Matthew, Student Engineer. Chemical & Biopharmaceutical Engineering, Munster Technological University

How would you best summarise your role at Arcadis?

In my role as a Intern for Arcadis I am currently learning the basics of what happens within any project in industry and I am also offering help that I can give to my colleagues to aid them in their work in anyway while trying to learn as much as possible during this process.

What aspects of your role do you enjoy most?

The aspects of the role that I enjoy the most are being able to constantly work in a team environment. This part of the job is enjoyable as you can always learn new information through communicating with people that you work with on a project and this is going to constantly help you expand your knowledge of the industry.

What skills or behaviours do you think you need to be successful in role?

Some of the main skills that you need to be able to be successful in my role is to be able to work within a team as you will be constantly working with a group of people on a project. You need to be able to be good at communicating while also being a keen listener to ensure that everyone's opinion is heard within your team that is working on the project that you have been assigned.

What support have you had to succeed in your role?

To succeed in my role I constantly have support from the colleagues around me within the work space and I also have a series of training tutorials that have been supplied by Arcadis that have guided me and taught me new skills throughout my experience with Arcadis.

What do you enjoy most about Arcadis?

The thing that I enjoy the most about Arcadis is how they treat their employees with a high degree of respect and also their people-first culture. Arcadis encourage a high standard of work and also encourages employees to achieve as high as a possible and this shows that they really care about their employees.

What would your advice be to someone looking to secure a role with us?

My main bit of advice for someone that would be looking to secure a role within Arcadis is to ensure that you have good team working skills as throughout your role you will be constantly working on projects within a team environment.