Year in Industry - Civil Engineering
National Highways
Date: 3 weeks ago
City: Birmingham
Contract type: Full time
Salary: £22,500
Location: Nationwide
Programme start date: June 2025
Join our one-year programme at National Highways and help shape how we build and operate our roads!
What You’ll Be Doing
On our one-year Civil Engineering programme, you’ll gain valuable hands-on knowledge and experience through an inspirational placement with National Highways.
You’ll focus on exciting projects and activities that support delivery of our transport planning function, providing key analytical insight and advice to help our roads run smoothly.
Skills
Guided and mentored by experienced specialists, you’ll get plenty of real-world opportunities to apply your learning and develop your skills in areas such as:
What You’ll Get In Return
A placement at National Highways gives you a taste of life in a large, evolving organization, developing valuable skills and experience that will boost your graduate career prospects.
With Our Support, You’ll Enjoy The Chance To Own Your Development To Get The Best Out Of Your Time On The Programme. All Our Placements Offer
What You’ll Need To Succeed
If you have the passion and dedication to succeed, you’ll be a great match for our programme. To be successful, you’ll have:
To be eligible for a place on the programme, you must be available to attend the 2-day induction, 30th June - 1st July.
All offers for our placement programmes are subject to satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks, including Right to Work, reference, and DBS criminal record checks.
Due to the salary level of this role, we cannot offer sponsorship for the position for individuals that don't have the Right to Work in the UK. Successful candidates will require Right to Work for the duration of the programme.
About Us
Our strategic road network is vital to connecting the country, carrying a third of all traffic and two-thirds of freight. Every single day, National Highways get millions of people to where they need to be as efficiently and safely as possible along more than 4,500 miles of motorways and major A roads. We bring people together, keep businesses moving and help communities to stay connected.
We’re constantly innovating to stay ahead of the curve in building and operating our roads, investing in both the right projects and the brightest talent to help shape our future. And that's where you come in!
Why you should join us
At National Highways, we believe in building a connected country. We’re passionate about creating an inclusive, collaborative culture where all our people feel empowered, valued and enjoy greater wellbeing to achieve this.
If you share our values of safety, passion, teamwork, ownership, and integrity, you’ll thrive as part of our team.
Ready to Take the Next Step?
If you’re excited about shaping the future of our strategic road network, apply today and start your journey with us! Don’t miss out submit your application early as we may close applications before the advertised closing date if we receive a high volume of interest.
Location: Nationwide
Programme start date: June 2025
Join our one-year programme at National Highways and help shape how we build and operate our roads!
What You’ll Be Doing
On our one-year Civil Engineering programme, you’ll gain valuable hands-on knowledge and experience through an inspirational placement with National Highways.
You’ll focus on exciting projects and activities that support delivery of our transport planning function, providing key analytical insight and advice to help our roads run smoothly.
Skills
Guided and mentored by experienced specialists, you’ll get plenty of real-world opportunities to apply your learning and develop your skills in areas such as:
- Commercial Ability
- Health Safety and Welfare
- Sustainable Development
- Interpersonal Communication
- Professional Commitment
What You’ll Get In Return
A placement at National Highways gives you a taste of life in a large, evolving organization, developing valuable skills and experience that will boost your graduate career prospects.
With Our Support, You’ll Enjoy The Chance To Own Your Development To Get The Best Out Of Your Time On The Programme. All Our Placements Offer
- Real-world on-the-job experience in many different aspects of your business area
- A dedicated line manager and mentoring from experienced colleagues to provide encouragement, direction and career planning support
- Development opportunities to help you move towards your career aspirations
- Flexible working arrangements
- Peer networking and support through our Early Talent community
What You’ll Need To Succeed
If you have the passion and dedication to succeed, you’ll be a great match for our programme. To be successful, you’ll have:
- An enthusiastic, collaborative approach to working with others
- The ability to communicate in different formats with a variety of stakeholders
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- The ability to plan and prioritise effectively to meet deadlines
- A focus on quality and integrity in everything you do
- Currently in your second year of an undergraduate degree in engineering or technology and expect to achieve a minimum of a 2:2.
To be eligible for a place on the programme, you must be available to attend the 2-day induction, 30th June - 1st July.
All offers for our placement programmes are subject to satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks, including Right to Work, reference, and DBS criminal record checks.
Due to the salary level of this role, we cannot offer sponsorship for the position for individuals that don't have the Right to Work in the UK. Successful candidates will require Right to Work for the duration of the programme.
About Us
Our strategic road network is vital to connecting the country, carrying a third of all traffic and two-thirds of freight. Every single day, National Highways get millions of people to where they need to be as efficiently and safely as possible along more than 4,500 miles of motorways and major A roads. We bring people together, keep businesses moving and help communities to stay connected.
We’re constantly innovating to stay ahead of the curve in building and operating our roads, investing in both the right projects and the brightest talent to help shape our future. And that's where you come in!
Why you should join us
At National Highways, we believe in building a connected country. We’re passionate about creating an inclusive, collaborative culture where all our people feel empowered, valued and enjoy greater wellbeing to achieve this.
If you share our values of safety, passion, teamwork, ownership, and integrity, you’ll thrive as part of our team.
Ready to Take the Next Step?
If you’re excited about shaping the future of our strategic road network, apply today and start your journey with us! Don’t miss out submit your application early as we may close applications before the advertised closing date if we receive a high volume of interest.
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