Careers: Student Engineering Experience Programme

Student Engineering Experience Programme

PRDW is offering a unique vacation training opportunity to current 3rd year university students with the aim of exposing future engineers to the exciting and challenging field of Port and Coastal Engineering. The programme is designed for six students, running over a 4-week period in January 2026 and meets the vacation work requirements of South African universities. Students on this programme will be required to carry out a mock design project based on an actual case study, with the assistance and guidance of experienced engineers.

The four-week programme will cover the following port and coastal engineering disciplines:

1. Wave theory and numerical modelling
2. Port planning and navigation
3. The design of coastal structures (breakwaters, revetments etc.)
4. Design concept development, costing and multi-criteria analyses
5. Structural modelling and analysis of an exposed jetty structure
6. Intake pipeline hydraulics

Applications are open from 16^th September 2025 to 3^rd October 2025.