Internships

Summer placements - 12 weeks

We offer 12 week paid internships each summer which give university students the opportunity to gain valuable work experience and knowledge to support their studies. This experience provides exposure to challenging and worthwhile projects working across a range of different service areas giving them a taste of what a career in local government is like. Interns have access to a tailored training and development programme and are assigned a buddy from their team throughout the placement.

The interns work together on a group project on behalf of the council during their time with us. They are given a brief on a 'real' project with several stakeholders and the responsibility to deliver this lies with them. They are the decision makers, however support and guidance from specialist areas are always available if required.

Summer 2024 interns

Our interns experience

• Diana, Families and Communities (2024)
• India, Planning Development (2024)
• Nancy, Corporate Communications (2024)
• Philip,  Environment and Energy (2024)
• Phoebe, Green Space and Heritage (2024)
• Annabelle, Property Services (2022-23)
• Apryl, Planning Development (2023)
• Ben, Environmental Health(2023)
• Daniel, Governance and Elections (2023)
• George, Waste and Street Scene (2023)
• Isabelle, Environment and Energy (2023)
• Louise, Housing Options (2023)
• Chin Wei, Public Health and Housing (2022)
• George, Environment and Energy (2022)
• Lydia, Planning Development (2022)
• Michael, Green Space and Heritage (2022)
• Harry, Strategic Property (industrial placement) (2020-21)
• Hope, Planning Development (2021)
• Joshua, Leisure and Culture (2021)
• Joshua, Licensing (2021)
• Martha, Environment and Energy (2021)
• Amy, Housing Options (2019)
• Emily, Housing Standards (2019)
• Holly, Strategic Property (industrial placement) (2019-20)
• Jessica, Housing Options (2019)
• Lizzie, Families and Communities (2019)
• Natalie, Leisure and Culture (2019)
• Marcus, Planning Development (2019)
• Sarah, Waste and Street Scene (2019)
• Sian, Environmental Health (2019)

We advertise internship opportunities in November-December each year for the following summer.

Our 2025 placements information and how to apply in coming soon!

To be eligible for our internship programme you must be an undergraduate at a UK university at the point of application and be eligible to work in the UK.

Interns receive the national living wage together with our excellent benefits package, including discounts on gym membership, shopping, cinema, travel and a whole lot more.