Civil Engineering Summer Placement

Please note: This role may close soon depending on the level of interest so don’t miss out! Thank you for your interest in applying for this role.

We’d like to remind you that you must ensure you are eligible for this scheme before applying. Please read through the eligibility criteria below carefully and ensure that you are eligible before applying.

This application will also contain a series of questions to establish whether or not you are eligible. It is important that you take great care in reading and answering these questions as we will not be able to revert your application if an error is made.

Please Note: We only allow one application for any of our Graduate/Intern schemes per year. Any subsequent applications will be withdrawn. 

Civil Engineering Summer Placement  

Building your future success 

Location  

London/Hybrid   

Up to 50% of time can be spent working from home over a 4-week period. Hybrid working arrangements may alter subject to business requirements.  

What we offer

You will enjoy excellent benefits and scope to grow. Rewards vary according to the business area but mostly include:

• Free travel on the TfL network for you and a nominee who lives in the same household
• Discounted national rail and Eurostar travel
• Minimum 28 days' Annual leave (Pro rata dependent on role) plus public and bank holidays.
• Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme
• Retail, health, leisure and travel offers & many more 

Entry requirements

You will need to have completed at least one year of study and be on track to receive a minimum of 2:1 ICE accredited BEng or MEng in Civil Engineering or a closely related subject. Your future academic qualification must meet the requirements for CEng registration with the Institution of Civil Engineers.

Please be advised that should you be successful in getting an offer for this graduate scheme, your offer will be subject to a satisfactory medical which may include but is not limited to: drugs and alcohol screening, eye test and hearing test.   

Successful candidates must have the right to work in the UK for the duration of the scheme, as at the start date. This role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa scheme.  If you do not have the right to work in the UK, or only have a right to work here for a limited time which is lesser than the duration of the scheme, you should be aware that TfL will be unable to sponsor you for this role. 

Proposed start date: 

14th June 2027 

What will I be doing?  

Our aim is to give you a sample of the type of work that civil engineers get involved with at Transport for London. We understand that everyone’s career and ambitions are different, so every engineer’s journey is unique.  

You will be working within one of our Engineering teams such as Infrastructure Protection Highway Structures, Railway Structures, Geotechnical, Tunnels, or Pumps & Drainage teams.  We can also arrange introduction sessions for you to meet engineers from a variety of different teams. 

Where can this career take me?

During this placement, you would gain meaningful and valuable work experience which will support you in your ongoing career journey towards becoming a professionally qualified civil engineer. At the end of your placement, you may have the opportunity to be considered for a graduate position through our fast-track process.   

What training and support will you get?

Our award-winning teams will support your ongoing development through a combination of training, mentoring, and networking. 

You'll also receive one-to-one guidance throughout the programme from your: 

• Mentor (Sponsor): A Senior Engineer who acts as a technical and professional adviser and has people leader responsibility 
• Placement manager: Responsible for your day-to-day management and support with your development 
• Lead Scheme Sponsor: A Senior Manager who sets the technical direction for the scheme and guides the development and training of those on scheme. 
• Development adviser: Supports your professional development through providing career coaching and career progression at TfL 

What do we look for?

Our core values are extremely important to us, and we desire candidates who are: 

• Caring about our colleagues, our customers and our work 
• Open to each other, to new ideas and to working together 
• Adaptable to diverse needs and willing to innovate 

Application process

• The application process consists of 5 steps, including online assessments which will need to be completed within an allocated time frame. We highly recommend that you read through this document thoroughly so that you can familiarise yourself with the process. 
• If you already hold your qualification certificates, please upload copies of these to your application. If you are due to sit final exams or need to replace any certificates, these must be provided at a later stage. 
• You will receive information and guidance around each assessment stage as you progress through your application.  
• Please pay close attention to emails and deadlines provided noting you have 1 week to complete online assessments and we cannot re-issue these tests once the deadline passes.  
• Assessment centres for graduates and intern roles will take place from December-January, please note that many roles only have 1 assessment day and we are unable to guarantee alternative dates. We are conducting assessment centres in person and virtually (role dependent).  

Our city. Made better by you.

TfL is a place that’s open to your ideas. Where you can make a tangible impact and see the positive results of your work on the people and places around you. It’s a place where you can thrive and achieve. Where you’re encouraged and enabled and empowered to feel pride in the work you do. The clue is in the name, really. We work together for a better London. A better place for everyone. Constantly improving and enhancing how we operate to shape a city of the future.  

Inclusive recruitment process

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and aim to reflect the diverse communities we serve. We believe that a diverse workforce enables us to deliver better services and outcomes. Our goal is to make our recruitment as inclusive as possible. As a Disability Confident Leader, we actively encourage applications from disabled people.

As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we aim to offer an assessment or interview to candidates who apply via the scheme where the minimum essential criteria for skills, knowledge and experience has been met. In some circumstances, it may not be practical to offer an interview or assessment to every candidate who applies through the scheme and meet the minimum essential criteria; in these situations, we select candidates who best meet the minimum criteria for the job rather than interviewing all who meet them.

Across all recruitment activity, we recognise that selection methods may vary depending on the nature and scale of the campaign and will be applied fairly, consistently and proportionately in line with our Disability Confident commitments.

In High Volume campaigns including Graduate, Apprentice and Intern recruitment the minimum criteria we set is achieving a pass mark in our first stage assessments, adopting a proportionate approach to the Disability Confident Offer an Interview scheme. Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments for any stages of the application process.

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