Assistant Engineer Review

by Balfour Beatty

Best Apprenticeship Employer

Rating

7.5/10

1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

Surveying and setting out construction works. Setting people to work. Tracking works

7/10

2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

I have learnt a lot of skills into becoming a site engineer and the way that Balfour Beatty operate as a company.

10/10

3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

7/10

4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

7/10

5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

5/10

6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

9/10

7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

a lot of what I have learnt from my training provider has been applicable to my placement year. The challenge has been how to apply it to what the company has wanted with it’s own individual set up

9/10

8. Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)

I have been a part of an industrial cadets scheme which has consisted of a group project as well as individual awards schemes.

6/10

9a. Would you recommend Balfour Beatty to a friend?

Yes

9b. Why?

I would recommend Balfour Beatty to a friend due to past placements where I really enjoyed it. However I have found it much harder this time working under a joint venture in the early stages of a project.

10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Balfour Beatty?

Apply to join a project which you are interested in and get some background knowledge about the project if you don’t know about it.