Placements
Providing students with the opportunity to continue their STEM journey after leaving school or college, Placements enable young people to take a paid gap year to help inform and shape their future career choices by gaining invaluable experience working in industry while developing their skills and knowledge.
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COMPANY BACKGROUND:
HTA Design is a practice of creative designers and innovative thinkers dedicated to making great places to live, be a great place to work, and ensure we are the most sustainable practice we can be.
We work across the UK, and internationally, with over 200 staff based mostly in our four studios in London, Edinburgh, Manchester and Bristol. We are architects, landscape architects, planners, master planners, interior designers, graphic designers, illustrators, ‘leaders in engagement, and sustainability specialists’, all working in collaboration to design great projects for the clients and communities we serve. Our aim is always to create great places to live and to achieve this we believe we need to create a great place to work. We develop the careers of our people through a planned programme of learning and development, within a nurturing, supportive and inclusive environment. We aim to be profitable so that we can share the rewards through remuneration and staff benefits, and have a transparent vision for practice succession, so that all members of the team can plan career progression to share in ownership and management. HTA is a certified B Corporation, reflecting the practice’s long-term commitment to maintaining high standards of social and environmental performance, accountability and transparency
DESCRIPTION OF ROLE:
As a Project Assistant, you will support project teams in delivering high-quality architectural outputs in line with project briefs and HTA’s design and technical standards. Working under the guidance of a Partner or Project Lead, you will contribute to all stages of design and documentation, developing your professional skills while delivering tangible project outcomes. You will also assist with the smooth running of the HTA Edinburgh studio on a day-today basis through supporting a wide range of reception, general admin, hospitality, facilities and support service to ensure the wellbeing of both the working environment and HTA staff.
KEY RESPONSIBILTIES:
Project Delivery
· Prepare images, drawings and visualisations using packages such as AutoCAD, Revit, Affinity, Sketch Up, Illustrator, Photoshop and Lumion.
· Develop reports and compile drawing packages for distribution to design teams and clients.
· Prepare physical models of projects using 3D printers and ensure print materials are fully stocked.
· Updating drawing registers.
· Attend regular design team meetings, take notes and distribute these meeting minutes.
· Attend site visits and undertake site inductions as required.
· Participate in project design reviews.
· Support Project Leader with any general project administration tasks as required.
Studio Delivery
Assist the Studio Manager with the day-to-day running of the studio as required.
COMPANY BACKGROUND:
This Company is a successful exploration and production company and wholly owned subsidiary of a large Oil Corporation. We produce in the North Sea, Egypt and Netherlands with a UK focus on the Triton asset as well as our non-operated interests.
DESCRIPTION OF ROLE:
You will be reporting to the Maintenance and Reliability Manager, providing support to the wider Maintenance and Reliability team with tasks such as co-ordinating mobilisations, supporting purchasing and invoicing and other critical tasks. In addition, you will be focal point for a large inventory project for the asset, requiring you to interface with the onshore support team, inventory team and the offshore team.
KEY COMPETENCIES:
You will be a proactive and self-starting individual who is seeking an opportunity to further their knowledge and understanding of the oil and gas industry. The majority of your work will require good I.T skills and an ability to learn quickly from the onshore support team. Accuracy and attention to detail will be important to you.
The successful student is likely to be interested in pursuing Engineering.
A driving licence would be preferred as the project will involve travel to the onshore inventory base in Edzell, as well as travel to suppliers and storage across Aberdeen.
Endomag is transforming cancer care through its surgical guidance systems based on magnetic sensing which surgeons across the globe are using every day to locate cancer lesions and lymph nodes. With 3 product lines on the market, Sentimag, Magtrace and Magseed, the Cambridge-based company has sales in over 45 countries worldwide. DESCRIPTION OF ROLE: This role will involve working within the Product Engineering team with focus on monitoring and optimizing existing product designs/processes and helping introduce new products and processes to manufacture. This requires working on a large array of tasks such as devising and testing product design improvements, reviewing customer feedback to understand areas for product or process improvements and designing jigs to help improve product manufacture. This will be achieved working alongside other functions in the company and with our manufacturing partners and may involve interacting with our network of third-party suppliers and consultants. Your responsibilities will include: • Working within a team to devise creative ways to improve product manufacture, performance, and robustness. • Work alongside our manufacturing partners and other members of the Product Engineering team to help optimise manufacturing processes, documentation, inspection, and testing methods. • Building and testing of prototype products and designs to verify and validate design improvements. • Assisting with jig design, build and verification/validation to improve product manufacture and testing. • Data analysis and presentation of findings to help guide product and process improvements. • Producing clear and concise written technical reports and presentations to share and support findings. KEY COMPETENCIES: The successful applicant will have a passion and excellent grades in Electronics/Physical Sciences. They will be a self-starter and have an inquisitive and probing nature, with a keen interest in product design and development. This is a hands-on role that requires analytical and practical problem-solving skills with critical attention to detail and high levels of accuracy. Other desirable abilities and skills: • Experience with any of the following software packages is a benefit: LabVIEW, MATLAB, JMP, Solid works, Fusion 360. • Proficiency with MS Office; Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. • Excellent written communication and presentation skills. • Effective communication and teamwork. • Excellent organisational and time management skills to effectively handle conflicting priorities and ensure tight deadlines are met. • Willingness to work in a closely regulated industry.