Placement Student - Health, Safety & Environment

Environmental, Sustainability, Project Management.

Our culture believes in POWERING YOUR POTENTIAL. We provide global opportunities to develop your career, make your community a better place and work with today’s most innovative thinkers to solve the world’s toughest problems. We believe in flexibility for you to explore your passions while making an impact through meaningful work within our inclusive workforce. That’s what #LifeAtCummins is all about.

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We are looking for an enthusiastic Health, Safety, and Environment Placement Student to join our team specialising in Environment for our Engine Business Segment in UK, Darlington. During your placement with us, you will learn how a major global organisation operates, gaining the tools and exposure you will need to become an expert in the industry and power your potential! 

This role is available to candidates who qualify for a placement year and will commence Summer of 2026. This role will be onsite, so you must be able to travel to the location.

In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways:

  • Running projects that add real impact and value.
  • Supporting the HSE team with project work and COSHH assessments.
  • Conducting research and investigation for projects in specific areas of Health, Safety and environment.
  • Managing the completion of project reporting on a monthly and quarterly basis with the Regional Health, Safety and Environment leaders.
  • Preparing and publishing the monthly Health, Safety and Environment reports.
  • Providing support to the team with internal auditing running projects that add real impact and value.

To be successful in this role you will need the following: 

  • Working towards a degree in Health & Safety/Environmental or STEM
  • Excellent IT skills, in particular Microsoft packages and ideally experience using Power BI. 
  • Ability to collate data, solve problems and think innovatively
  • Good organisational skills and the ability to work to deadlines.

Cummins is an equal opportunity employer. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, sex, color, disability, national origin, age, religion, union affiliation, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity, or other status protected by law.

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  • Deadline
    June 13th, 2026
  • Starting
    Summer 2026
  • Salary
    Competitive + benefits
  • Degree required
    Bachelor's
  • Duration
    12 months
  • Location
    Darlington (County Durham) (Hybrid)
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Preferred Disciplines...
  • Environment & Sustainability
  • Project Management
Also Accepting...
  • Most STEM disciplines

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