It’s not quite a summer breeze but 13 students certainly won’t have the summertime blues as they kick off an internship with trunk roads management and maintenance provider, Scotland TranServ.
School might be out for summer but these young engineers will still be learning valuable lessons as they take to the motorways and trunk roads across South West Scotland under the careful eye and tutelage of some of Scotland’s brightest and best civil engineers.
The young engineers, who are mostly University of the West of Scotland (UWS) students, hail from as far afield as Scotland, Nigeria and Brazil. They will be based at Scotland TranServ’s depots in Polmadie, Ayr and Dumfries.
UWS School of Engineering Senior Lecturer, Dr Hugh Fergusson said:
“Working with Scotland TranServ will provide these young engineers with unique hands on experience, putting the last few years of academic study into commercial context, preparing them to play their part in designing and constructing Scotland’s future infrastructure and continuing our country’s reputation as a global civil engineering leader.”
Scotland TranServ operates 636 kilometres of trunk roads across South West Scotland, from Loch Lomond to Loch Ryan at Stranraer, on behalf of Transport Scotland. The network, which is the busiest in Scotland, comprises some of the largest roads in the country including the M8, M74, M77 and M80.
Scotland TranServ has worked exclusively with the university to provide these 2nd and 3rd year students with the opportunity to learn more about their intended career and to gain valuable experience working with one of the biggest civil engineering businesses in the region. The company is comprised of global infrastructure services company, Balfour Beatty and international infrastructure and business services group, Mouchel.
Shona Darroch, Scotland TranServ’s HR Manager added:
“This is an amazing opportunity for these young people to further their careers and learn invaluable civil engineering lessons with one of the leading trunk road management companies in the country. Across Scotland TranServ we are looking to the future, investing in the best young engineering graduates, apprentices and interns and providing them with a solid future in a real growth industry. We’re interested in hearing from ambitious, talented young people from all backgrounds and interests who want to build a bright future for themselves.”
The group are already working away, having started at Scotland TranServ in mid-June. Their duties will include network maintenance, bridge operations and operating system enhancement. Scotland TranServ has already taken on a number of graduates from the UWS course and it is hoped some of these young people can follow in their footsteps.
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Russell Rennie, Scotland TranServ’s Contract Director concluded:
“Across South West Scotland, Scotland TranServ on behalf of Transport Scotland is investing to improve the trunk roads and motorway network for the future. Those major economic arteries and the roads infrastructure that will succeed them need the brightest and best civil engineers to design, construct and manage them.
“That is why Scotland TranServ is investing in the best young talent today, to ensure that our highly respected engineers can pass Scotland’s valuable roads network on to these young people and know that it is in safe hands.
“As an organisation we believe in innovation and sustainability, and by investing in these young people we are supporting fresh thinking, fresh ideas and an emerging talent pool that we are honoured to have played a part in shaping.”
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