineering, including:
• Understanding of and ability to describe structural behaviour
• Ability to analyse structures through a combination of hand calculation, sketching, and software
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, or equivalent

Personal Attributes

• Passion for engineering, and for building a better future
• Committed, hardworking, and proactive approach to tasks
• Flexible, organised, and good communicator
• Happy to contribute and get involved in different types of projects and initiatives around the office
• Enjoys working in a team

What We Offer

We believe in investing and growing our people as much as we do our business. Our internships offer:

• Competitive salary
• The opportunity to assist on an interesting range of projects
• The chance to work alongside and learn from our talented and passionate engineers
• Culture of innovation and pushing the boundaries of sustainable and regenerative design across numerous sectors
• Thriving Trust-wide social scene, including charitable activities and regular team events.

We want anyone to be able to work for us and recognise that relocation to London may require up-front costs that are difficult to meet. As well as setting a fair salary for the internship, we offer to advance pay part of the internship salary to help those for whom finances might be a barrier to application.

Diversity Statement

UST strives to be a diverse and inclusive place where we can all be ourselves. We are working to change the lack of representation of minority groups and are particularly keen to hear from anyone with relevant skills and experience who feels they are underrepresented in the industry.

We encourage people from culturally diverse backgrounds, women, people with different abilities, LGBTIQ+ community, gender, all age groups, and those with intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics to apply. We know that diversity makes us stronger, and we are committed to creating a working environment that is inclusive and ensures everyone can be heard and valued for their contributions.