Stantec Australia
Civil Engineering Graduate Program (Feb 2026)
Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne
Opportunity details
- Graduate Job or Program
- AUD 72,000 - 75,000 / Year
- + super, Employee assistance program, 2 year graduate program!
- 1-20 vacancies
- Apply by 13 Apr 2025
- Start date 2 Feb 2026
Stantec is seeking talented Graduates to join our Graduate Program as a Graduate Civil Engineer in 2026!
Who is Stantec and why choose us?
As one of the world’s top engineering and environment firms and a global leader, our 31,000 strong team of engineers, scientists and qualified professionals have a long-proven record of developing, designing, and implementing innovative and sustainable building solutions across a diverse range of exciting local, national, and international projects. Communities are fundamental. Whether around the corner or across the globe, they provide a foundation, a sense of place and of belonging. That's why at Stantec, we always design with the community in mind.
- As a graduate at Stantec, you will have many opportunities available to you, Inclusion in an accredited 2-year world-class graduate development program – our Grad Labs are known for developing key skill sets to improve your non-technical skills!
- Access to a global developing professionals’ network that can provide opportunities to take your career offshore Developing Professionals Group (stantec.com)
- Access to global industry leaders
- Ability to work on projects across geographies
- Enjoy flexible working environments and excellent employee benefits
- Get exposed to unique mentoring, technical support and encouragement
- Assistance and support on your way to becoming a Chartered Engineer.
- Work on leading-edge projects!
With us, not only will you work as part of an inclusive, collaborative, and diverse team, but also be able to develop your skills and knowledge in designing the future of engineering and shape your own career along the journey.
What does a Civil engineer do?
It depends on the team you are in, but your day-to-day tasks could include:
- Working alongside a team of engineers, designers and project managers to deliver quality engineering and technical activities to achieve successful projects
- Participate in meetings with clients and other consultants, and contractors to facilitate effective project coordination.
- Complete design calculations and records within time and budget restraints
- Gain experience in site inspections and construction contracts
- Utilise industry-standard software such as AutoCAD and Civil 3D to create and modify engineering plans in a digital format
- Contribute to the preparation of reports and other essential engineering documentation.
- Conduct site visits to observe and monitor construction activities, providing valuable insights for ongoing design projects.
Read Lauren’s story and day-to-day to get a real picture of what you might be doing! Lauren de Verteuil's story as Graduate Civil Engineer at | Prosple Australia/GradAustralia
What do you need?
You'll need a Civil Engineering degree, and show us your passion! We want to know who you are as a person, your attributes and what makes you tick.
You will be committed to improving the world we live in, seize the environmental challenges that we all face and come up with solutions that will benefit generations to come. As a graduate you will be driven to achieve, have demonstrated personal leadership qualities and thrive in an environment where you are challenged and expected to learn, grow, and drive the future of our client service, technical delivery, and project outcomes.
These full-time positions would suit students currently completing the final year of their degree or recent graduates with 1-2 years of experience.
Pre-register now and we will let you know once this opportunity opens!
Hiring criteria
- No experience required
- Australian Citizen +more
- Engineering & Mathematics
- Bachelor or higher
Reviews
Work on di_erent projects and sometimes go on site visits
Designing and drafting using software as per the standard and specification for the subdivision projects. This includes earthworks, road works, stormwater drainage, sewer and water.
Data management, field work, report writing
About the employer
Stantec Australia
4.2
1,000 - 50,000 employees
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.
Pros and cons of working at Stantec Australia
Pros
The best things about working at my company are the culture and the level of support that I receive from colleagues, and the Graduate program that Stantec offers.
Working at Stantec provides me with various opportunities to learn and grow with multidisciplinary teams.
The culture in the office is inclusive and diverse. There are many cultural events held in the office, building a great base for staff to have fun and be social.
Good team; I like the work that I do, and I have reasonable working hours as a grad, absorbing a lot of experience and knowledge early in my career.
It is not just about finishing the workload at the end of the day but also focusing on other development such as leadership and public speaking by joining DPG and Toastmasters.
Cons
The situation of my team overall is not good, and they have limited work to provide to graduates.
WFH culture has gotten more inflexible. And the associated annoyance of working in consultancy is filling out timesheets
Lack of recognition for work that I do and being overlooked for opportunities that other grads get.
I would like to work on different disciplines. For example, someone from the transport team working with the traffic or Geotech people to do some of their day-to-day work.
The salary for this position is ok but not ideal, especially if you are living in a big city like Sydney.