Year-In Industry Placements
Real world experience is essential for those studying a degree in a construction related field and if the industry is to attract the best future minds, companies like us must help individuals like you to gain a head start.
PROVIDING A REAL WORLD EXPERIENCE
Real world experience is essential for those studying a degree in a construction related field and if the industry is to attract the best future minds, companies like us must help individuals like you to gain a head start. Previous placement students have acquired knowledge to enhance their remaining academic studies as well as learn valuable hands-on lessons ready for their forthcoming careers.
We ensure those who join us for a year gain plenty of experience across different sectors, from large-scale infrastructure projects to multi-room builds and mega-sheds, and understand the different challenges through every phase of a scheme. Previous gap year students, like Lucy and Deniz, who share their experiences below, acquired knowledge to help them with the remainder of their courses as well as set them in good stead for their careers… their career at Winvic. Many students have impressed us from the off and we have offered them permanent positions after graduation, just like Ammara and Sam.
You can learn more about what our current exciting year-in industry opportunities comprise here:
Although our head office is in Northamptonshire, we work nationally – we therefore welcome applications for year in industry placements from people across the UK.
If you’re looking for a Year in Industry placement to complement your studies, click here to find out why Winvic could be the employer for you and please get in touch with our HR Department for more information.
Visit our blog to read about our current Year in Industry students’ experiences.
HEAR WHAT OUR YEAR-IN INDUSTRY PLACEMENT STUDENTS HAVE TO SAY:
Name: Lucy Hart
Placement: Trainee Quantity Surveyor between June 2023 and June 2024
Currently Studying: BSc (Hons) in Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management
Describe Your Role: Throughout the year, I have had the opportunity to gain extensive exposure across various sectors of the construction industry and spend time with all he different departments to understand everybody’s roles. My role involved a variety of responsibilities, including attending review meetings with subcontract partners to discuss costs, address production challenges, and manage variations. I was actively involved in liaising with subcontractors for quotes, packaging details, and issuing orders. I also contributed to managing subcontractors’ interim payments, evaluating completed works, and handling variations in their invoices.
Advice for people wanting to join Winvic? If you’re thinking about joining Winvic, you’ll be stepping into a supportive and welcoming environment. From the moment you start, you’ll find yourself quickly integrated into a team that genuinely cares and is eager to help. Feel free to ask any questions, no matter how minor they may seem – everyone is ready to assist and collaborate to solve any issues. This positive atmosphere will allow you to focus on your growth and contributions, and as you benefit from this supportive culture.
Name: Deniz Arslan
Placement: Trainee Site Engineer between June 2023 and June 2024
Currently Studying: BSc(Hons) in Civil Engineering
Describe Your Role: At the start of my year at Winvic, I learned a lot by working on four different projects across various sectors. I observed highways works, contributed to a large infrastructure scheme, an industrial project, and a purpose-built student accommodation project. One of my tasks involved assessing completed work, conducting surveys, and using GPS equipment to capture the current state of installed works such as kerbs, ducting, and drainage. On another project, I surveyed existing earthwork levels by taking GPS readings every 15 metres across several large fields. I also conducted quality assurance checks against drawings and performed pre and post inspections of a concrete floor slab.
Advice for people wanting to join Winvic? Embrace the hands-on experience with a supportive team that genuinely cares about your development. It’s a place where you can grow and learn more than you ever imagined.
STUDENT HOLIDAY PLACEMENTS
Throughout the summer, Christmas and Easter holidays each year, a number of students come to work for us on short-term placements, which range from one to four weeks. We have no set rules in place about the subject or subjects that applicants need to be studying, and in fact, we support the need for wider awareness of the construction industry.
Of course most of the young men and women that apply for a holiday placement with us are learning about a construction related discipline, and we ensure they have the opportunity to learn as much as possible and get hands on in their field of choice.
“I would like to thank Winvic for giving me the opportunity to spend time at East Midlands Distribution Centre (EMDC), especially the project manager Josh, and Dean, who was the engineer I shadowed. It wasn’t as I expected at all but in a good way! I thought I’d be sat in an office but from the first day I was out on-site doing bits and bobs all day. I used GPS equipment, set out kerbs, measured various areas and put pins in the ground as part of marking out tasks. It has helped me loads with my Level 3 qualification in Construction and the Built Environment too because I could ask the experts and visualise things, which you can’t always do in the classroom. I can’t wait to come back!”
Maddie Wood, Civil Engineering Student, Level 3 Construction and the Built Environment
To find out more about our current ‘year in industry’ opportunities and student holiday placements download our brochure or get in touch with our HR department below.
