Our industry work placements are a fantastic opportunity to gain full‑time, paid experience during your undergraduate gap year, within an industry and role aligned to your degree.

Join us and take your learning beyond the classroom, building real‑world skills, professional confidence and valuable industry insight.

Our placements are designed to help you grow personally and professionally, while strengthening your future career prospects as you continue your degree.

This is more than a standard placement. You’ll take on meaningful responsibilities, contribute to real projects, and gain experience that will genuinely enhance your graduate employability.

We’re passionate about developing early careers talent and creating environments where curiosity, collaboration and innovation can thrive.

Throughout your placement, you’ll work as part of a supportive team on real business‑to‑business projects across the built environment and infrastructure services sector. You’ll build confidence, expand your expertise and develop the skills employers value most.

You’ll be supported throughout your year by experienced professionals across the business. Our commitment is to ensure your placement is both successful and genuinely enriching.

“I’m really enjoying my time at NG Bailey - the months seem to be flying by. I’m working alongside a great team of people who have all been incredibly helpful and supportive throughout my placement.”

“A big achievement was leading a project involving multiple teams. It was a challenge, but it’s something I’m really proud of and it’s helped build my confidence massively.

“The application process was fast and easy, and there was always someone I could speak to, which was helpful when I had questions.”

Becca Seaman – Digital Content Intern (2025/26)

All applications are made through our online careers portal, which is accessible when vacancies are live.

The application includes:

An online form with questions designed to help us understand you, your motivations and experiences

An optional CV upload (your written responses are the most important part).

Some placements are highly competitive and may close early if we receive a high volume of applications, so we encourage applying as soon as roles go live.

AI tools such as ChatGPT, Copilot or Gemini can be helpful for research and preparation, for example to understand the role or organisation. However, your application must be written in your own words and reflect your own experiences and motivations. Applications that appear to be entirely AI‑generated will not be progressed, as we want to understand you and your genuine interest in joining NG Bailey.