AECOM
Graduate Civil Engineer (Feb 2024)
Adelaide
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Opportunity details
- Graduate Job or Program
- AUD 76000 / Year
- including superannuation
- 1-2 vacancies
- Apply by 26 Oct 2023
- Start date 18 Feb 2024
Start here. Grow here.
We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.
Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.
The infrastructure pipeline in South Australia and Australia continues to grow, and AECOM is playing an influential role in the development and delivery of many of these key infrastructure programs and projects. This includes projects in the Defence, roads and transport, and renewable energy markets.
Job Description
AECOM is seeking applications for a Graduate Civil Engineer to grow our Civil team in Adelaide to support existing the projects and pursue the exciting opportunities ahead.
What will a day in this role look like:
- Broadly the responsibilities will include assisting our Senior Engineers develop civil designs, including undertaking calculations, sketches and drawing sets, and you will have the opportunity to apply the learnings you have built at University to the consulting industry.
- Graduates will work with high performing senior engineers and technical members of our team. Learn and grow into interest areas aligned with the AECOM business to become a capable technical team member that is key to our delivery teams.
- Our projects involve providing engineering services to our clients across the whole spectrum of a project lifecycle – from ideation through to construction and operation. Engineers are key to understanding the technical problems and working with the team to design great solutions for our projects that can be delivered in the real world.
- Our local projects are spread across Australia and New Zealand, with opportunities to work on international projects as your career progresses.
Our Graduate Program
Our Growing Professional Skills (GPS) graduate program is designed to help you bridge the gap between formal education and the workplace. The program is spread across two years, drawing on a range of personal development activities, exposure to other graduates and business leaders, and a range of topics designed to grow your business and professional skills.
Along with local site visits, technical seminars, mentoring, and internal and external training, AECOM connects you with leading local and global networks that help you learn, grow, and develop.
As an added incentive, your involvement in the GPS program is fully endorsed for those seeking Professional accreditation. If you decide to do additional studies, we will help you examine your options and identify areas of specialisation to support you in your career.
Qualifications
We are recruiting candidates with a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) or higher -final year or you have completed your studies within the previous two-year period.
Role start date is 19 February 2024.
Hiring criteria
- No experience required
- Australian Citizen +more
- Engineering & Mathematics
- Bachelor or higher
Reviews
Assisting with, and originating / checking engineering and non-engineering documents (calcs, datasheets, drawings, etc.)
Providing drafting and modelling for a range of projects, attending project meetings, minute taking, responding to internal emails, occasionally external emails, providing software support, coordinating internal teams, providing specialist advice for projects and bids
Super diverse, have been lucky enough to contribute to a wide range range of projects conducting a wide range of tasks. When you start, you'll likely have reasonably mundane tasks but as you build familiarity with the processes and rapport with project managers you will quickly get more challenging and interesting work.
About the employer
AECOM
3.9
1,000 - 50,000 employees
Engineering Consulting
Work with us. Change the World. We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. We will champion your integrity and innovative mindset.
Pros and cons of working at AECOM
Pros
The flexibility to work from home as I am completing a Masters so it is much easier to finish work and do uni from there rather than worry about commuting etc.
The culture across all teams is the best, AECOM hires GOOD people, not just technical people.
We get a wide range of projects so there is always something interesting to hear about and to participate in.
Great opportunities to network and meet the senior leaders within the company.
The flexibility with helping out in different teams during your graduate years helps you develop a variety of skills and explore which department might suit you best.
Cons
The pay is well below market rate.
Work alternates between being fast or slow, depending on projects won.
Lack of technical work initially, I have only just begun to be involved in technical work despite starting in early 2024.
The inconsistencies in the performance and rewards process.
There is a lot of pressure on billability, even when you cannot do much about it.