Job Specifications
Department: Built Asset Consultancy
Location: London
Description
Title: Summer Intern
Discipline: Fire Engineering
Sector: Built Asset Consultancy
Location: London, Leeds, Birmingham and Bristol (With Hybrid Working)
Duration: Min 8 Weeks
Dates: June - September 2026
Why RLB?
At RLB, we live by four simple ideas: Truth, Trust, Together, Tomorrow. Four values that live at the heart of RLB. A place where People Make Progress.
RLB is a great place to start your career in the built environment. We’re proud of how we guide, mentor and support people from the earliest stages of their careers, laying the foundations for their future success.
Join us and you will thrive personally as well as professionally.
Role Overview
At RLB, we’re proud to be shaping the future of the built environment — and we know that starts with investing in the next generation of talent. Our Summer Placements are a great opportunity to explore what it’s like to work at RLB, gain hands-on experience, and start building your career in a supportive, collaborative environment.
Key Responsibilities
Role Responsibilities
As a Fire Engineering Summer Intern, you’ll work alongside experienced professionals to help create safer and more resilient buildings. You’ll gain insight into how fire engineering fits within design, construction and building management — supporting live projects and learning from specialists in the field.
Your Day-to-day Could Include
Learning from Experienced Professionals: You’ll work alongside engineers and consultants, observing and supporting their work on real projects. This is a chance to see how fire safety is considered in the design and management of buildings.
Supporting Project Work: You may help with tasks such as reviewing building plans, preparing documents, or gathering information needed for fire safety assessments. Your work will contribute to ensuring that buildings are safe and meet regulations.
Collaborating with Teams: Expect to work closely with other interns, engineers, and consultants. You’ll attend team meetings, share updates, and learn how different roles come together to deliver a project.
Developing Technical and Interpersonal Skills: You’ll be encouraged to ask questions, seek feedback, and take on new challenges. This will help you build both your technical understanding of fire engineering and your confidence in working with others.
Participating in Training and Development: RLB offers learning sessions, mentoring, and opportunities to develop your skills. You’ll be supported to grow, whether it’s through formal training or informal guidance from your colleagues.
Contributing to a Positive Team Culture: You’ll be recognised for being proactive, positive, and willing to help others. Being a team player and showing a strong willingness to learn are highly valued.
Who We’re Looking For
We’re looking for people who are curious, motivated, and ready to learn. You’ll be studying a degree in Fire Engineering, Building Services, Mechanical Engineering, Architecture, or a related discipline, and have a genuine interest in how fire safety shapes the built environment.
Behaviours
Great communication and teamwork skills.
A proactive approach and willingness to get involved.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
A passion for learning and making a difference.
RLB Employee Benefits
Our culture is built around enabling you to fulfil your potential, so you can look forward to benefits that include:
Hybrid Working - Working patterns to support your work-life balance. As well as competitive maternity and paternity packages.
Well-Rewarded - A competitive salary and generous holiday entitlement. As well as the opportunity to purchase up to five extra days.
Focus On Wellbeing - We offer a number of health and wellness options, including gym membership and cycle to work schemes.
Healthcare Packages - Private healthcare insurance and medical support, including dental insurance and eyecare vouchers.
Personal Development - A continuous learning and development programme, including established APC and in-house mentoring schemes.
Additional Benefits - We offer a wide range of benefits including a season ticket loan and professional membership subscriptions.
Exceptional Exposure - You’ll have the opportunity to work on diverse projects across different sectors and regions.
Social Responsibility - We hold team and social events as well as charity fundraising and volunteering activities.
Our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Commitment
We believe in building a diverse and inclusive environment where each person can be themselves, feel valued for their contribution and be challenged and supported to reach their full potential. We have a responsibility to support the communities in which we live and work, and that our workforce should reflect these communities and our clients. Our talent strategy should enable us to overcome bias in the construction industry by recruiting, retaining, deve
About the Company
RLB. Where people make progress.
For over 240 years, RLB has thrived by bringing together the right people and doing things the right way.
We look out for our people, which means we look out for each-other. Kind of like a family, if that family had 4,500 different, diverse and amazing people around the world.
We work hard, enjoy the journey, and aim to do good, making a lasting positive impact on our communities and planet.
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