Structural Engineering, Building Services – Summer Internship (Jul 2024)

About Jacobs UK

Jacobs is a global professional services company providing technical, professional, and construction services. They offer solutions in various sectors, including infrastructure, water, environmental, government, healthcare, and more, contributing to various projects and initiatives worldwide.

Your role

About the Internship opportunity: 

• As Cities & Places, you can create thriving places across different scales: from regions to cities, neighbourhoods to individual buildings, by offering an integrated design approach. The company have a tremendous opportunity in front of them to build upon strength to develop interdisciplinary planning, design and delivery practice that is uniquely Jacobs, sets the direction for the industry, and is home to the very best and brightest design thinkers, disruptors, technical experts, visionaries and storytellers.
• The 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 clients both nationally and internationally. 
• The Building Services team are involved in a variety of planned and reactive maintenance, refurbishment and new build projects including several multi-million-pound development schemes and framework agreements within the construction industry. These consist of multi-residential high, medium and low-rise infrastructure replacement projects, district heating upgrades, as well as education-based projects including newly built schools and student accommodation both design and technical adviser roles.
• The Structural Engineers coordinate the designs of structural building services projects, providing oversight of the project performance alongside an appreciation of quality assurance and business management. 

Training & development

During the 8-week summer internship program, 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.

Benefits

Jacobs' wellbeing programs and benefits put its people and their families first, giving them resources and support to be at their best.

• Mental and physical health support
• Personalized financial counseling
• Continued investment in your career advancement
• Active employee networks and community systems
• Giving back and volunteering support
• e3: Driving the high-performance culture.
  • Engage. Learn to elevate your conversations and celebrate those around you.
  • Excel. Learn how to set your priorities and complete year-end performance discussions.
  • Elevate. Develop your career plan to shine your brightest.

Career progression

At Jacobs, there is no limit to what you can be and what you can achieve. Jacobs has launched a new learning experience designed to connect your ambitions with the learning opportunities that can help make them a reality. Jacobs learning portal supports your personal and professional growth with courses tailored to your role and career interests and curated content to help you prepare for your future.

Work-life balance

Jacobs recognises that in addition to helping balance work and personal, flexible working increases morale, reduces absenteeism and improves the retention and performance of employees. 

Flexible working may include one or more changes to a working arrangement. The most common types of flexible working are: 

• Regular flexible working (a change to weekly working hours or working pattern, e.g. from full-time to part-time)
• Annualised hours contract (working a defined number of hours over a year with an estimated average weekly hour pattern)
• Compressed hours (working full-time hours over fewer days)
• Homeworking in appropriate circumstances - occasionally (to respond to specific circumstances or to complete particular tasks) or regularly (on a full or part-time basis)
• Job sharing (two people share one job and split the hours between them)

Culture & vibe

Jacobs, inclusion powers the collective strength. The company believes differences can broaden perspectives, connections build confidence, and collaboration inspires growth. As part of the Culture of Caring, Jacobs unites employees across the globe to foster these differences and amplify each voice through the employee networks. 

About you

To apply for this role you need to have the following eligibility criteria:

• On track to complete a degree in Civil/Structural Engineering (MEng)

Sources

The following sources were used in researching this page:

• youtube.com/@jacobsworldwide
• jacobs.com