Graduate Engagement Consultant

GHD

Adelaide, SA
Training
Full-time

18 days ago

Job Description:GHD Graduate Program 2025 - Adelaide - South Australia / Engagement, Communication and CommunitiesAt GHD, we don't just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day.If you want to start a career with impact, whether solving everyday problems through to tackling some of the great challenges our clients and communities face, you'll find that here. That's why we pledge to empower all our people to make a positive impact and ensure you're provided the necessary training and experiences to make those aspirations a reality.We know community impact is important to our staff. Our GHD in the Community program partners with not-for-profit organisations to provide opportunities to work on pro-bono projects, volunteering and fundraising for philanthropic and humanitarian causes. As a business we also funnel some of our profits into the GHD Foundation, a registered charity that works to address disadvantage and inequality in children accessing STEAM education in our countries of operation.What does being a Graduate mean for you?Outside of the technical development you'll gain working within your team, you'll also join GHD's two year Graduate Development Program. The Graduate Program will connect you peers across Australia, New Zealand, the broader Asia Pacific region and the Middle East.We offer optional rotations in the second year of your program to help explore your career pathway, a structured approach to promotions and salary reviews over your first two years and a culture that is friendly, inclusive and not built on hierarchy.Want to know more about life as a Consultant in GHD?GHD, in partnership with The Forage, a global provider of job simulations, have developed a self-paced Virtual Internship where you'll start to explore what a career in our Engineering teams looks like. You'll hear from one of the Leaders in our Rail team who'll outline some of the topics we cover, as well as talking you through a bit more of what we do in GHD.The Virtual Internship should only take you 3-4 hours to complete We're not asking you to undertake complex calculations, but rather understand some of the challenge we work with on a day to day basis.To learn more, access our .Who are we looking for?Someone who ticks most of these boxes:

A solid understanding of stakeholder engagement, public participation and social research methodologies, ideally with some working experience
Ability to write clearly and concisely with good grammar and punctuation
Ability to work autonomously and in situations with competing priorities and tight deadlines
Ability to extract key content from technical documents and re-write in plain English
Aptitude for technology, as relevant for communications and engagement activities i.e. online tools and channels
Good organisational skills including event management
Good research skills and ability to analyse qualitative and quantitative data

Ideally with a bachelor degree in an appropriate discipline (eg. Communications, Arts, Marketing, Social Enquiry, Public Relations, Management)What does the rest of GHD's process look like?Once we receive your application, it will be reviewed by one of our Talent Acquisition team members who manage each of our regions. From there, the rest of our recruitment process includes:

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.
Formal interviews, either in person or via MS Teams. Prior to our interview we'll also ask you to go through some online testing through one of our providers, Saville.
An offer, where we'll go through your salary package and the start date for our program, as well as flagging our background checking process.

In our application process, we want to be as inclusive as possible to ensure everyone has an equitable chance of proceeding through. If you identify as someone who is neurodiverse, or who has a disability and may require changes to any of the processes outlined above, please respond to the question at the start of our process and we'll be in touch where appropriate.How do you apply?1. Select the "Apply" button2. Please allow up to 10 minutes to complete the questions.3. Upload a copy of your updated cover letter, CV and academic transcript/s.If you're successful through our recruitment process, your full-time position will start in February 2025. There may also be ongoing opportunities for casual work throughout your final year of studies.Interested? Apply now.#LI-KR1About 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 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 #PowerOfCommitmentWho 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 make water, energy and urbanisation sustainable for generations to come.

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