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Worley New Zealand

3.9
  • 50,000 - 100,000 employees

Graduate Safety & Risk Engineer (Feb 2025)

Location details

On-site

  • New Zealand

    New Zealand

    • Taranaki

      New Plymouth

Location

New Plymouth

Opportunity expired

Opportunity details

  • Opportunity typeGraduate Job or Program
  • Application open dateApply by 1 Aug 2024
  • Start dateStart date 1 Feb 2025 - 28 Feb 2025

Your role

Learn, grow, and get a chance to contribute to global game-changing projects.  With Worley, you can take what you learn and apply it to new initiatives, new ideas, and new teams.

You’ll have a wide support network to help you succeed and build your career. The two-year Graduate Development Program provides a structured approach to continued professional development through core competencies, leadership project management courses, and professional registration. At the end of it, you’ll have the knowledge and experience to meet the demands of the industry, business, customers, and projects.  

About you

Applications are currently open for the Worley Graduate Program starting in February 2025. The program is inviting applications from undergraduate students who are in their final year of tertiary studies in engineering and are interested in pursuing a Graduate Safety & Risk Engineer position at the New Plymouth office of Worley.

What you'll have: 

  • Be technically inquisitive.
  • Possesses strong leadership skills.
  • Can work independently and in a team to learn from another perspective.
  • Communicate exceptionally well.
  • Ask questions and challenge the norm.
  • Be able to commence early 2025 and make a longer-term commitment.
  • Be a New Zealand or Australian citizen or a New Zealand permanent resident.

Benefits

Prospective candidates are encouraged to consider applying for the following reasons:

  • Worley is privileged to attract some of the brightest talents in the industry, with a technical team that has successfully delivered iconic projects and cutting-edge facilities for clients. Employees have the opportunity to work alongside and learn from industry experts.
  • Embracing evolving work practices, Worley promotes a healthy work-life balance by offering flexibility in work arrangements, allowing individuals to choose how they work.
  • The company fosters a culture of inclusivity where everyone is valued, respected, and supported, irrespective of their cultural background or career journey. Networking and social clubs contribute to building a welcoming environment for all team members.
  • Worley offers competitive salaries, attractive benefits, and top-notch training opportunities, empowering individuals to enhance their personal and professional growth within an inclusive and collaborative setting.
  • Recognizing the significance of diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and expertise, Worley emphasizes the importance of mutual respect, appreciation, and support among team members to facilitate the realization of individual potential and drive business development to meet future demands.

Career progression

Worley prepares its graduates for success by fostering a culture centred on continuous learning, offering career development opportunities, and providing professional accreditations. Graduates are empowered to steer their career trajectories through a self-directed learning approach, supported by regional graduate committees.

Additionally, Worley conducts its Growth Future Leaders program annually. This initiative enables up to 20 individuals to rotate across various business areas, acquire a diverse set of skills, and collaborate closely with senior management, facilitating their growth as future leaders within the organization.

How to apply

Please include the following to be considered for the program;

  • Cover letter – tell Worley about yourself, your current GPA, where you want to work, and where you see your career developing.
  • Resume
  • Academic Transcript

Source

The following source was used in researching this page:

  • worley.com/en/careers
  • worley.com/en/careers/graduates-and-early-careers

Work rights

The opportunity is available to applicants in any of the following categories.

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New Zealand
New Zealand CitizenNew Zealand Permanent Resident

Qualifications & other requirements

You should have or be completing the following to apply for this opportunity.

Degree or Certificate
Qualification level
Qualification level
Bachelor or higher
Study field
Study field (any)

Hiring criteria

  • Experience requirementNo experience required
  • Working rights
    New Zealand Citizen
  • Study fields
    Engineering & Mathematics
  • Degree typesBachelor or higher
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Graduate
New Plymouth
5 years ago

working alongside senior process engineers on various projects.

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Graduate
New Plymouth
5 years ago

$150k - $4M on time and within budget.

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Graduate
New Plymouth
5 years ago

As a graduate I work under the supervision of more senior engineers to produce many deliverables of detailed design e.g. calculations, drawings, datasheets, technical reports and operating procedures. I participate in several formal assessments such as HAZOPs, HAZIDs and design reviews as a scribe.

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About the employer

Worley Logo

Worley New Zealand

Rating

3.9

Number of employees

50,000 - 100,000 employees

Industries

Engineering Consulting

A career at Worley offers the exciting opportunity to work on leading edge projects, contributing to delivery of a new energy future.

Pros and cons of working at Worley New Zealand

Pros

  • Lots of opportunities for growth.

  • Exposure and guidance from experienced people

  • Very good socially, lots of other young professionals in the office.

  • Flexi-time and being able to bank hours when you complete over time to use for future leave. Exposure to a wide range of opportunities is also a huge bonus

  • Variety of projects/clients/sites Great people, great location Opportunities to lead small projects Work closely with senior members of organisation Get a chance to shape my working environment/career path Working in emerging technologies e.e new energy plenty of site experience

  • Good Job diversity and getting to work on large scale projects.

Cons

    • Predominantly desk based thus far.

    • Assuming all employees of the same level can do the same work

    • Promotion into senior roles can be harder once you graduate from the program as you may still be seen as the young engineer you once were

    • As a consultancy, minimising overheads is the goal.

    • Big companies can sometimes have a lot of red tape with certain processes. Takes a little while to get to know who to work through it with

    • Limited formal training