Arcadis Australia Pacific
Arcadis Australia Pacific Graduate Programs & Internships
Arcadis is a global leader delivering intelligence-driven sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 36,000 architects, data analysts, designers, engineers, project planners, water management and sustainability experts, all driven by our passion for improving quality of life.
We exist to find solutions to today’s most pressing challenges, from the impact of climate change to increasing urbanization and digital transformation – all with the ultimate goal of improving quality of life for people around the world. You can see this in the work we do for our clients, the opportunities we create for our people, and in our efforts to enhance the communities in which we live and work. We bring together world-class resources and the latest innovative technologies to help define the cities and experiences of tomorrow.
This has been our mission since 1888, when we were founded to transform unusable wetlands in the Netherlands into prosperous land for people to farm. And it continues today.
The future of Arcadis is being shaped by the mindset of our people. This is why we constantly seek fresh thinkers who are problem-solvers for the planet, bringing new perspectives and fresh ways of thinking.
Recruitment Process
Upon application, candidates will be required to upload their CV and Academic Transcript and respond to online pre-screening questions intended for early careers.
The application process will consist of an online behavioural assessment before proceeding to Arcadis Virtual Experience Days and interviews being held in various states.
Successful applicants would have:
- Passion for the work that we do in engineering design, environmental science, planning, business advisory, sustainability, and digital innovation;
- An adaptive and agile attitude to different environments;
- Innovative thinker, self-motivated and enthusiastic about driving your own career development;
- Ability to develop enduring working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders and;
- Confidence in communicating and presenting to peers, clients, and stakeholders
Remuneration & Career Growth
Our graduate development support is structured to ensure you are equipped with the technical and professional knowledge you need to excel in your day to day role, as well as develop your behavioural skills to enhance your capability to become one of our future leaders. The program also includes the chance for graduates to work across multiple teams through completing a rotation over nine months during their first three years with Arcadis. Where you go, when you go and how long you go are all down to you to decide!
We take on fewer graduates than other consultancies because we want you doing real work on city-building projects within our talented teams from day one.
Over the course of the program, you will gain experience across a number of industry sectors, disciplines, and business areas through a rotation program that will help accelerate your career and build a depth and breadth of personal and professional experience.
Graduate Reviews
- The company culture is AMAZING. Everyone is incredibly friendly and if you need help or guidance with anything, lots of people are more than happy to provide guidance.
- The people are great. The office space is awesome. The company is incredibly understanding and flexible when it comes to working from home. There a regular catered social events and meetings.
- Flexibility - I really enjoy the flexibility of being able to WFH as many/little days as I like as well as working outside of 'normal' hours. No micro-management - I feel like I am trusted to do the work I need to do. I never have someone watching me like a hawk and questioning how I spend my work hours. Team Culture - I really love working with my team and feel very comfortable approaching them with work related issues and feel if I have any personal issues, these are never dismissed. Everyone takes both physical AND mental health very seriously.
- Great working environment, everyone is very friendly and supportive. I have learnt a load of things, if I didn't know anything someone was more than willing to help me learn
- The work culture is amazing and people are great to be around. Everyone is very supportive and friendly. The process was very smooth when I first started and felt welcomed. The work flexibility is also great giving me the freedom to choose to work either from home or work so I enjoy that balance. The projects are interesting also and I was put on a big project which gave me the fundamentals to learn about lighting and electrical concepts. Furthermore, there are many social events that happens for graduates which is fun and catering is usually provided which is a bonus.
- Sometimes the work can be a little mundane but this is something to be expected, especially as an undergraduate.
- The program and onboarding process could be more structured.
- Project diversity can be limited at times
- Sometimes a lack of guidance mainly because others are too busy
- Maybe the graduate program isn't fully structured and is too free. Other companies have a structured rotation where every 6 months you rotate and not sure if the rotation to a particular team is fully guaranteed.
Jobs & Opportunities
- Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Perth
Graduate Success Stories
Anubhuti Gupta
Graduate Engineer at Arcadis Australia Pacific
Master of Engineering (Electrical Engineering) at University of New South Wales (UNSW)
Alexander Raven
Drainage and Flooding Engineer at Arcadis Australia Pacific
Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) (Honours) at Monash University
A Day In The Life Of
Jessica Nguyen
Graduate Engineer at Arcadis Australia Pacific
Bachelor of Civil Engineering at Swinburne University of Technology
Sakura Mukhopadhyay
Graduate Engineer at Arcadis Australia Pacific
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechatronics) Honours