Johnstaff
Project Management Graduate Program (Feb 2026)
Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne
Opportunity details
- Graduate Job or Program
- AUD 68,000 - 78,000 / Year
- + phone and laptop
- 3 vacancies
- Apply by 28 Aug 2025
- Start date 1 Feb 2026
Why choose Johnstaff?
- A vibrant, family feel culture – built on our values of Professional, Collaborative, Accountable, Genuine & Unpretentious
- Competitive Salary– discretionary salary increases for high performing staff
- Exciting Projects – diverse range of significant social infrastructure projects
- Quarterly 1:1 Conversations – dedicated time to discuss strengths, challenges, developmental needs and career opportunities
- Structured Learning & Development – a robust, professional development framework to ensure career development
- Social Environment – frequent social events from Friday afternoon drinks to annual staff & partners functions
- Flexible Working – optional hybrid working model
- Company paid iPhone and plan & laptop.
Johnstaff is seeking final year students in Building & Construction, Project Management, Civil Engineering & Architecture who are wanting to kickstart their careers within the industry.
Our Graduate program runs for 12 months in Construction Project Management. This means that our graduates gain hands-on, client-side experience on a wide variety of projects and initiatives at all stages of their planning, construction and operation. Graduates work in an office based project management role with visits to construction sites.
The program is designed so that graduates get real exposure to the client-side across multiple industries - including Health, Education, Research, Aged Care, Justice, Transport, Commercial, Retail and Pharmaceutical sectors.
This includes learning how to:
- deliver the best investment outcomes for clients
- deliver the best value outcomes - whether that's savings, efficiencies, speed of completion or social benefits
- identify and solve business problems
- minimise risk, and
- make sure that the systems and infrastructure we design work when they're used.
The program includes structured learning outcomes focused on:
- Project administration including the facilitation, reporting and analysis of projects.
- Cost management and the processes involved in controlling project costs.
- Project procurement, including consultant engagement.
- Project programming and status reporting.
In support of the program, all graduates will have a dedicated buddy, and work within a team-orientated culture and supportive environment. Importantly, we offer our graduates permanent positions from day one.
Pre-register now!
Hiring criteria
- No experience required
- Australian Citizen +more
- Engineering & Mathematics +more
- Bachelor or higher
Reviews
During the past year as a graduate at Johnstaff i have worked on Healthcare and Education Projects alongside experienced Project Managers. My responsibilities included cost management of consultant/Head Contractor invoicing, Reviewing RFIs and EOTs, minute taking, preparing reports, following up with consultants daily, scheduling meetings, attending site meetings and statusing progress.
As a project coordinator on a day-to-day basis I get manage all aspects of a construction site being OH&S, administration, financials, trade integration and management and quality control.
As a graduate, I spent 6 months in Project Management and 6 months in Construction Services assisting my colleagues in cost control, project procurement, site coordination etc.
About the employer
Johnstaff
4.7
100 - 500 employees
Construction & Property Services
Interested in getting hands-on, client-side experience on significant social infrastructure projects?
Pros and cons of working at Johnstaff
Pros
Caring company who cares more about it's people than profit.
Johnstaff works within a niche market, offering the opportunity to work on a wide range of unique projects.
The best thing is that Johnstaff would push you to reach your career milestones and push you to do better.
Daily challenges of on-site work.
Johnstaff outlines a commitment to diversity in the workplace with emphasis on involving more women in the Construction industry
Cons
Can require long hours to meet deadlines.
The job comes with a lot of responsibility and is quite dynamic, meaning there is always a lot to keep on top of. At times, it can be difficult to switch off at the end of the day from the many moving parts of the project.
The worst thing probably is that work comes and goes in waves. You might be very busy one week and then fairly free the other.
Travel requirements for projects if you are site based.
Working in the Construction Consultancy industry is challenging. However, I honestly can't think of a negative aspect of working for Johnstaff that is company-related.