Build your future with Farrans.
Looking for more than just work experience?
At Farrans, our Placement and Summer Placement students get the opportunity to work on major civil engineering and construction projects that shape communities across the UK and Ireland. You'll gain hands-on experience, take on real responsibilities and learn from industry professionals while building valuable skills for your future career.
Whether you're looking for a year-long placement as part of your degree or a summer placement during your studies, Farrans can help you develop your knowledge, grow your confidence and explore where your career could take you.
What's the Difference?
Placements
- Typically 8 months or longer, depending on your course requirements.
- Ideal for students seeking an industrial placement or year in industry.
Summer Placements
- Usually around 12 weeks during the summer break.
- Perfect for gaining practical experience and insight into the construction industry.
Available Placement & Summer Placement Opportunities
Engineers
- England
- Placements: Click Here
- Summer Placements : Click Here
- Scotland
- Placements: Click Here
- Summer Placements : Click Here
- Northern Ireland
- Placements: Click Here
- Summer Placements : Click Here
- Ireland
- Placements: Click Here
- Summer Placements : Click Here
Quantity Surveyors
- England
- Placements: Click Here
- Summer Placements : Click Here
- Scotland
- Placements: Click Here
- Summer Placements : Click Here
- Northern Ireland
- Placements: Click Here
- Summer Placements : Click Here
- Ireland
- Placements: Click Here
- Summer Placements : Click Here
Business Improvement
- Northern Ireland: Click Here
Accounts Clerk
- Northern Ireland: Click Here
How to Apply
✅ Please apply only for the opportunity that best matches your interests, degree and availability.
✅ If you're happy to relocate or work in another location, simply choose your preferred region and submit one application only.
✅ Placement and Summer Placement opportunities are advertised through the same links above, and the team will consider you for the most appropriate opportunity.
❌ Please do not apply through this Register Your Interest post. Applications submitted here will not be counted. To be considered, you must apply through one of the links above.
Skills Required
- Currently studying a relevant degree or course
- Availability matching the selected placement type, typically eight months or longer for industrial placements or approximately 12 weeks for summer placements
- Interest in the selected opportunity, such as engineering, quantity surveying, business improvement, or accounts
What We Do
Northstone (NI) Limited is a Northern Ireland-based construction and building materials group headquartered in Belfast. Its operating divisions include Farrans Construction, focused on building and civil engineering, and Northstone Materials, which supplies the construction industry with aggregates, asphalt, readymix concrete, roof tiles and related products. The group also undertakes building projects, road construction and other civil engineering work for customers.
