Civil, Structural & Geotechnical Engineering Internships (Nov 2023)

At GHD, we don’t just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day. 

That’s why we pledge to empower all our people to make a positive impact. Together with our clients and partners, we're applying inspiration and a powerful spirit of connection to respond to some of the most complex challenges facing our world.  

If you want to start a career with impact, from solving everyday problems through to tackling some of the great challenges our clients and communities face, you’ll find that here at GHD.

To help facilitate transitions into our Graduate program, our internship experience is designed for students in their penultimate, or second-to-last year of studies, however, is open to students from earlier years as well.

What’s in it for you?

During your internship, you'll have the opportunity to connect with our recent graduates and our broader Young Professionals and Women in GHD networks, learning from their experiences to help decide whether GHD is the right place to start your graduate career.  

An internship isn’t just about networking though.  As an undergraduate in GHD, you will be provided with practical, on the job experience within a technical field aligned to your studies and where possible, to your aspirational career path.   

Towards the end of your internship, you’ll participate in our performance & experience review process and if you’re heading into your final year of studies, conversations about an offer to join our graduate program for the following year.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for Civil and Structural Engineering students to join our program in November 2023.   

Whether you are a penultimate year student, or someone still with a couple of years to go on your course (including those of you who intent to study a Masters degree next year, in Newcastle, Coffs Harbour and the Central Coast we have opportunities for you across the following business groups.

To help you select some preferences for your summer internship, we asked our Business Group Leads (the people who run each of these teams) to tell you exactly what they do in their day to day to help you select which team, or teams, you may wish to preference in your application.

Lee-Anne – Business Group Leader – Water

We have an amazing team of over 30 water professionals that work across ‘all things water’. Our team delivers exciting and meaningful work for our clients over a range of projects in water treatment and desalination, wastewater treatment and water recycling, water collection and distribution and in the water resources space including hydrology, hydrogeology and aquatic ecology. Our team contains a range of professionals with qualifications in science and engineering.

We offer a broad range of services covering the range of services from investigations, support to environmental and planning approvals, strategy, feasibility studies, planning and design as well as operational optimisation. Our people are passionate to share their knowledge with our clients and colleagues to manage our water resources.

Joanna – Business Group Lead – Geotechnical and Rail

Geotechnics professionals work closely with clients to help them realise, understand and manage the geotechnical risks of their project. As a geotechnical engineer or engineering geologist you will have the opportunity to carry out site work (including drilling, test pitting and mapping) and apply your findings to bridges, buildings, dams, roads, utilities infrastructure and renewables projects such as solar farms, wind turbines and pumped hydro-electric schemes. In the Northern NSW region, we work on local projects for the betterment of our communities such as landslides, building, transport and utilities infrastructure, and future energy projects. You will have the opportunity to interact with professionals from every other discipline as well as region in one of the largest geotechnics firms in Australia.

Our Northern NSW Rail Track and Civil engineers, designers, drafters and project managers provides professional services in planning, designing, and implementing upgrades as well as new railway systems. We working closely with clients, we deliver innovative solutions that improve connectivity, enhance safety, mitigate risks, and optimise project performance.  Our team collaborates with our other regions who provide experience in other rail design services including overhead wiring, SESA, structural and materials, rail operations and digital train control. 

Gerard – Acting Business Group Leader – Northern NSW Roads 

The Northern NSW Roads team based in Newcastle undertakes a wide range of civil engineering projects including major highways, regional roads, urban infill and bulk earthworks design.  We regularly lead multi-disciplinary projects, coordinating a number of services such as electrical and street lighting, water and sewer services, geotechnical investigations and design, and environmental studies for large scale projects.  Our team works closely with our clients to improve infrastructure in the region.

From the perspective of what you might be working on over the summer internship, you may get the change to work on projects which could include: 

• Tender and contract input
• Civil and drainage engineering
• Traffic engineering and planning
• Roads and highways design
• Waste management

John – Business Group Leader – Buildings & Project Management 

Our Newcastle based Project Management team are focused on providing comprehensive and effective project management services for a variety of projects. Working closely with clients, we help them realise, understand and manage a variety of complex and interesting projects across various markets.

GHD employs hundreds of project managers throughout Australia and currently has a team of more than 10 skilled project managers based in Newcastle with a diverse range of experience, including engineers, construction managers and project management professionals. Our local project management team works on wide range of projects including building construction, civil infrastructure, business cases and defence projects amongst others.

If you have a preference for one or more of these areas, you’ll be able to highlight this in your application. Specifically, we have a free text field after selecting your industry preference where you can add some of this information in.  You can also do this in your cover letter. 

All our summer internship position commence in late November / early December (depending on your exam timetable) and will run across the summer break in a full time capacity until late February. 

What happens after you apply?

Once we receive your application, it will be reviewed by one of our Talent Acquisition team members who manage each of our regions. If your application is shortlisted, we will get in touch with you for a Video Interview, where you’ll get the chance to introduce yourself and make another positive impression on both our TA team and hiring managers.

How do you apply? 

1. Select the "Apply" button
2. Please allow up to 10 minutes to complete the questions.
3. Upload a copy of your updated cover letter, CV and academic transcript/s.

Interested? Apply now.

GHD is an equal opportunity employer, and we want everyone to be able to fully participate in our recruitment process. We value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people of all identities.

GHD embraces hybrid work arrangements to create a work environment focused on well-being, flexibility and productivity where GHD people can thrive, this supports the diverse needs of our workforce while balancing the benefits of remote working with the value of face-to-face collaboration in the office.

ABOUT US

Come together and make a meaningful impact. 

We bring our people together to create something bigger and solve some of the world's most complex problems. Come and experience the power of commitment and see strategy and ideas come to life when you join GHD. 

Let's drive real change.

Our Pledge to You

At GHD, we don’t just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day.

That’s why we pledge to empower all of our people to make a positive impact. Combining our deep technical expertise with the capabilities of our clients and partners, we respond to some of the most complex challenges facing our planet today. 

See where your commitment could take you.

That’s the #PowerOfCommitment

Who we are 

GHD is a global professional services company that leads through engineering, architecture, and construction expertise. We are an employee-owned company with over 11,000 diverse and skilled individuals, across more than 200 offices spanning five continents.

The Power of Commitment is our brand promise. It’s what makes us different. We are bound to our stated vision and determination to address humanity’s most urgent needs: to ensure water, energy and urbanisation are made sustainable for generations to come.