Graduate Engineer - Water Infrastructure

Global engineering consultancy with genuine career development opportunities Graduate opportunity for immediate start Hybrid work environment with attractive benefits and professional development opportunities.

About SMEC

SMEC has joined forces with Surbana Jurong to provide global engineering and consultancy expertise in urban, infrastructure and management advisory. Our new partnership has created a talent pool of 13,000 dedicated people working across a network of 100 offices in 40 countries.

The role

We are seeking a recent Graduate Civil Engineer with a keen desire to build a long-term career in Water Infrastructure to join our Melbourne or Traralgon team. Our Water team provides end-to-end solutions across the full water cycle, including major pipelines, large-scale pumping stations, and advanced water, wastewater, and recycling treatment facilities.

Graduate Development Program

• Contribute to major projects and community initiatives
• Gain hands-on experience in proposals, reports, and technical documentation
• Access mentoring, networking, and industry events
• Participate in tailored workshops and training
• You will be given the opportunity for both in-person and online training on everything from consulting with clients to managing your time effectively through our graduate development workshops.

About You

• Recent Civil Engineering graduate (within 2 years) with a credit average
• A keen desire to build a long-term career in water infrastructure with an international consultancy
• Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills
• Positive attitude and willingness to learn
• Ability to manage time and workload effectively
• Knowledge of analytical methods and engineering principles

Benefits

• Hybrid work environment with attractive benefits and professional development opportunities

In return, SMEC offers you the benefits that come from working in a global multidisciplinary consultancy in an environment where your fresh ideas and enthusiasm will be welcomed and rewarded.

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At Surbana Jurong, we put talent, hard work, teamwork and a fun workplace together to approach problems and solve them creatively and collaboratively.

Join us in making a positive impact on the world!

SMEC is a global engineering, management and development consultancy delivering innovative solutions for our clients and partners.

Leveraging our 70-year history of delivering nation-building infrastructure, we provide technical expertise and advanced engineering services to resolve complex challenges across major infrastructure and energy projects.

SMEC has a long and proud history which dates back to Australia's iconic Snowy Mountains Hydroelectric Scheme in 1949, one of the largest and most complex hydroelectric schemes in the world.

Headquartered in Australia, we have offices across more than 35 countries in Oceania, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Africa and the Americas.

Together with our clients and partners, we deliver projects that directly contribute to improving health, quality of life and development outcomes for communities and neighborhoods around the world.

Driven by innovation, ingenuity and skill, our people have shaped these outcomes in some of the world's most remote and challenging environments.

Since 2016, SMEC has been a member of the Surbana Jurong Group, an Asia-based global powerhouse of over 16,000 employees.

Through our network of global specialists and by collaborating with local partners, we connect clients with the best teams and capabilities to deliver sustainable solutions.