Civil Engineering

Cundall Johnston & Partners LLP; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 20,000 - GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international consultancy in Newcastle upon Tyne is offering a Summer Placement for talented Civil Engineering students in 2026. This role provides an excellent opportunity to engage in exciting construction design projects both in the UK and worldwide. Under experienced engineers, interns will conduct civil engineering design and analysis, including water flow and highways design tasks, while focusing on sustainable design principles. Candidates should be on track for a 2:1 degree in Civil or Structural Engineering and have a real passion for enhancing the built environment.

Qualifications

• On track to achieve a 2:1 or above.
• Working towards a degree in Civil or Structural Engineering.
• Preferably undertaking your penultimate year of study.
• Have a passion for improving the built environment.
• Be interested in design and sustainable design principles.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out detailed civil engineering design and analysis.
• Water flow and highways design including flood risk assessments.
• Conducting hydrological assessments and road alignment design.
• Performing earthworks analysis.

Skills

Working towards a degree in Civil or Structural Engineering

On track to achieve a 2:1 or above

Passion for improving the built environment

Interest in design and sustainable design principles

Education

Currently in penultimate year of study

Job description

Cundall are an award winning international multi-disciplinary consultancy, operating throughout the UK, Australia, Asia, MENA and Europe.

Cundall’s global presence allows our Civil Engineers to be involved in many challenging and exciting building projects. Working across a variety of industry sectors our Civils teams are renowned for producing innovative and award-winning sustainable engineering solutions throughout the lifecycle of any building project.

As a medium-sized but truly international consultancy, we are big enough to be able to provide a wide range of challenging projects for our staff, but still at a size where our students can be treated as individuals and given real responsibility at an early stage.

The Role

We are recruiting talented and creative Civil Engineering students to join our team in Newcastle for a Summer Placement in 2026. It is an excellent opportunity for you to join the team to work on the design of some of the most exciting construction design projects in the UK and worldwide.

Under the guidance of our team of expert engineers, this wide-ranging role will see you carrying out detailed civil engineering design and analysis, water flow and highways design including flood risk assessments, hydrological assessments, road horizontal and vertical alignment and earthworks analysis.

The Skills

Individuals who are interested in the Summer Placement opportunities will need to be:

• On track to achieve a 2:1 or above
• Working towards a degree in Civil or Structural Engineering
• Preferably undertaking your penultimate year of study
• Have a passion for improving the built environment
• Be interested in design and sustainable design principles

Cundall values equality and diversity, and welcomes applications from candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.