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Downer New Zealand

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  • 50,000 - 100,000 employees

Engineering Summer Internship null

New Zealand wide

Opportunity Expired

Here’s your chance to join our team as a paid summer intern and you can see for yourself what Downer can offer you.

Opportunity details

Opportunity Type
Internship, Clerkship or Placement
Number of Vacancies
35-40
Salary
NZD 65,000

$23.25/hr (pro-rated for the 12-week internship)

Application dates

Minimum requirements

Accepting International Applications
No
Qualifications Accepted
E
Aerospace Engineering
Air Traffic Control
Aircraft Maintenance Engineering
Aircraft Operation & Aviation
Automotive & Transport Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering & Construction
Communications Engineering
Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Engineering Management
Environmental Engineering
Fire & Safety Engineering
Geomatic Engineering
Manufacturing Engineering
Marine Engineering
Materials Engineering
Mathematics & Statistics
Mechanical Engineering
Mining Engineering
Petroleum Engineering
Renewable Energy Engineering
Robotics & Mechatronics Engineering
Engineering & Mathematics (all other)
Geotechnical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering

Hiring criteria

Entry pathway

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Working rights

New Zealand

  • New Zealand Citizen
  • New Zealand Permanent Resident
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Here’s your chance to join our team as a paid summer intern and you can see for yourself what Downer can offer you.

We have a clear vision for the future and are committed to developing young professionals into our future leaders.  Did you know that the majority of successful applicants to our Graduate Programme worked for us as summer interns?

This year we will be taking on-board more than 40 summer interns – all across New Zealand! If you are serious about engineering, then we invite you to take this opportunity to research whether Downer is right for you.

OWN YOUR GROWTH

Through our Summer Intern Programme, you can expect a mix of onsite and office work to support our exciting projects. Work also can include:

  • Construction site work;
  • Project management;
  • Estimating;
  • Quality Assurance, monitoring and reporting;
  • Laboratory and Road Science.

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITIES

Over the summer, you will have the opportunity to develop your personal skills from planning and delegation to communication and motivating teams.

OWN YOUR NEXT STEPS

We are looking for 2nd or 3rd year engineering students to join our 12-week structured Summer Intern Programme starting in November. 

We have opportunities in our offices across New Zealand for Civil Engineers.

If this interests you, now is the time to get yourself ready to apply! Once you've got your cover letter, CV and transcript ready hit the apply button – Job 601616. We have limited spaces and this campaign may close earlier than July 23rd, 2023 so don't delay and make sure you apply as soon as possible.

Please note: 

You must be a New Zealand Citizen or have Permanent Residency to be eligible for this role. 

Applications will not be accepted by email; they must be submitted through our recruitment system.

For more information on our intern and graduate programmes visit our website or follow us on Facebook.

Applications close on Sunday 23rd July 9:00pm

Hiring criteria

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

Entry pathway
Degree or Certificate
Minimum Level of Study
Bachelor or higher
Study Field
E
Aerospace Engineering
Air Traffic Control
Aircraft Maintenance Engineering
Aircraft Operation & Aviation
Automotive & Transport Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering & Construction
Communications Engineering

Work rights

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

country
eligibility

New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand Citizen

New Zealand Permanent Resident


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