Open to penultimate year undergraduates in civil, mechanical,
electrical or combined engineering and closely related degree courses
We're searching the best universities in the UK to find the outstanding pre-final year construction engineering and design 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 awarded a summer work opportunity in one of Laing O’Rourke’s international operations in, for example, Canada, Australia or Hong Kong. He/she will collect the award at a gala event in Canary Wharf, London on 13 April, 2012.
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 as guests at the Undergraduate of the Year Awards.
So if you are a penultimate year undergraduate studying one of the above degree courses...
And you are expecting at least a 2.1...
And you have Maths, English and Sciences at GCSE, A–C grades...
And you are a UK or EU national...
And you think you're the best construction engineering and design undergraduate in the UK, click the big button below.
Closing date for entries
is 31 January 2012.
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 ten. 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, the world’s leading assessment provider. The online assessment will take you around 90 minutes to complete and somewhere between 30 and 70 candidates will pass through to the next stage. The closing date for entry is 31 January 2012.
Stage Three:
The sponsor will seek to find a shortlist of ten from the undergraduates who pass the first two stages. 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 13 April where the winner will be announced.
Last years winner: Maria Canellas
Maria is from Mallorca, Spain. Having completed her secondary education in an international school in Mallorca, she decided to study abroad. She is a 3rd year Civil Engineering student at the University of Cambridge, fascinated by the infrastructure and technology that keeps our world running and connected. In the near future, she wants to merge her passion for travelling and engineering by working around the globe.
Tell me about Laing O'Rourke
Laing O’Rourke is a multi-disciplinary design, engineering, manufacturing and construction business – with operations in Europe, the Middle East, Canada, Australia and Southeast Asia.
Our track record includes some of the world’s most recognisable structures – and to continue to build on this reputation for project delivery excellence, we are looking to today’s brightest undergraduates to create the next generation of construction and engineering talent.
In return, we will offer you exceptional career opportunities that enable you to reach your personal best. As a Laing O’Rourke employee, you will benefit from ongoing training and learning opportunities as part of a business that views your professional development as a priority.
Find out more about Laing O’Rourke at: www.laingorourke.com/careers/
