Year In Industry Placement - CivilStructural Autumn 2025

This is an exciting time to join United Living as the business continues to grow and we have a significant order book of secured future projects.

We are looking for a Civil/Structural Engineering student to join our Infrastructure Services business who deliver critical resilient infrastructure that improves daily life by partnering with our clients to achieve sustainable outcomes for their customers and communities. You will join the Major Projects team who are responsible for delivering major infrastructure projects across the UK supporting the governments Net Zero transition targets.

As a Placement Student with Major Projects you will have the opportunity to apply your academic knowledge on real live projects gaining valuable industry experience. Youll work alongside experienced colleagues enabling you to start building your network of professional relationships. This handson experience will be instrumental in helping you to gain essential skills and knowledge to enable you to kick start your future career.

You will also join our wider population on activities such as our annual innovation challenge and volunteering and STEM engagement activities and have a buddy who can help answering any questions you have when you are settling into your role.

Qualifications :

In order to be successful in this role we would like you to:

• be in your penultimate year at University and on track to achieve a minimum 2:2 in a Civil or Structural degree or related discipline.
• be able to commit to a 12month Industrial Placement that will begin in September 2025.
• have good organisation and time management skills
• have effective communication and interpersonal skills

Additional Information :

We are committed to nurturing your creativity encouraging the freedom to express yourself and fostering a supportive culture that values both personal and professional development. United Living are on an exciting journey of growth and innovation and will provide you with a solid foundation for you to develop your skills for the future and build your career with us.

• Career Development from the moment you join youll be supported to develop grow your skill set and progress your career the way you want.
• Cultivate access to our idea and innovation platform empowering you to drive positive business change.
• Discounts access to our leisure and shopping discounts and rewards platform.
• Employee Networks opportunity to join our organisation wide employee networks such as our Veterans Network Womens Network and Young Peoples Network which is dedicated to supporting and retaining employees in the early stages of their careers and empowers young employees and future leaders through Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Social Value and Team Building initiatives.
• Health and Wellbeing Support access to our employee programme which includes access to a virtual GP and Dentist mental health support and counselling fitness and nutrition and financial and legal advice.
• Health Cash Plan
• Holidays
• Payroll Giving the opportunity to donate regularly from your gross pay to support charities of your choice.
• Pension you will be eligible to join our pension scheme which we will also contribute to.
• Personal Support Network you will receive a dedicated buddy and mentor and will join an early careers community of peers that will support you forward every step of the way.
• Reward and Award Schemes access to our long service awards and above and beyond rewards.
• Social Value you will be encouraged to support social impact activities each year to support charities and local community organisations.

How to apply

If youre looking to be part of an exciting journey with an evolving business and want to learn something new every day Then youve come to the right place.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of their race gender disability religion/belief sexual orientation or age. We are proud to be a disability confident employer and are committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Please contact us on to discuss any access needs reasonable adjustments or additional application support that may be required at any point during the recruitment process so we can discuss how we can support you.

If you are ready to be part of our expanding team and contribute to our success please click the Im interested button and submit an application.