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Kick-start your career with an 8-week Summer Internship from July 2024!
At Jacobs we’re challenging today to reinvent tomorrow. We turn great ideas into reality, and we’re looking for the most curious minds and passionate individuals to join us on this adventure!
The biggest questions spark our curious minds. At Jacobs, we solve the most important problems, the ones for the real world. Whether it’s projects focused on addressing the climate emergency, improving our security, or benefiting our communities by improving transportation links and infrastructure, these are just some of the ways we are working to build a better future for all.
Apply today to come and join us!
About the Internship opportunity
We’re excited to be offering a Building Surveyor Summer Internship in our Manchester office.
As Cities & Places, we can create thriving places across different scales: from regions to cities, neighbourhoods to individual buildings, by offering an integrated design approach. We have a tremendous opportunity in front of us to build upon strength to develop an interdisciplinary planning, design and delivery practice that is uniquely Jacobs, that sets the direction for the industry, and is home to the very best and brightest design thinkers, disruptors, technical experts, visionaries and storytellers.
Our business unit brings together engineers, architects, designers, MEP & BIM specialists, surveyors, urban designers, project managers and transport planners to provide collaborative and coordinated value design solutions for our clients both nationally and internationally.
Our Building Surveying team support our current in-house teams (architectural, interior design, M&E, Landscape Design, Infrastructure, Transport Planning, etc) as well as many and varied external clients. The Building Surveying team attempt to act as the mesh between various disciplines as well as acting as project instigators and technical advisors.
What will you get?
As a member of the Jacobs intern community, weekly presentations on key learning topics will be on offer and you’ll be invited to attend regular office events and competitions! A mentor will support your learning and facilitate opportunities to network across Jacobs, allowing you to gain as much out of the experience as possible.
We are proud of our inclusive and diverse culture and work environment, embracing the variety of disciplines, cultures, backgrounds and lifestyles of our employees through our Jacobs Employee Networks
At Jacobs, your safety, health, and wellbeing are our top priorities, emphasised through our culture of caring and positive mental health champion network.
Here’s what you’ll need
- On track to complete a degree in Building surveying or Civil Engineering
- A flexible and innovative self-starter who’s passionate about developing new skills
- Enthusiasm and curiosity to apply your skills to solve real-world problems
- Empathy and listening skills to help you truly understand our clients’ requirements
- A well-rounded individual – have you worked in a bar? Been captain of a sports team or volunteered for a charity? Tell us – we’re looking for people with interesting stories and experiences!
- You must be available to join the 8-week programme starting 1st July 2024 – 22nd August 2024.
- You must have the permanent right to work in the UK.
Apply before January 8th, 2024, for your application to be considered in the first assessment window. You can still apply after this date if the role remains open to applications. However, you do so with the knowledge that we may not proceed with your application if the role is filled in the first assessment window.
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