Summer Placement

Start Date  – June 2025
Location – Edinburgh

Shape tomorrow’s world with Amey

Amey has a bold new vision for the future, establishing us as an energy transition engineering and consultancy business with contracting execution capability. We are developing new service capabilities and expanding into new markets, with consulting at the forefront of this vision.

Amey Consulting stands as a beacon of engineering excellence in the UK, committed to inspiring change and enhancing the nation’s critical infrastructure. Join us to create a lasting, sustainable impact on society and future generations.

Why Choose Amey?

• Real Responsibilities: Dive into challenging projects from day one, working alongside experienced engineers on cutting-edge infrastructure designs.
• Career Development: Tailored career paths that grow with you, supported by mentors and a strong peer network.
• Generous Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, pension scheme, minimum 24 days holiday plus bank holidays, and flexible benefits like cycle-to-work and gym membership.
• Social Impact: Two Social Impact Days annually for volunteering and opportunities to support community initiatives.
• Wellbeing Focus: Access to mental health support, a 24/7 helpline, and wellbeing resources because your health matters.
• Modern Perks: Discounts on shopping, healthcare benefits, and more through our online voucher portal.

The Team

Our Scotland Consulting team deliver a range of local, national and international infrastructure projects for clients including Transport Scotland, Network Rail, National Highways, Local Authorities and Contractors.

Our expertise spans right across the project lifecycle and encompasses structures, roads, rail, active travel, geotechnics, decarbonisation and flooding. We have secured multiple long-term contracts and continue to grow and expand into new regions and markets.

Recent / ongoing projects include the Scotland Trunk Road Network Management Contracts, Avonmouth and Severn Bridges SBIM contract, ADEPT Live Labs 2 Decarbonisation programme​, M8M73M74 Motorway Improvements, A66 Northern Transpennine, Clyde Waterfront & Renfrew Riverside and the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District Scotland.

The Placement Programme

Our 12-week placements are designed for students currently pursuing a degree and seeking practical work experience. During your placement, you will:

• Be part of an experienced civil and structural engineering team, working on interesting and challenging projects across Scotland and further afield
• Assist with developing sustainable infrastructure solutions at all stages; from investigation to optioneering, feasibility, concept and detailed design, construction supervision and asset management.

• Gain practical consulting experience; preparing and checking calculations, analysis models, carbon and cost estimates, risk assessments, drawings and technical documents.

• Benefit from technical and professional development support from industry-leading experts.

You’ll have a dedicated ‘buddy’ and mentor to guide you, helping you settle into your role and develop the skills and knowledge needed to succeed.

Where Could This lead?

While this placement offers valuable experience, it’s also a pathway to future opportunities at Amey Consulting, setting the stage for potential career growth within our organisation.

What we need from you

Minimum requirements:

• Able to start the placement June 2025
• Commitment to complete the placement for the duration.
• Currently studying towards a degree in a related subject.

Application Guidance

Amey is committed to Inclusion and Diversity. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview, if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Please contact our recruitment team at peopleservices@amey.co.uk to discuss any access needs, reasonable adjustments or additional application support that may be required at any point during the recruitment process.