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Stantec New Zealand

4.0
  • 1,000 - 50,000 employees

Stantec New Zealand Graduate Programs & Internships

  • Engineering Consulting

Calling all dreamers, doers, and game-changers. Your long-term career with one of the top ten design firms in the world starts here.

We’re a global community of designers, planners, engineers, scientists, and project managers, innovating together at the intersection of community, creativity, and client relationships.

As one of our driven, passionate, and smart professionals, you could help develop inventive and sustainable solutions that meet our clients’ needs and touch every aspect of people’s lives from the roadways and bridges you travel on, to the schools you once attended, to the water you drink from your faucet.

Our Two-Year Graduate Program 

Our structured, two-year program is filled with training, development, and networking opportunities, including:

  • Our milestone Grad Lab events, which provide an opportunity for grads to come together to participate in a variety of workshops
  • Supportive and inspiring mentorship
  • Friendly and collaborative team environment
  • Wide ranging and diverse graduate community
  • Continuous personal and professional development
  • Access to industry & CPD events and continuous networking opportunities
  • Support and funding to encourage you on your journey to become a Chartered Engineer

We’ve created a comprehensive talent management program that helps you grow and achieve success through a blended learning environment made up of both formal and informal methods. These methods include:

  • Internal training courses
  • eLearning
  • Attendance at conferences, seminars, and events;
  • Professional memberships
  • Coaching and mentoring programs
  • On-the-job learning.

Our graduates will benefit from the opportunities that only a global company can provide, including: 

  • Working on a diverse range of projects.
  • Access to our global industry network and leaders.
  • Networking opportunities with other ANZ Stantec employees.
  • Exposure to a range of local and global clients.
  • Career learning & development opportunities.
  • Access to the developing professional's network.

The Learning and Development team will provide opportunities for graduates to develop in their careers, covering topics such as: 

  • Health and Safety
  • Career and Professional Development
  • Business Acumen: An Introduction
  • Data Analytics and Design Tools
  • Presentation and Networking skills
  • Business Cases
  • Sustainability
  • Project Delivery

Recruitment Process

The Application Process:

  • Application - Apply online. Include your CV, Cover Letter and your most recent Transcript.
  • Initial Screening Form - If you have appropriate working rights to work in NZ, you will be progressed to the next stage and sent a screening form via email. 
  • Cognitive Assessment - If you meet the criteria from the initial screening from, you will be progressed to the next stage. This is a 12-minute assessment that will test your verbal, numerical and logical abilities. 
  • At this point you may get a phone call from our Recruitment team if we need any further clarification. 
  • Interviews - If shortlisted, someone from our recruitment will be in touch to organise interviews. 
  • Job Offer - If successful, someone from our recruitment team will be in touch to discuss a job offer! 

Remuneration & Career Growth

Graduate Program

Year 1: induction and orientation, mentoring, health & safety, career and professional development, business acumen, effective writing and time management, data analytics and design tools.

Year 2: presentation skills and networking, project delivery, client relationships and Myers-Briggs personality type indicator, business cases, sustainability, risk management and legal issues.

Your key success factors:

  • You’ll be assigned a mentor to support you with additional guidance throughout the programme.
  • Regular training occurs through various channels like online modules, Skype and face-to-face.
  • You can start working towards professional accreditation, and experience technical training as it happens on the job and within your sector.

Why join Stantec?

Fantastic perks we provide: 

  • Accredited 2-year graduate development programme
  • Competitive base salary with company benefits on top such as insurances, spot bonuses banking discounts etc.
  • You will be connected to our international Young Professionals Group Network with opportunities for training and networking across New Zealand and Australia.
  • You will be supported through your Engineering New Zealand Accreditation and mentored for your own personal career development.
  • Ability to work on projects across different locations
  • Our Stantec NZ Reach network includes Women@Stantec, Pride@Stantec, Persons with Disabilities@Stantec, Black Indigenous Person of Colour@Stantec, and more.
  • Possibility to travel overseas via a developing professional’s exchange
  • Flexible working environments and excellent employee benefits
  • Health Insurance | Income Protection Insurance | Life Insurance
  • Mental Health and Wellbeing programs and support
  • Options to purchase up to 20 days of additional leave!

Graduate Reviews

Overall Score
4.0
Overall score based on 55 reviews
They Score Best in…
8.6
Culture
8.5
Diversity
8.7
Recruitment
8.5
Work Hours
What Graduates Say About Them
  • The people are amazing, there is an awesome network of graduates, and all the seniors are super helpful and supportive.
  • There is flexibility regarding hours, and working remotely.
  • Being involved with a wide range of projects, based around NZ. Also having mentorship from many experienced people.
  • Spacious, clean, and green environment to work in.
  • Stantec has been providing learning opportunities for graduates providing opportunities to work in the field we are interested in, with proper guidance from seniors.
  • Pay is alright for the size of this firm. It probably needs to be a little better hearing what my peers are making at other big companies and the mid-year salary reviews are always very minor.”
  • It seems really hard to get to the next career level from graduate. There is a 2-year grad program. After that, you have to do more competencies to get promoted.
  • The corporate-ness— it feels like it can get in the way of genuine relationships and the work itself.
  • Sometimes lack of support from the seniors because most of them are tied up with projects, and so busy with their work.
  • For me personally, due to my type of role, the availability of work. I often get quite a bit of downtime when I have nothing to work on.

Jobs & Opportunities

Locations With Jobs & Opportunities
  • Multiple Locations in New Zealand
Hiring candidates with qualifications in
E
Engineering & Mathematics
I
IT & Computer Science
P
Property & Built Environment
S
Sciences
Current Jobs & Opportunities

Opening in 4 months

Internship, Clerkship or Placement

Auckland
Salary
NZD 56,160 / Year

$27/hour + laptop, headset, Stantec merch

Graduate Job or Program

Christchurch
Improve the world we live in, seize the challenges and create solutions that will benefit generations to come!
Salary
NZD 67,000 - 69,000 / Year

2-year accredited grad program, mentoring, International Young Professionals Networking Group & more


Graduate Success Stories


  • Graduate stories

Amelia

Graduate Civil Engineer at Stantec New Zealand

Bachelor of Engineering Honours at University of Canterbury

  • Graduate stories

Blake Brown

Graduate Civil Engineering Technician at Stantec New Zealand

Graduate Diploma in Engineering (Civil & Structural) at Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology (NMIT)


A Day In The Life Of


  • Day in the life

Janice Ho

Graduate Mechanical Engineer (Water) at Stantec New Zealand

Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) at University of Auckland

  • Day in the life

Savannah Kelley

Traffic and Transport Planner at Stantec New Zealand


Videos


Dreamers, Doers, and Gamechangers with Te Rina

Te Rina, graduate communications and engagement consultant, explains why she loves working at Stantec—the potential for career growth keeps her coming back to work every day in Auckland, New Zealand.

Dreamers, Doers, and Gamechangers with Finbar

Finbar, graduate environmental scientist, explains why he loves working at Stantec—the graduate program is what keeps him coming back to work every day in our Auckland, New Zealand, office.

Advice


Ace your recruitment phone screening: a guide for students and grads

For students and graduates, excelling in a recruitment phone screening call can set the stage for landing that dream job or internship

5 Tips To Make Your Application Stand Out

Want to impress Stantec’s Early Careers team? Check out these five essential tips to make your application unforgettable.