Office Assistant - Work Experience
| Posting date: | 17 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £13.45 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 March 2026 |
| Location: | Ipswich, Anglia, IP1 5NP |
| Company: | M Group Services |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 59210208 |
Summary
About The Role
Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.
Where will you be working?
M Group Highways
At M Group Highways, we’re supporting the safe transportation and movement of people across the UK.
We don’t just build roads and bridges- we’re building a better future, creating lasting social value that gives back to the communities in which we work.
You’ll be joining our Highways maintenance team, as the UK’s number one highway maintenance contractor, our teams use the latest innovations to create effective solutions. We offer a range of services including planned and reactive maintenance and highway improvement schemes.
Want to come and be a part of it?
What will you be doing?
- Three‑week work experience placements offered on the Suffolk Highways contract
- Placement length and structure can be adapted depending on the candidate
- Candidate interests, ambitions and availability will be assessed at interview to tailor the placement
- Candidates will spend short periods shadowing different teams across the business
- Opportunities to learn about team functions and day‑to‑day activities
- Possible areas to shadow include: communications, project management, construction, design, operations, performance, commercial
What you’ll bring
- Previous work experience is not essential, as this opportunity is aimed at individuals who may have limited or no workplace exposure
- Good communication skills would be beneficial
- Confidence in an unfamiliar professional environment
- Curiosity and a willingness to learn new skills
- Well‑suited to anyone interested in engineering (civil or design), construction/infrastructure, or business
About us
We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We are one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs. Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.
- We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
- We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
- We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
- We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life
Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.
It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.
Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.
For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.
#MGroupH
Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.
Where will you be working?
M Group Highways
At M Group Highways, we’re supporting the safe transportation and movement of people across the UK.
We don’t just build roads and bridges- we’re building a better future, creating lasting social value that gives back to the communities in which we work.
You’ll be joining our Highways maintenance team, as the UK’s number one highway maintenance contractor, our teams use the latest innovations to create effective solutions. We offer a range of services including planned and reactive maintenance and highway improvement schemes.
Want to come and be a part of it?
What will you be doing?
- Three‑week work experience placements offered on the Suffolk Highways contract
- Placement length and structure can be adapted depending on the candidate
- Candidate interests, ambitions and availability will be assessed at interview to tailor the placement
- Candidates will spend short periods shadowing different teams across the business
- Opportunities to learn about team functions and day‑to‑day activities
- Possible areas to shadow include: communications, project management, construction, design, operations, performance, commercial
What you’ll bring
- Previous work experience is not essential, as this opportunity is aimed at individuals who may have limited or no workplace exposure
- Good communication skills would be beneficial
- Confidence in an unfamiliar professional environment
- Curiosity and a willingness to learn new skills
- Well‑suited to anyone interested in engineering (civil or design), construction/infrastructure, or business
About us
We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We are one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs. Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.
- We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
- We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
- We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
- We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life
Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.
It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.
Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.
For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.
#MGroupH