With over 30 years of experience in designing and delivering specialist ground improvement solutions, we view every project as a unique opportunity to innovate and make a lasting impact. As part of Vinci, we enjoy the benefits of being part of a global leader in construction, while maintaining a close-knit, supportive community that encourages growth and collaboration.
When you join the world’s largest specialist geotechnical contractor, you become part of an international network of over 10,000 experts across 31 countries. This is your chance to contribute to high-profile, groundbreaking projects, using the latest tools and technology to tackle complex challenges, develop new skills, and steer your career in exciting new directions.
At Menard, we offer a diverse range of ground improvement techniques, combined with forward-thinking designs, to provide cost-effective, sustainable solutions that outperform traditional methods.
Our teams work on a variety of projects, including buildings, ports, airports, highways, railways, and energy infrastructure, delivering tailored solutions for even the most challenging soil conditions. We pride ourselves on offering seamless support, from initial consultation to successful on-site delivery, ensuring our clients always receive the highest level of service.
We believe wholeheartedly in working hard, adding value and having fun.
Our success is based on the people we employ. We aim to create a culture in which our people are empowered to express their skills and knowledge through their work. We encourage and support development and create teams who work with passion and commitment.
As a talented undergraduate, you'll appreciate the opportunity to apply your talents to projects that will provide you with the kind of challenges your skills deserve.
As a talented undergraduate, this exciting technical placement offers you the perfect opportunity to apply your skills to real-world projects that challenge and develop your potential. You’ll receive hands-on training and the chance to build a rewarding career in construction, working on projects that span the entire contract lifecycle—from pre-contract Estimating and Design, through to mobilisation, site works, and contract completion.
You will be based with the Operations team, working in a hybrid format (office + field), where you'll support various phases of project delivery. This role offers the exciting opportunity to get hands-on experience and directly apply your theoretical knowledge to real-world projects.
The primary goal of this placement is to give you a comprehensive understanding of the various aspects of ground improvement in real-world projects, while providing a safe and supportive environment for you to grow and develop as an engineer.
You will be hybrid (office + field) based with visits to site and external meetings as required. This role will involve travel and living and working away from home at times during the week.
During the first phase (approximately 1-2 months), you will familiarise itself with the company (including company procedures) and the wider UK construction industry, with via a mix of electronic training, in-person training and mentoring from construction professionals.
You will receive in-house technical training by experienced engineers (Chief Engineer and/or Regional Manager) on the different ground improvement techniques. While also learning the key project management tools, processes, and communication strategies to effectively manage the various aspects of a ground improvement project.
Additionally, you will undergo electronic training on Health, Safety and Environment in a view to pass a Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) test. The objective is to achieve the UK construction industry recognised qualification CSCS card and have a full understanding of the ground improvement techniques.
During the second phase (approximately 3-12 months), you will familiarise yourself with the operational aspects of a ground improvement project, including site preparation, health & safety & environment, operational management, quality control, cost reporting and as-built preparation. This will be done by working alongside an experienced Contracts Engineer/Project Engineer, in addition to personalised training by the Chief Engineer and/or Regional Manager.
You will be introduced to the different digital tools used to prepare, monitor, and control sites such as Omnibox, TiPs and Harmony.
You will then put in practice this training on real-life projects, where you will be supervised by an experienced Contracts Engineer/Project Engineer.
The objective is for you to be exposed to the challenges of the operational aspects of a project (including internal relationships with the operatives, the plant department and commercial team and external relationship with the client) and be able to see how a ground improvement design can affect on site delivery.
During the third phase (approximately 3 months), you will familiarise yourself with the design principles of the different ground improvement techniques (as seen during Phase 2 of the internship), along with the specific tools used for the design (including in-house software and Finite Elements models with Plaxis), and the production of drawings (on Autocad). The training will be done in person by experienced engineers (Chief Engineer and/or Regional Manager and/or Design Engineer). You will then put in practice this training on real-life projects.
The objective is for you to be able to carry out the detailed design of simple projects with at least the CMC and the VSC techniques, from start (i.e. information received from the client) to finish (i.e. detailed design report and construction drawings), including the participation in Design Team Meetings with Main Contractors and Consulting Engineers.
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