2021 Graduate Civil Engineer – Water Dams

GHD is one of the world's leading professional services companies operating in the global markets of water, energy and resources, environment, property and buildings, and transportation. Privately owned by our people, GHD provides engineering, architecture, environmental services to private and public sector clients across five continents. Passionate about building lasting community benefit, our connected global network of 10,000 people deliver projects with high standards of safety, quality and ethics.

GHD is continuing our commitment in the engagement and development of young talent throughout our business and, as such, we have a role for a final year Civil Engineering student to join our 2021 Graduate Program in our Water Dams team.

The water dams team works with a variety of primarily local councils and government owned corporations to assist dam owners meet both regulatory requirements and community water security needs. The type of work undertaken by the dams team is varied, and includes dam upgrade designs, construction supervision and assisting dam owners meet regulatory requirements (i.e. dam safety inspections and dam safety documentation). The GHD Brisbane dams team has a number of technical specialty areas including structural, hydraulics, geotech/embankments and risk assessments. Due to the varied number of technical disciplines, many projects are heavily collaborative within a team that values the differing strengths brought to the table by individuals in the team. The dams team has a dynamic group of young professionals, mentored by industry recognised leaders who are invested in succession planning and maintaining the tight knit bond of the team.

Areas you will be exposed to:

• Undertake dam safety inspections to Regulatory requirements under the supervision of senior colleagues.
• Train as a project manager and manage projects up to $200,000, including client relationship management.
• Work on dam upgrade projects with opportunity to try a variety of technical disciplines including hydraulics, structural, risk assessment and geotech/embankments
• Collaborate and coordinate with other teams including geotechnical team, surface water team, hydrogeology team and tailings dams team.
• Upskilling on the job via inclusion of junior staff in technical review workshops and laboratory visits
• Be part of a team that has a large number of young professionals and industry recognised technical leaders

To be successful in this role you will

Be passionate about your field, have excellent written and verbal communication skills, a high attention to detail, enjoy building networks and working with others and have a willingness to learn and experience new opportunities in a multidisciplinary environment.

Within our encouraging environment, your initiative and desire to learn will result in outstanding career opportunities.

What we offer

This graduate role commences the first of February 2021.

We are passionate about the development of our students with ongoing opportunities for:

• Networking, training, mentoring, and exposure to different business areas and career paths.
• Entry-level professionals are actively involved in a variety of challenging projects that will develop their technical and professional skills.
• Long-term career prospects include Graduate opportunities, supervisory and management responsibilities, leading major projects, or technical specialisation depending on your interest.

We offer an opportunity to join a diverse and dynamic employee owned company, a professional working environment with career development potential, flexible hours and a competitive salary package based on qualifications, skills and experience in a privately held, quality driven and client focused company.

Why GHD

Be a part of a high functioning team, where everything we do is inspired by a level of passion and professional pride. Our ownership is what sets us apart and means our people enjoy an unrivalled amount of autonomy in their roles. It helps drive our passion and accountability in how we serve our clients, deliver projects, and pursue new opportunities.
So, do you have: passion, collaboration, imagination and values that match our own?

How do you apply?

1. Select the "Apply Online" button below.
2. Please allow up to 10 minutes to complete the questions included in the application form.
3. Upload a copy of your current CV and academic transcript/s.

Applications close Monday 5th October 2020

The recruitment process

We want you to have a positive experience, and at GHD we do this by utilising technology to keep the process timely and easy to complete. We know you are busy, so we may use processes such as video interview (pre-recorded) . If your application passes the initial shortlisting stage, then you will invited to complete this with a set deadline. We will give you the instructions at the time, but as a guide, you will have approximately 72 hours to complete these from when the invite is sent. As most communication is via email, we recommend that you use an email address that you check regularly.

As a multicultural organization, we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal opportunity employer. GHD is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunities and invites applications from people of all nationalities, genders, and cultural backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. Upon request, GHD will provide reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment and selection process.