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Your impact
Kick-start your career with an 8-week Summer Internship from June 2025!
At Jacobs we’re challenging today to reinvent tomorrow. We turn great ideas into reality, and we’re looking for the most curious minds and passionate individuals to join us on this adventure!
The biggest questions spark our curious minds. At Jacobs, we solve the most important problems, the ones for the real world. Whether it’s projects focused on addressing the climate emergency, improving our security, or benefiting our communities by improving transportation links and infrastructure, these are just some of the ways we are working to build a better future for all.
Apply today to come and join us!
About the Internship opportunity
We are excited to be offering an internship position as a Ground Engineering Intern in our London team.
Jacobs is one of the world’s largest and most diverse providers of technical and management services, offering a full spectrum of consultancy support to commercial, government and industrial clients. As part of that support, Jacobs has developed one of the leading and longest-standing tunnel and ground engineering consultancy capabilities in the UK, with around 400 staff delivering practical, innovative and sustainable solutions to ground-related problems.
We are continuing to invest in our Ground Engineering group in the UK and are looking for students to join our team who have the passion and desire to add value and shape positive solutions for major projects across the world. In your role as a Summer Intern, you will work as part of a diverse and highly skilled team of geotechnical engineers and engineering geologists, working alongside more senior team members to provide support and advice to the wider Jacobs business and clients.
What will you get?
As a member of the Jacobs intern community, weekly presentations on key learning topics will be on offer and you’ll be invited to attend regular office events and competitions! A mentor will support your learning and facilitate opportunities to network across Jacobs, allowing you to gain as much out of the experience as possible.
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Here's what you'll need
- On track to complete a degree in Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering or Geology
- A flexible and innovative self-starter who’s passionate about developing new skills
- Enthusiasm and curiosity to apply your skills to solve real-world problems
- Empathy and listening skills to help you truly understand our clients’ requirements
- A well-rounded individual – have you worked in a bar? Been captain of a sports team or volunteered for a charity? Tell us - we’re looking for people with interesting stories and experiences!
- You must be available to join the 8-week programme starting 30th June 2025 – 22nd August 2025.
- You must have the right to work in the UK.
- You need to be a penultimate year student, finishing your degree in 2026.
Apply before 21st November 2024, for your application to be considered in the first assessment window. You can still apply after this date if the role remains open to applications. However, you do so with the knowledge that we may not proceed with your application if the role is filled in the first assessment window.
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