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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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.
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.
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.
KOREC Group
KOREC Group's work experience programme offers students an immersive introduction to the geospatial technology sector. Participants will gain hands-on exposure to advanced surveying and mapping equipment, software solutions and support services utilized across construction, engineering, and infrastructure projects.
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.
Precision Utility Mapping Ltd
Precision Utility Mapping Ltd offer both site- and office-based, hands-on experience covering all different types of geospatial surveying, data processing, computer-based design and project management.
UK Space Agency/Satellite Applications Catapult
The Space Placements in INdustry (SPIN) scheme provides placement opportunities for those considering employment in the space sector.
Turing Institute
The Turing Internship Network is a national engagement scheme between business partners and doctoral students across the UK who are studying any topic with a data science and/or AI focus.
Jacobs
Opportunities with Jacobs across various disciplines including geospatial and digital, transport planning, project management and strategic consulting.
Costain
Short-term placements for students aged between 14-18 years old.