AECOM New Zealand
2020 Undergraduate Geotechnical Engineer
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Opportunity details
- Internship, Clerkship or Placement
- 1 vacancies
- Apply by 21 Aug 2020
Make Amazing Happen!
With the ever-changing landscape of infrastructure and development in Australia and New Zealand, we are excited to be seeking our next cohort of undergraduates for our summer intake.
This is a great opportunity for enthusiastic undergraduates who love problem-solving within diverse teams. Successful candidates will share our passion for excellence in client service and project delivery.
At AECOM we believe that infrastructure creates opportunities for everyone. Our 56,000 professionals around the world partner with clients to solve the world's most complex challenges and build legacies for generations to come. From transportation, water and energy, to buildings and national governments, AECOM is the world's premier infrastructure firm.
Whether you are an engineer, planner, scientist, project manager or designer, we are looking for people who share our purpose and are passionate about improving the communities in which we operate.
Your Development
As an undergraduate, you will have the chance to work alongside graduates, technical experts and industry leaders, gaining exposure to iconic projects that help shape and connect our cities and communities. This will be a fantastic opportunity to build long-term meaningful connections for your career.
We will provide you with support and direction to ensure you have an inspiring and positive placement with us, ready to resume your studies in 2021 with new knowledge and practical insights.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist the team and project managers by developing good working relationships with clients during the delivery of projects
- Develop good relations with your team and other teams across multiple business areas and locations.
Preferred Qualifications
- Undertaking a tertiary qualification in Civil Engineering
- Taking geotechnical electives with an interest in ground engineering and tunnelling
- A strong sense of commitment, a willingness to learn, and a desire to work in a dynamic deadline-driven environment
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrated time management and organisational skills.
Reviews
As a graduate engineer my role is to support and learn from more senior engineers with project work.
CAD work of smaller parts of projects. either tidying up drawings or making the design part 3d design with heavy supervision very occasional report writing
My role is a graduate, my day-to-day responsibilities include site inspections, design of structures, structural detailing, meetings and workshops for projects.
About the employer
AECOM New Zealand
3.9
50,000 - 100,000 employees
Engineering Consulting
We all leave a legacy. What will yours be?
Pros and cons of working at AECOM New Zealand
Pros
The people. We have an amazing team of people that make it fantastic to come into work every day.
My peers, the type of projects that we work on, the graduate program, and the amount of support there is for graduates.
The support I get when learning new software and processes. They don't expect me to get it right the first time and allow me to ask a lot of questions.
Work culture, people and employee benefits.
Variety of work, Work flexibility, exciting projects.
Cons
It is still a job and occasionally has less enjoyable tasks to do.
No negatives so far
Timesheets
Occasional downtimes with no work, which has gotten better.
Unable to think of any worse thing.