Industrial Placement 2027/2028 (Maritime & Ships)

At HR Wallingford, we design smart, resilient solutions across the natural and built environments to help everyone live and work more sustainably with water. By harnessing research, data insights and the power of our collective expertise, we help the world to better understand the changing influence and impact of water.

Do you want to contribute to exciting and innovative projects whilst working alongside technical specialists and industry experts? HR Wallingford is a world-leading research and consultancy organisation. From flooding to shipping, offshore energy to climate change, we advise clients worldwide how to manage their interactions with the water environment.

This is an opportunity to undertake a one year industrial placement working with our Maritime and Ships group based at Howbery Park, Wallingford, Oxfordshire.  The positions would be ideally suited to undergraduate students whose course includes a sandwich year in industry starting July 2027.

About the role

As an Industrial Placement at HR Wallingford, you will have the opportunity to work in our Maritime & Ships Department. You will work amongst a team of specialist engineers and scientists who are experts in their field.

The role in the Maritime and Ships group will be based in our Ship Simulation Centre and office as well as our physical modelling hall (tasks above) and will include the following tasks:

• Operating the ship simulator as part of the simulation team running studies to assess port design for the safe navigation of vessels.


• Working on mooring assessments with the use of our dynamic mooring analysis tools to ensure safe mooring of ships at berth


• Data processing and analysing results to enable them to be presented to Clients

About you

Studying towards a civil or coastal engineering degree, ship science, or a numerate science, or another physical science relating to coasts (e.g. Geography or Oceanography).  You have strong numeracy and organisational skills.

Many of our physical models are large and will require the ability to carry, pull and push materials to complete the build, and so as a team player you will enjoy the challenge of working in a collaborative and rewarding environment.

You are enthusiastic about learning, take responsibility for your actions and are motivated to deliver. You keep an eye on the detail and are comfortable working to deadlines. Familiarity with the use of spreadsheets and word processing packages is essential, and knowledge of a computer language would also be useful.

Further information

• Check out our exceptional benefits at hrwallingford.com/careers.


• Maritime & Ships - Job Description and Person Specification


• Salary : £27,051.44 per annum.


• The closing date for applications is 30th November 2026.


• Interviews are likely to take place in the second week of January 2027

How to apply

If you are excited about this role but unsure whether you’re the right fit, we encourage you to apply. We’re also happy to answer any questions by emailing [email protected]

Interested? Please apply providing your CV with covering letter. 

Additional information

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HR Wallingford are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity in our workplace. We do not discriminate, and work to create an inclusive culture across our business.