Civil Engineering Year in Industry - 2024

  • Transport for London
  • London, Westminster

During your year working with TfL, they will arrange two 6 month placements. The aim is to equip you with a range of skills and experience to help you begin a successful career in Engineering. We understand that everyone’s career and ambitions are different, so every engineer’s journey is unique.

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  • GMFJ Reference
    241570
  • Hours
    0.00 per week
  • Date Posted
    27/10/2023
  • Start Date
    09/09/2024
  • Approx. Duration
    1 year

  • Location
    London
  • Status
    Now Taking Applications
  • Sector
    Engineering
  • Opportunity Type
    Work Placement
  • Employer
    Transport for London

Description

Salary

£21,824


Location

London based with some flexibility to support hybrid office/home working


Job Overview

Your placements could span multiple transport modes, working in teams from across TfL with customers, local government, suppliers, consultants and contractors to deliver city-defining programmes. You will enable reliable operation of one of the world's leading transport networks and shape London’s future transport network.

The placements Civil Engineering YII Engineers have worked in are:

Elephant & Castle redevelopment – interface with the redevelopment of Elephant & Castle shopping centre the design and construction of a new LU station entrance. Supporting the Construction Engineering team on site.

Infrastructure Protection – working with external developers, designers and contractors to make sure their works don’t damage our assets or affect our operations

Asset Engineers – working with one of our technical discipline teams to assess and manage our track, drainage, geotechnical, tunnel and structural assets. Getting involved in repair and replacement options, designs and construction assurance, and structural assessments.


Entry requirements


You’ll need to be in your penultimate year of an ICE accredited BEng or MEng in Civil Engineering or a closely related subject and on track to receive a minimum of 2:1.

Your future academic qualification must meet the requirements for CEng registration with the Institution of Civil Engineers.

For more information about this vacancy please contact GetMyFirstJob Recruitment on opportunities@getmyfirstjob.co.uk (Ref ID: 241570)

Company website : https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/careers/

During this year long programme, you would gain meaningful and valuable work experience which will support you in your ongoing career journey towards becoming a fully-fledged Chartered or Incorporated civil engineer. At the end of your placement, you may have the opportunity to be considered for graduate position through our fast-track process.

TfL operate a transparent recruitment process that removes barriers for candidates with a disability. Please let them know if you require reasonable adjustments for any stages of the application process. 

They are a Disability Confident employer, and offer guaranteed interviews to candidates who apply via the scheme where the minimum criteria for skills, knowledge and experience have been met.  

In High Volume campaigns including Graduate, Apprentice and Intern recruitment the minimum criteria TfL set is achieving a pass mark in our first stage assessments, adopting a proportionate approach as part of the Disability Confident scheme. 

"The best thing was the ability to gain on-the-job experience and a degree at the same time. I had the option of going to university, however this opportunity was a no-brainer. Avoiding the fees and getting a degree – who would turn that down?"

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