KiwiRail
Graduate Electrical Engineer (Feb 2025)
Auckland
Opportunity details
- Graduate Job or Program
- NZD 64000 / Year
- 5 Weeks of Annual Leave, discounts and Railway Trust Membership options
- 1 vacancy
- Apply by 21 Feb 2025
- Start date 23 Feb 2025
- 2-Year structured rotational programme
- Must be available to start 24th February 2025
- Entry-level career opportunity for recent graduates
He kōrero mō mātou | About us:
Ready to kickstart your career and make a real impact in Aotearoa?
Join New Zealand’s #1 Graduate Development Programme and help shape the future of rail! This isn’t just any grad programme – it’s your ticket to hands-on experience, unique opportunities, and the chance to work on projects that keep New Zealand moving.
Are you early in your career with 0-2 years of professional experience? Or graduating for 2025? If yes, then this opportunity is for you! We are looking for talented graduate engineers.
He whakamārama mo te tūranga mahi | About the role:
Step into an exhilarating role in our Infrastructure Engineering Team based in Auckland where you’ll contribute to some of the most impactful rail projects across Aotearoa. We have multiple teams in this sector and plenty of opportunities to learn and grow your career.
If you’re passionate about innovation, problem-solving, and making a tangible difference, this is the opportunity for you!
Ngā pukenga e rapu nei mātou | What (skills) you will bring:
- Electrical or Mechatronics Graduates
- Someone with 0-2 years of professional experience, a curious mindset, and great communication skills.
- You must be a New Zealand Citizen or Resident.
Nōu te rourou | What's in it for you:
- 2-Year Rotational Programme: Dive into exciting projects, explore different parts of the business, and unlock your full potential.
- 5 Weeks of Annual Leave: Because work-life balance is important.
- Competitive Salary + 6-Monthly Reviews: Watch your growth reflect in your pay.
- Business Induction: Travel across Aotearoa, meet key leaders, and get an insider’s view of KiwiRail.
- Supportive Community: From mentorship with senior leaders to a buddy system, we’ve got your back every step of the way.
- Permanent Role After Graduation: Your future at KiwiRail starts here.
Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to Apply: Register your interest by hitting the apply button today!
Rā aukati | Application Close: Don’t sleep on it – we’re reviewing applications as they come through!
*Please Note, all successful candidates must undergo and pass a pre-employment medical and drug screen. Due to the nature of this role, we require successful candidates to hold a NZ residence or citizenship*
Hiring criteria
- No experience required
- New Zealand Citizen +more
- Engineering & Mathematics +more
- Bachelor or higher
Reviews
I am working on improving and adding to environmental resources available for training, conferences, and presentations. I am also working on some base documents for engineers to refer to in the planning/design phase of projects that address our core risk areas. This is to mitigate adverse impacts on the environment that could arise when the environment is considered during the planning phase. Also, to educate engineers about some of the solutions available and the resources that we already have at our disposal. Liaising with the engineering team, this could also result in a workshop potentially hosted by myself to train new engineers. Daily, I am taking part in meetings and building relationships with people across different business units and outside of KR, and learning about some of the challenges that arise in our field.
Easy going so far. It would be nice to get a little more work. But I'm still learning and enjoying it.
I have been involved with a variety of different duties such as assisting with procurement, design, and business-as-usual tasks.
About the employer
KiwiRail
4.5
1,000 - 50,000 employees
Transport & Logistics
KiwiRail is one of New Zealand's largest employers with proud KiwiRail staff operating in more than 50 towns and cities across the country.
Pros and cons of working at KiwiRail
Pros
The people. Everyone is so friendly, and my team has really welcomed me in. It's good that there are a few young people in the team. My buddy is just one year older, but he knows so much already. He's more than happy for me to ask him questions and have a good chat if I'm learning from it. The grads here are pretty keen to get amongst everything and it's just very good energy here.
Friendly atmosphere, well-managed graduate program.
KiwiRail is very supportive and will help you grow into the professional you desire to be.
Being a large company you have the opportunity to be part of a vast range of projects at once.
The flexibility within each team, and how welcoming they are. Great discounts and employee benefits, 5 weeks annual leave and they take care of you well.
Cons
Office location.
Technical difficulties with work device but that's kind of normal in any workplace.
Complicated business structure. Very big and silo's. Difficult to wrap your head around as a new employee.
Age-gap.
It's hard to get to know people due to the large scale of employees.