Highways Placement- One year

Start Date – 1st September 2025
Salary - £24,282 (40 hour contract)
Location – Belfast

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.

Our 150 strong Belfast Design Hub delivers a range of local, national and international projects for clients including Department for Infrastructure – TRAM (Roads) & WDD (Rivers), Translink, National Highways, Transport Scotland and Network Rail. Our multidisciplinary team encapsulates Highway Engineering, Bridge/Structural Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, River & Coastal Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Traffic Engineering/Transport Planning, Pavement Engineering, Asset Management as well as being the BIM Centre of Excellence for Amey. This unique ecosystem offers our clients a one-stop shop and offers our staff the opportunity to grow and develop in a knowledge-rich environment, with specialists who are eager to assist and mentor their development.

Recent key projects include:

•    £1bn A66 Northern Trans-Pennine (A66 NTP) project 

•    £3m Translink Bridge Refurbishment Package 2

•    £50m Belfast Rapid Transit (BRT)

•    £65m Multi - Award Winning Liverpool City Centre Connectivity 1

•    £16m A595 Moresby Improvements
•    £6m Lichfield Southern Bypass Railway Bridge

•    DBFO2 Northern Ireland (M1, A4 and A1) – £278m Lifecycle management of 125km of motorway and trunk road network & 140 bridge structures
•    £300m M8M73M74 Motorway Improvements
•    £50m Churchill Flyover PTSI and Deconstruction
•    £30M A565 North Liverpool Key Corridor Dualling

•    £45M Portadown Flood Alleviation Scheme

•    £20M Lagan Pedestrian and Cycle Bridge

•    Translink Maintenance Consultancy Services Single Supplier

The Placement Programme

Our one-year placements are tailored for students currently pursuing a degree who are eager to gain practical work experience. During your placement, you will:

• Engage in technical tasks that align with your abilities and competence, allowing you to apply your academic knowledge in real-world scenarios.
• Gain hands-on experience by supporting key projects—preparing design calculations, drawings, and documents. You'll also participate in site visits, conduct surveys and inspections, and oversee subcontractors to ensure project success.
• Benefit from the mentorship of industry experts, learning directly from some of the best minds in the field.

You’ll be supported by a dedicated ‘buddy’ and mentor, who will guide you as you settle into your role and help you develop the skills and knowledge necessary for success.

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 in September 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.