Internship - Generalist

**Job reference**: 000351

**Salary**: Intern - £23,620

**Department**: Internship 2026

**Location**: Bristol (Brunel House)

**Employment type**: Internship

**Hours Per Week**: 37

**Job start date**: 13/10/2025

**Closing date**: 27/10/2025

**Generalist Summer Internship**

**Salary**:£23,620 (pro-rata)**

**Placement start date**:June 2026

**Location**:Bristol

**Connect the country. Shape your future. Start your career journey with us.**

How will you help shape the way we connect with customers and run our business? Join our **9-week summer internship**and get hands-on experience across a variety of real-world business activities. Whether you're supporting strategic planning, improving performance, or helping us deliver better experiences for our customers, you’ll be part of a team driving change across a national organisation.

You’ll work alongside our Customer, Strategy and Communications teams on work that could include:

- Strategic customer initiatives
- Business performance and planning
- Compliance, governance and assurance

This is your chance to see how a large public organisation operates from the inside - building your skills, growing your confidence, and contributing to work that helps connect communities and improve everyday journeys across the country.

**What You’ll Get in Return**

If you're ready to invest in your development and excited to help shape the future of transport, we’ve got your back

Our placements offer a mix of hands-on experience, workshops, and real-world learning to help boost your career prospects after university. You’ll have a dedicated manager, support from experienced mentors, and flexible working arrangements to help you thrive. You’ll also be part of our Early Careers community, connecting with peers, sharing ideas, and building your network.

As well as a competitive salary and plenty of career development support, you’ll also enjoy a fantastic employee benefits package, which includes annual leave of 26 days (pro-rata for internships), access to health and wellbeing schemes, discounts and cashback on shopping, going out and more

**What You’ll Need to Succeed**

You’ll need to bring a positive mindset, take ownership of your work, and be ready to adapt when things shift. We’re looking for great communicators who work well with others, stay organised, and think critically to solve problems. If you're curious, passionate, and keen to learn, you'll fit right in and grow fast.

To be eligible for our placement programme, you must:

- Be finishing the **second year**of your undergraduate degree programme in June 2026.
- ** Be able attend a 2-day induction from 29th-30th June 2026.**
- Hold an unrestricted Right to Work in the UK for the full duration of the placement. **_Due to the salary level of this role, we cannot offer sponsorship for the position for individuals that don't have the Right to Work in the UK. _**

Assessment Centres will run in **January and February 2026**, and you’ll hear back soon after about whether you’ve secured a placement.

**About Us**

Our strategic road network is vital to connecting the country, carrying a third of all traffic and two-thirds of freight. Every single day, National Highways get millions of people to where they need to be as efficiently and safely as possible along more than 4,500 miles of motorways and major A roads. We bring people together, keep businesses moving and help communities to stay connected.

We’re constantly innovating to stay ahead of the curve in building and operating our roads, investing in both the right projects and the brightest talent to help shape our future. And that's where you come in

**Why You Should Join Us**

At National Highways, we believe in building a connected country. We’re passionate about creating an inclusive, collaborative culture where all our people feel empowered, valued and enjoy greater wellbeing to achieve this.

If you share our values of **safety, passion, teamwork, ownership, and integrity**, you’ll thrive as part of our team.

**Ready to Take the Next Step?**

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