Civil Engineering Summer Placement

Based at one of our major hubs, you’ll see what goes into keeping our railways running. From day one, you’ll get hands on engineering experience, develop new skills and contribute to big infrastructure projects, all whilst being supported by former graduates.

If making an impact on something bigger matters to you.
You matter to us.

What you’ll be doing

Your scheme starts off with a period of business familiarisation, during this time you will gain an awareness and understanding of the railway system, across a broad range of disciplines and departments. This time is very precious as it will be the foundation on which the rest of your scheme is built, after which you will begin your longer formal placements within your chosen discipline.

Throughout your scheme, you will be exposed to a wide variety of placements and activities across your discipline. During these placements you will contribute to the delivery of major investment, and learn how to manage and maintain the railway asset efficiently and effectively.

As a Civil Engineering Graduate you will chose from a range of asset disciplines including Track, Structures and Geotechnics, experiencing everything from how the railway infrastructure is assessed, maintained, designed, and renewed.

Who you are matters

You’ll gain practical engineering experience at one of Britain’s largest railway operating centres. Expect to play a part in some of our most ambitious engineering projects, such as the Great Western mainline, the Great North Rail Project, and Digital Railway.

You’ll have opportunities to maintain bridges and structures, and take responsibility for deciding which innovative building materials and techniques to use, to improve reliability and sustainability. You’ll also help manage complicated inner-city assets and establish inspection and maintenance requirements for embankments and cuttings that run through the countryside.

What you’ll get out of it

We’re passionate about developing the next generation of talent that will come into our industry, and that means we’ll ensure you’re surrounded by supportive colleagues and receive coaching from senior staff.

We invest in our summer placement students because we believe they hold the potential to become the future of our business. Over the ten weeks, you’ll get a rounded experience of what it takes to become a Civil Engineer on our railways. Impress us, and we’ll consider you for next year’s graduate scheme.

We matter to millions. You could too.