Industrial Placement Student – Bridge Structures - Manchester (2027 Start)

Company Description

Work with Us. Change the World.

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world's most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of nearly 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

Job Description

Our Bridge Structures team is at the forefront of delivering complex and impactful infrastructure projects, supporting clients locally, nationally, and internationally. We provide services ranging from feasibility studies and inspections through to detailed design, asset management, and project delivery.

As an Industrial or Summer Placement student in our Bridges team, you will gain hands-on experience across a variety of technical and project activities, such as:

• Producing CAD (Computer-Aided Design) drawings and supporting structural design tasks.
• Assisting with project administration, record-keeping, and documentation.
• Reviewing and analysing technical data to inform engineering decisions.
• Contributing to problem-solving and developing design solutions under supervision.
• Participating in site visits to gather information or observe conditions.
• Collaborating with engineers and other professionals across AECOM disciplines to deliver integrated solutions.
• Applying health and safety practices during site and office-based tasks, while considering sustainability principles.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a degree in Civil or Structural Engineering, with an expected 2:1 classification (or equivalent) or higher.
• Strong interest in bridge structures and structural engineering, with a passion for developing a career in this field.
• Some prior exposure to an engineering environment (e.g., placement, shadowing, or relevant coursework) is desirable.
• Interest in software-based engineering and design (e.g., CAD, 3D modelling).
• Creative, practical, adaptable, and enthusiastic mindset.
• Strong attention to detail, methodical thinking, and problem-solving ability.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office; experience with CAD software is an advantage but not essential.
• Willingness to travel for project-related site visits as required.

Additional Information

• Applicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible since CVs will be reviewed, and candidates selected on a rolling recruitment basis for either immediate or advanced offer start.    
• You may include a covering letter with your application. If available, please provide your predicted and/or obtained academic grades, as well as details of the dates you are able to work and the locations you are interested in.
• You must have the right to work in the UK. 

At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

 

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address ReasonableAccommodationsUKI@aecom.com  if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.