Are you the Civil Engineering and Built Environment Undergraduate of the YearLaing O'Rourke

Open to pre-final year undergraduates in Civil Engineering,
Design Engineering, Mechanical/Electrical Engineering (focusing on
building services or SMARTbuilding technologies), Building Services Engineering,Environmental Engineering, Manufacturing
Engineering and closely related degree courses.

 

We're searching the best universities in the UK to find the outstanding pre-final year civil engineering and built environment undergraduate. We're looking for a winning mix of personal skills, career motivation and an excellent academic record. The rewards are great: the winner will be given a 10-week placement at a Laing O'Rourke work camp in Australia, and the opportunity to stay for two extra weeks. He/she will collect the award at a gala event in Canary Wharf, London on 15 April, 2011.

Even if you don’t win, you still stand a chance of making the final shortlist of ten, all of whom will be royally looked after by the sponsor Laing O’Rourke and invited to the Undergraduate of the Year Awards as their guests.

So if you are a pre-final year undergraduate studying one of the above degree courses...

And you are expecting at least a 2.1...

And you think you're the best civil engineering and built environment undergraduate in the UK, click the big button below.

Closing date for entries
is 31 January 2011.

Enter now

How do I win it then?

It’s not easy to win the Undergraduate of the Year Award and competition will be fierce. The process is demanding and only the truly outstanding and committed will make it to the last 10. There are three stages that you’ll have to get through.

Stage One:
Submit your personal data and answer three special questions posed by the sponsor of the Award.

Stage Two:
Complete three online tests designed exclusively by our partners SHL, Europe’s leading test provider. The online assessment will take you around an hour to complete and somewhere between 30 and 50 will pass through to the next stage. The closing date for entry is January 2011.

Stage Three:
The sponsor will seek to find a shortlist of ten from the undergraduates who pass the first stage. This will be done in a variety of ways including telephone interviews, assessment centres and further tests (depending on the sponsor). The final shortlist of ten is invited to the Undergraduate of the Year Awards in Canary Wharf London on 15 April where the winner will be announced.

Please note: if you want (and are eligible) to apply for more than one award, you must register using a different email address each time.

Last years winner: Krzysztof Sieledczyk

I’m Krzysztof Sieledczyk, 21 from Glogow, Poland. I’m 3rd year student at the University of Leeds and currently I’m studying abroad at Pennsylvania State University in the USA. My dream job? One that would allow me to travel all over the world. I chose to do Architectural Engineering as I was always interested in Built Environment and I was trying to find a degree linking Engineering and Architecture – that’s why Architectural Engineering. Back in Leeds, I founded a Polish Society and I was also a treasurer of Civil Engineering Society. I’m also a student member and educational ambassador of ICE.

Tell me about Laing O'Rourke

Laing O'Rourke is a leader in construction solutions, with over 31,000 employees worldwide, focused on building a brighter, better and sustainable future for the communities we serve.

We want dedicated, enthusiastic and bright individuals to join us. In return we offer excellent career opportunities, the chance to build a successful career, the opportunity to demonstrate your skills and to further your knowledge. With our HQ in the UK and three international hubs - Europe, Middle East & Asia and Australasia – we provide total construction capability and unparalleled career opportunities.

Find out more about Laing O’Rourke at: www.laingorourke.com/careers/