Shape the future of public infrastructure.
Programme overview
On the Clients and Industries Industrial Placement, you’ll shape the future with confidence by connecting clients to the insights, capabilities and innovation they need to thrive. You’ll support organisations to respond to change and unlock growth across industries. As a Shaper of the future, you’ll build your potential while creating real impact for clients and the wider economy.
Core skills for success
- Commercial and strategic thinking – using insight and analysis to shape go‑to‑market approaches and drive growth across key sectors.
- Collaboration and relationship building – working across teams and with clients to build trusted relationships and deliver impactful outcomes.
- Curious mindset – exploring industries, trends and client needs to anticipate change and shape innovative solutions.
- Analytical and systems thinking – connecting data, market insight and business context to inform decisions that create value.
- Adaptability – navigating change with confidence while supporting clients through evolving challenges and opportunities.
- Digital, data & AI fluency – applying technology and data‑driven insights to enhance client experiences and deliver future‑ready solutions.
What you will be doing
- Work with global clients and priority sectors to identify opportunities, strengthen relationships and drive growth initiatives that create real impact.
- Use data, insights and digital tools to understand client needs, spot trends and shape innovative, future‑focused solutions.
- Collaborate across teams, service lines and geographies to connect expertise and deliver seamless client experiences.
- Build your commercial confidence and influence through hands‑on experience, supporting proposals, client interactions and key moments that help teams deliver with impact
Eligibility for applying
You will need to be working towards an honours degree in any subject, have a minimum of grade 4/C GCSE (or equivalent) in English Language and Maths, or in your home language if you do not hold English Language GCSE, and three A-levels/Five Highers (or equivalent) to be eligible to apply.
While we welcome applications from candidates of all academic backgrounds, we are looking to recruit individuals who will succeed at EY in the role and future qualifications. We have completed several studies on academic attainment at A-level (or equivalents), candidate performance in the online assessments in the EY recruitment process, and how that predicts future performance at EY.
Throughout the recruitment process, we therefore assess your suitability for the EY role you have applied to by considering your scores in the online assessments and your academic attainment at A-level or equivalent. This approach is designed to ensure our joiners are successful in role and, where relevant, in the achievement of their professional qualifications. It is important to EY, and we have a duty of care which we take very seriously, to ensure our joiners are set up for long-term success.
We are also proud to partner with RARE recruitment, so that your application can be processed in the context of your socio-economic background. This allows us to give you the maximum credit for your achievements, assessing whether you have overachieved in light of your personal circumstances.