Work experience directory
This directory provides a useful list of school, undergraduate, recent graduate and postgraduate work placements and volunteering experiences in various sectors.
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Environment Agency
The Environment Agency is responsible for protecting and improving the environment in England. The organisation offers careers in a wide range of different disciplines, including many opportunities for geographers.
Ordnance Survey
Ordnance Survey (OS) is offering students the opportunity to explore how it collects data and turns it into world class mapping and geographic information.
WSP
Geography plays a critical role in infrastructure projects, influencing everything from site selection to environmental impact assessments. At WSP, students will gain hands-on experience applying geographical concepts to infrastructure planning.
MSEnvision Ltd
MSEnvision Ltd carry out GIS, visualisation mapping, photogrammetry and technical photography, and 3D modelling.
Malcolm Hughes Land Surveyors Ltd
Malcolm Hughes are able to provide short- or medium-term placements for all students with an interest in geospatial survey. The company offers an introduction to the profession through hands-on practical training and experience. They also offer insights into the world of site work, data processing and client deliverables.
Spatial Dimensions Ltd
Spatial Dimensions provides one- or two-week work experience placements, allowing students to gain hands-on experience both on-site—collecting data alongside their teams—and in the office, learning data processing techniques. Spatial Dimensions operates within the land surveying industry, with a focus on topographic and measured building surveys, underground utility detection, and site engineering.
Storm Geomatics Limited
Storm Geomatics Limited is a hydrographic surveying company that offers students the opportunity to shadow surveyors.
Dalcour Maclaren
Dalcour Maclaren offers workplace opportunities in land surveying, land referencing and GIS/CAD work.
Powers
Powers offers one- or two-week work experience placements, giving students the opportunity to join their teams on site to collect data and in the office to learn how to process it. Powers operates in the land surveying sector, specialising in topographic and measured building surveys, underground utility detection and site engineering.
Select Latin America
Select Latin America offer experience in social media marketing, particularly using Instagram and Facebook. The company offer bespoke wildlife and cultural tours to Latin America, including the Galapagos Islands and Antarctica.
Welsh Government - industry placement
The Welsh Government offers placements with the Data and Geography team working on the geospatial data portal (Data Map Wales), or in the geographic analysis area.
Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) offer experience in AI data and tech with RICS Military Geospatial Science.