My internship at Clowes has been a rewarding and enlightening experience.
Joe Anderson, Internship Placement
After completing my second year of Bsc Real Estate at Nottingham Trent University, I recognised the importance of combining theory taught in the classroom with practical real life-experience. Being from Derby, I was aware of Clowes Developments strong reputation and vast portfolio, and therefore saw it as the perfect place for me to gain valuable exposure to the property industry.
Over the course of the internship, I was fortunate enough to work alongside land and planning, development, management, and marketing departments. With some of my favourite modules at university including development, management and valuation, it has been a rewarding and enlightening experience to channel these topics into real-life situations. Attending meetings, visiting sites, and talking to new people, in and out of the office, has all been very beneficial.
In visiting Clowes’ completed sites such as EMDC, Ivanhoe, Crown Park and Castlewood, I learnt the true magnitude of Clowes’ portfolio, and how they’re overseen by the asset management team. Additionally, visiting sites undergoing construction such as Fairham, Studbook, and Beauchamp Business Park has been fascinating, especially witnessing how each department collaborates and utilises external architects, engineers, contractors and agents to get the job done.
The people at Clowes are exceptionally friendly and welcoming. The honesty, integrity, and supportive atmosphere within the office makes it a very admirable place to work. I would like to thank all the Clowes employees for making the experience enjoyable as well as useful, and hope I can work with the group again some time in the future.