Graduate Civil Engineer - 2024 - Palmerston North (merge jobs) (Nov 2023)

What’s in it for you

At Fulton Hogan we truly care about the wellbeing of our people and giving them the tools, they need to succeed.

Attend Graduate Camp & 3 Graduate Summits

Rotations around the business

Professional Membership

Medical and life insurance from day one

Increasing our KiwiSaver employer contributions for service milestones (could equate to 49% more over 10 years)

Family scholarship programmes

Learning and development programmes

Long service leave

and a slew of retail and supplier discounts.

 

We’re proud to offer a range of REAL Benefits that recognises the huge role our people play in our success.

 

 

We’re all about Good Work

You’ve probably seen us around - on the roads, building sites, and in cities, towns, and locations all over New Zealand.

 

We build and maintain infrastructure that improves the quality of life across New Zealand and Australia. Everything, from roads and bridges, to energy, water, and communication.

 

We’re big and growing but this will always be a family business with family centric values that are REAL; Respect, Energy & Effort, Attitude and Leadership - driving who we are and what we do.  We know that we’re only ever as good as our people. That’s why we’re committed to hiring, developing, and retaining the best in the industry.

 

 

The Opportunity

We need an enthusiastic & driven Engineering Graduate to join the Fulton Hogan team in Palmerston North.

 

In this role, you’ll see yourself responsible for supporting operational delivery of a project or department works, reporting to Site Engineers, Foreman, or Department Managers. You’ll be supporting tasks to learn the ropes such as quality checks, site set ups, subcontractor management, document control, safety, and suppliers.

 

On a day-to-day basis you’ll be responsible for undertaking support tasks to learn the ropes such as:

Physical work with operational crews on site (i.e. machine operation)

Following general instructions set by your Manager or Supervisor

You’ll also contribute in any other duties that are reasonably requested of you.

 

In addition to the above, Engineering Graduates are expected to:

Learn about Fulton Hogan, our customers, and our direction

Work collaboratively with other parts of business

Maximise mutual learning

Actively identify new areas for learning, regularly creating, and taking advantage of learning opportunities

Use newly gained knowledge and skills on the job and learn through their application

Manage individual performance

Set high standards of performance for self and others

Assume responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks

Deliver objectives in line with the company’s direction

Demonstrate a commitment to work co-operatively within your team and manage your own performance alongside your team

Identify, develop, and lead improvement opportunities. Provide suggestions to management for improving delivery, customer service and internal processes

Ensure personal/professional development is in line with relevant professional bodies.

 

What you’ll bring to the table

We’re looking for someone who will have graduated in a relevant field, and of course is looking for a practical business environment to apply their academic learning and theory.

You’ll also be great with people, self-motivated and must be ready to start building your career.

 

Who we are

Here at Fulton Hogan, we don’t just talk about our REAL Values, we live them too. Our people are the most important part of our business and we’re always looking for people who are passionate about the work they do. If that’s you, we’d like to invite you to become part of our family and join us in our commitment to ensuring the Good Work we do will make a positive difference to the quality of life for our people, our customers and the communities we all call home. 

 

Sound like you?

If you are looking for a role to showcase your skills, build a long-lasting legacy, and want to help us build on our Good Work culture, then we want to hear from you.

 

All successful candidates must under-go and pass a pre-employment medical and drug screen