Skanska

Description and requirements

Intern Engineering Surveyor – Summer placement - 2024

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a summer intern to join our infrastructure team based in Cambridgeshire. 

Click here to find out about where you would be working

What you’ll do:

• Assist in ensuring that the project have the appropriate survey control network to fulfil the construction requirements. 
• Setting out the works in accordance with the contract requirements before work is programmed to commence and under the instruction 
• Share expert advice and guidance to the members of the engineering survey teams and other parts of the business related to engineering surveying and geospatial best practice. 
• Provide a topographical survey in preparation for engineering works on site, setting out for the works, reports and measures and final survey information. 
• Review with the engineering team that sufficient information is available. 
• Provide expert advice and estimation of cost to the project team on site geospatial needs and requirements. 
• Ensure that the Geospatial technical expertise is available for the project. 
• Ensure that advances in technology are used to optimise operational efficiency and are cost efficient. 

Who you are:

• Studying towards a degree in Surveying and Mapping Sciences, Geospatial Mapping and Surveying or similar
• Have some university based knowledge of survey instruments, software and working methods 
• Able to present and communicate engineering surveying data 
• Enthusiastic to learn 

Programme duration: 8 weeks - July/August 2024 

We can be flexible and can work around your pre-booked holiday plans 

What we offer 

• Paid internship 
• 28 days annual leave + bank holidays 
• You would be joining a mental health aware organisation where we offer wellbeing support through our employee assistance programme; mental health ambassador network awareness discussions and wellbeing initiatives 
• Opportunities to find an area of our business in which you thrive and are passionate about. 
• An array of retail, dining, well-being and travel discounts through My Rewards 
• Access to employee led networks - these include: Womxn’s, Ability, Pride, O.N.E (Origins Nationality Ethnicity, Military and Mental Health networks. 
• Professional and social networking events 

About Infrastructure 

Our Infrastructure operating unit brings its design, build and refurbishment expertise to complex civil engineering projects across the country. We form strong partnerships with customers and communities to deliver major infrastructure improvements like Crossrail, Wessex Capacity Alliance and High Speed Two (HS2) in the rail sector, the A14, A428 and M42 J6 upgrades in the highways sector, helping to improve the communities we work in and to leave a lasting legacy for future generations. 

Applications closing date: 30th November 2023, however, we encourage you to apply as soon as you can, as we assess applications on a rolling basis. 

Equal opportunities

We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic – we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska. 

Flexible working 

We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role. 

Reasonable adjustments 

We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using emerging.talent@skanska.co.uk if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application. 

More information about the role 

Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska. For a full role profile, please contact us: emerging.talent@skanska.co.uk 

Closing date 

The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business.

If you are a gen Z talent with a passion for innovation, sustainability and desire to shape the future, we look forward to your application!

Meet our Engineering Surveying team by clicking on this YouTube video link.