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AECOM New Zealand

3.9
  • 50,000 - 100,000 employees

Environmental Engineering / Environmental Science Undergraduate Program (Nov 2023)

Location details

On-site

  • New Zealand

    New Zealand

    • Auckland

Location

Auckland

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Opportunity details

  • Opportunity typeInternship, Clerkship or Placement
  • SalaryNZD 53000 / Year
  • Number of vacancies1 vacancy
  • Application open dateApply by 6 Aug 2023
  • Start dateStart date 19 Nov 2023

We all leave a legacy. What will yours be?

At AECOM we believe that infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Our 56,000 specialists around the world partner with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for generations to come. From transportation, water, and energy, to buildings and national governments, AECOM is the world’s premier infrastructure firm. Whether you are an engineer, planner, scientist or data expert, we are looking for people who share our purpose and are passionate about improving the communities in which we operate in and leading the change toward a more sustainable and equitable future.

With the ever-changing landscape of infrastructure and development in Australia and New Zealand, we are seeking enthusiastic undergraduates who love problem-solving, working in diverse teams and who share our passion for excellence in client service and project delivery.

We will provide you with support and direction to ensure you have a positive placement with us and return to university inspired.

Job Description

As an undergraduate, you will have the chance to work alongside graduates, technical experts, and industry leaders. You will gain exposure to iconic projects that help shape and connect our cities and communities. This will be a fantastic opportunity to build long-term meaningful connections for your career’s.

There is also a potential to progress to a permanent graduate role with us.

DURATION: November 2023 – February 2024 (12 weeks)

The career opportunities at AECOM are endless! As you progress through our recruitment process, you will be prompted to choose your preferred role and location, along with a second and third choice.

Below are the opportunities available in Auckland:

  • Undergraduate Sustainability & Resilience Consultant

Qualifications

  • Undertaking a tertiary qualification in Environmental Science or Environmental engineering - Be in your second or third year of study at a New Zealand University
  • Able to commence work from mid-November 2023 to mid-February 2024 (Flexible).

Please note that you need to submit your resume, a cover letter and the latest copy of your academic transcript (please submit all as one document).

Additional information

Your development as a Summer Undergraduate.

You will have the chance to work alongside graduates, technical experts and industry leaders, gaining exposure to iconic projects that help shape and connect our cities and communities.

We will provide you with support and direction to ensure you have an inspiring and positive placement with us, ready to resume your studies in 2024 with new knowledge and practical insight. This will be a fantastic opportunity to build long-term meaningful connections and to see what your career as a Graduate could be at AECOM. 

With infrastructure investment accelerating worldwide, our services are in great demand, and there’s never been a better time to be at AECOM! Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

Join us and let’s get started.

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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Reviews

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Graduate
Auckland
6 months ago

As a graduate engineer my role is to support and learn from more senior engineers with project work.

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Graduate
Christchurch
6 months ago

CAD work of smaller parts of projects. either tidying up drawings or making the design part 3d design with heavy supervision very occasional report writing

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Graduate
Auckland
6 months ago

My role is a graduate, my day-to-day responsibilities include site inspections, design of structures, structural detailing, meetings and workshops for projects.

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About the employer

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AECOM New Zealand

Rating

3.9

Number of employees

50,000 - 100,000 employees

Industries

Engineering Consulting

We all leave a legacy. What will yours be?

Pros and cons of working at AECOM New Zealand

Pros

  • The people. We have an amazing team of people that make it fantastic to come into work every day.

  • My peers, the type of projects that we work on, the graduate program, and the amount of support there is for graduates.

  • The support I get when learning new software and processes. They don't expect me to get it right the first time and allow me to ask a lot of questions.

  • Work culture, people and employee benefits.

  • Variety of work, Work flexibility, exciting projects.

Cons

    • It is still a job and occasionally has less enjoyable tasks to do.

    • No negatives so far

    • Timesheets

    • Occasional downtimes with no work, which has gotten better.

    • Unable to think of any worse thing.