Graduate Electrical Engineer - Buildings Services (Feb 2025)

We deliver some of the world’s most influential and transformational infrastructure projects. Along with our clients and partners, we have one goal: to leave a positive, lasting impact on people and our planet. 

Our clients count on us to think without limits and partner with them on projects spanning across water, transportation, buildings, energy, the environment, resources, governments, the public realm, the environment and more. We’re driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world. 

The Graduate Program at AECOM

Our 2-Year Growing Professional Skills Program is designed to help build your career at AECOM and ensure you are equipped with a strong foundation to transition into a professional role at the completion of the program.

What our Program offers:

• Freedom to Grow: thrive in our culture of opportunity, trust, and performance. We offer flexible working and support to help you find the balance you need.
• Exposure to Iconic Projects: work on high-profile projects with a variety of clients.
• Learn from Technical Experts: Enhance your technical knowledge with our experts and industry leaders, and gain support towards professional accreditations.
• Graduate Conference: Participate in a 2-day event to understand our business, meet fellow graduates and connect with business leaders.
• Training sessions and AECOM University: Develop and grow your skills with various virtual training sessions to build the foundations of your career.
• Build Connections: Expand your network and engage in events hosted by our Early Professional Connect Committee.
• Mentoring Opportunities: Exchange experiences and receive guidance and support from experienced professionals to help you achieve your career goals.

The Role

Join our Building Services team, specialising in providing electrical system solutions. With on efficiency, reliability and safety, including high and low voltage power supplies, utilities, standby generation, UPS, resilient systems, small power, fire alarms, security, and lighting.

You will have the opportunity to work across diverse projects in various sectors such as Defence, Data Centres, Space, Commercial, Hospitals, Highways, Rail & Metro, and Airports, whilst complying to industry and governmental standards. 

You will develop skills in:

• Designing and calculating lighting systems to meet project requirements and standards.
• Analysing and calculating maximum power demands for various systems.
• Designing circuit breaker protection and coordinating protection curves.
• Designing single line diagrams and electrical layouts.
• Developing proposals, progress reports, and technical findings for clients and stakeholders.
• Working closely with multi-disciplinary teams to achieve project objectives.

Requirements for Success 

• You must have completed a relevant tertiary degree in Electrical Engineering before starting the 2025 Graduate Program.
• You must be able to commence work by February 2025. We do consider mid-year finishers, as long as you have graduated and are able to commence by July 2025.
• Submission of your resume, cover letter and the latest copy of your academic transcript (please submit all as one document).
• You must have full working rights to work in Australia or New Zealand before applying. We do accept candidates with student and graduate visas.

Our Recruitment Process 

Applications are open from 6th September until 25th September 2024.

1. Submit Your Application: Complete the job application, uploading your resume, cover letter and the latest copy of your academic transcripts as one single document.
2. Behavioural and Logical Reasoning Assessment: Complete our global online assessment.
3. Phone Screen: Join a 15-minute phone screen to further discuss your application.
4. Interview: Attend a face-to-face interview at your local office.

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Our Commitment 

At AECOM, you’ll work in a dynamic and inclusive environment that values your integrity and fosters innovation. 

AECOM acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which we, our clients and our communities live and work around Australia. We pay our respects to their cultures and to their Elders — past, present, and emerging. We are committed to connecting to Country in our work through meaningful engagement with First Nations peoples and businesses, to find out more about our visions for reconciliation check out our website.