HSE Intern

Paid Internship Opportunity – Safety Review Project (6 Weeks)

Location: Harland & Wolff

Duration: Six‑week paid placement

Eligibility: 1st or 2nd year undergraduate students

Navantia UK/Harland & Wolff is offering an exciting six‑week paid internship designed to give undergraduate students hands‑on experience within a real business environment. This placement provides structured learning, exposure to professional working practices, and the chance to contribute meaningfully to a live engineering project.

About the Role

You will join our engineering and operations teams to carry out a structured safety review of our new production facility, with a particular focus on the automated panel production line. Working alongside experienced specialists, you will assess safety risks, identify opportunities for improvement, and develop practical recommendations that support our commitment to safe and efficient operations.

This role is ideal for students early in their degree who want to build confidence, gain industry insight, and apply academic learning in a real‑world setting.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct safety reviews across production stations, identifying hazards and improvement opportunities.

• Develop recommended safety layouts, a hazard register, and a prioritised list of improvement actions.

• Compile a clear, professional report summarising findings, analysis, and recommendations.

• Present your conclusions to the engineering team at the end of the placement.

What You Will Gain

By the end of the internship, you will have:

• Completed a full safety review of a large‑scale production facility.

• Gained practical experience working within a professional engineering environment.

• Developed key transferable skills including communication, teamwork, organisation, problem‑solving, and time management.

• Built a stronger understanding of how business functions operate and how individual tasks contribute to wider organisational goals.

• Seen first‑hand how best‑practice systems improve safety, operational effectiveness, and overall efficiency.

Why Join Us?

This placement offers:

• Real responsibility and meaningful project work.

• Guidance and support from experienced colleagues.

• Exposure to business processes and professional standards.

• A chance to make a tangible contribution to a high‑value engineering project.