Placement Student (Summer/Year in Industry)
Job Reference – PS111
Hours: 37.5 hours per week – hybrid working (minimum of 2 days in the office per week). Flexi-time policy included
Location: Chester, Cheshire
Closing date: 28th February 2025
We are open to applications for summer or year-long placements at RAS.
The work we do covers a wide range of disciplines, so a placement at RAS would be suitable for anyone undertaking a STEM undergraduate degree. This could be any engineering, scientific or mathematical discipline. The RAS team has a diverse range of academic backgrounds; problem solving, and logical thought processing are the main skills required.
At RAS you will be treated as a valued member of the team from day one and would undertake the same tasks as our graduates in a Junior Consultant/Technical Assistant position.
The role will involve working on projects relating to safety, environmental risk management and permitting. This includes hazard identification, consequence modelling, risk assessments, research, and other client-led requirements.
A placement student at RAS will carry out technical assistant and junior consultant activities. Key responsibilities of the role are as follows:
- Extracting data from specialist software packages
- Proof reading reports
- Generating GIS maps
- Research
- Production of document summaries
- Interpretation of data
- Interpretation of industry legislation, standards, and good practice
- Graphical representation of results
- Presentation of findings
- Technical report writing
- Supporting senior consultants as necessary
- Scribing at hazard studies and other workshops
RAS prides itself on its strong culture and values. An RAS person is:
- Kind, caring and empathetic
- Open and honest
- Patient when patience is needed
- Personable and positive
- Polite and courteous
- Tolerant and respectful
- Someone who listens
- Someone who thinks before they act
Apply for the position by sending your CV and covering letter telling us why you would be the best candidate to join the team by email to: recruitment@ras.ltd.uk.
Please specify whether you would be interested in a summer placement or a year-long placement in your application.
Closing date: 28th February 2025