AECOM Graduate Programs & Internships

We all leave a legacy. What will yours be?

We are a team of over 56,000 specialists working across 7 continents to 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. We’re driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.   

At AECOM you will be working in a dynamic environment where…

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Application Process

  1. Application

    Initial application will be required, where you will upload your resume, cover letter and complete some questions asking for basic information. Make sure you download our opportunities document when completing this step - it will be useful later in the process

  2. Create an account with Cappfinity

    Next you will be required to create an account with Cappfinity and complete a more in-depth application form including selection of preferred role.

  3. Situational Online Assessment 

    If you meet our basic criteria following the completion of the Cappfinity application form, you will be invited to complete an online assessment which has been designed for AECOM. (You will be provided approx. 4 days to complete)

  4. One- Way Video Interview 

    Should you meet our requirements, you will be invited to complete a one-w…

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Jobs and Opportunities

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Graduate Jobs

Hong Kong (Hong Kong)

Consulting
and 9 others

Hires applicants with degrees in

  • Consulting
  • Engineering
  • Engineering Electrical
  • Engineering Environmental
  • Engineering Geotechnical
  • Engineering Mechanical
  • Engineering Mechatronics
  • Engineering Software
  • Environment
  • Project Management

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from planning, design and engineering to program and construction management.

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Diversity and Inclusion
Cultural Diversity
Disability
Gender Equality
LGBTIQ+
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
Cultural Diversity
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Disability
Gender Equality
LGBTIQ+
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
Disability
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Australia

Engineering

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management.

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Graduate Jobs

Australia

Engineering
and 1 other

Hires applicants with degrees in

  • Engineering
  • Project Management

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management.

Application Process

  1. Application

    Initial application will be required, where you will upload your resume, cover letter and complete some questions asking for basic information. Make sure you download our opportunities document when completing this step - it will be useful later in the process

  2. Create an account with Cappfinity

    Next you will be required to create an account with Cappfinity and complete a more in-depth application form including selection of preferred role.

  3. Situational Online Assessment 

    If you meet our basic criteria following the completion of the Cappfinity application form, you will be invited to complete an online assessment which has been designed for AECOM. (You will be provided approx. 4 days to complete)

  4. One- Way Video Interview 

    Should you meet our requirements, you will be invited to complete a one-way video interview. (You will be provided approx. 4 days to complete)

  5. Assessment Centre

    If successful, you will be invited to participate in either an in-person or virtual assessment centre, which will provide an opportunity to hear more about AECOM, the team and the role.

Life & Culture

It’s one thing to imagine a better world. AECOM was built to deliver it. Our values define who we are, how we act and what we aspire to.

Life and Culture

Values

Our vision is a world where infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone – uplifting communities, improving access and sustaining our planet.

We bring together the best people, ideas and technical expertise and partner with clients to turn their ambitions into action.

Our core values define who we are, how we act and what we aspire to:

Safeguard

We operate ethically and with integrity, while prioritising safety and security in all that we do.

Innovate

We think without limits and embrace new ideas, shaping digital solutions to help clients address current and future challenges.

Collaborate

We connect unrivaled expertise from around the world to anticipate and solve our clients’ most pressing challenges.

Deliver

We grow our business through relentless client focus, operational excellence and exceptional project execution.

Sustain

We take action to make a positive impact on the planet, enrich the communities we touch and build legacies for future generations.

Thrive

We build diverse teams, create an inclusive workplace and provide opportunities where each one of our people can reach their full potential.

Perks & Benefits

At AECOM, we’re a global organisation with a purpose; to deliver a better world. We never overlook the importance of our passionate people to help us deliver on our promise.

We’re invested in your well-being, growth, and success. We’re committed to providing you with the resources you need to be safe, included, healthy, and well – both at work and in your personal lives. Our global well-being program helps you take care of your emotional, financial, social, intellectual, and physical health and provides resources to support our planet. From flexible work options to learning and growth programs that advance your career, there’s a world of opportunity here.

Freedom to Grow

  • Our flexible work arrangements give you more freedom in where and how you work, supporting your desired work-life balance. Alternative start/finish times, hybrid work where staff balance work from home and office time.

Career Development and Learning

  • Bring your unique talents, background and expertise to your work here and you’ll get to explore and pursue rewarding career opportunities in Technical Excellence, Growth and Client Management, Project & Program Management, and Business Area Leadership.
  • Our AECOM University platform features personalised learning experiences for critical skill-building. We also offer courses via LinkedIn Learning.
  • Advance your skills and learn from internal experts with our Technical Practice Network.
  • Attend AECOM networking events to expand your network.
  • Leadership At All Levels, a suite of programs to invest in developing leadership talent at all career stages

Employee Wellbeing

  • Flu vaccinations
  • Skin Checks
  • Wellness Rebate ($200) 
  • Private health insurance discounts
  • Executive health assessments
  • AECOM Voices: Our employee resources groups ensure that diverse voices are represented and heard and provide opportunities for networking, career development and community outreach.
  • Fitness: Get free access to ClassPass on-demand classes and discounted memberships.
  • Mental Health: Use myStrength to help build your resilience, manage your stress and improve your mood.
  • Employee Assistance: Program (EAP) Get 24/7 confidential support for personal challenges and concerns.

Wellness Benefit

  • AECOM values the emotional and physical wellbeing of our team members. To help our team members achieve this, AECOM provides staff the ability to claim a $200 annual wellness subsidy to be used to offset costs associated with fitness and wellness memberships and activities.

New Hire buddy program

  • When you are new at AECOM you will be partnered with a buddy who will help you acclimatise to AECOM culture, people processes and environment.

Professional Membership subscription

  • To support your professional growth, AECOM covers the fees to one role-related professional body membership per calendar year.

Insurance

  • Income Protection Insurance

Leave Entitlements

  • Annual Leave 
  • Additional Annual Leave Purchase Program (up to 6 weeks)
  • Long Service Leave 
  • Paid Parental and Partner Leave
  • Volunteer Leave
  • Flex Public Holiday initiative.

Reward and Recognition

  • Service Milestone rewards
  • Encore: In-house recognition program
  • Kudos: Share your appreciation for your colleagues and recognise service milestones

Benefits / Discounts

  • Corporate Health Cover Rates 
  • AECOM Everyday: Savings and cashback on hundreds of retailers
  • Employee referral scheme up to $2000
  • Professional search service for childcare and aged care facilities
  • Salary Packaging – superannuation and novated leases
  • Business Travel: Receive protection and support on your international business travels with International SOS and Business Travel Accident Insurance.
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESP): You can purchase discount AECOM Stock through the Employee Stock Purchase Plan ESPP.

 

Our Graduate Program

After years of study, you’re looking to launch your career with a company that supports your ongoing development and makes the world a better place.

Our Growing Professional Skills (GPS) graduate program is designed to help you bridge the gap between formal education and the workplace. The program is spread across two years, drawing on a range of personal development activities, exposure to other graduates and business leaders, and a range of topics designed to grow your business and professional skills, so you become Business Ready.

Our graduate program will allow you to work on exciting projects, develop your skills and expand your network.

 

We are seeking applicants from a wide range of disciplines, including civil, electrical, environmental, geotechnical, mechanical, structural, building services and chemical engineering, as well as design, planning, and program and cost management fields.

As a graduate, you’ll have the chance to work alongside industry leaders on iconic projects that help shape and connect our cities and communities.

Make Amazing Happen!

Applications open from 1st – 29th of March, 2023

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Our Undergraduate Program

AECOM’s Undergraduate Program will allow you to gain hands on experience working in your field of study. An undergraduate placement is the perfect way to get a taste of what your future could look like after university.

At AECOM, we are excited to welcome you, challenge you and watch you grow during your undergraduate placement with us.

We are seeking applicants from a wide range of disciplines in various locations across Australia and New Zealand.

We hire undergraduates from a variety of different disciplines, including (but not limited to);

  • Civil Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Geotechnical Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Structural Engineering
  • Environmental Science
  • Urban/transport/Environmental Planning
  • Project & Cost Management
  • Finance/Economics
  • Communications
  • Urban Design
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Landscape Architecture

Over approximately 12 weeks you will have the chance to work alongside industry leaders on iconic projects that help shape and connect our cities and communities. An undergraduate position at AECOM will give you a unique opportunity to learn about our industry and business as well as build connections with our employees.

Applications open between July and August.

For more information about AECOM’s Australia and New Zealand Programs, please follow the below link: https://aecom.com/australia-new-zealand-graduate-careers/

Julia Power

Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) and Commerce (Finance)

Graduate Civil Engineer - Rail

How did you get to your current job position?

While I was at university I participated in a Student Society Mock Interview Night. I interviewed with AECOM that night which lead to an assessment centre and formal interview. The rest is history. 

How did you choose your specialisation?

I had an interest in rail since visiting Germany and hearing about Brisbane’s Cross River Rail Project. When the opportunity came up to join the rail team, I knew I had to give it a go. 

What was yo…

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Natalie Chiesa

Bachelor of Engineering (hons) Majoring in Civil

Civil Engineer - Highways

How did you get to your current job position? How did you choose your specialisation?

I applied for the Graduate Program at AECOM after hearing great things about the people and culture at AECOM (they were right!), and I started working here at the beginning of 2020.  

My dad was a flight engineer and so I grew up with a problem-solving mindset and a keen interest in maths and physics. After a general first year at university, the subjects that interested me the most were transport related which falls within the civil engineering disciplin…

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Ravin De S Wijeyeratne

Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Hons) and Bachelor of Mathematics

Graduate Structural Engineer

How did you get to your current job position?

When I was still at university, I applied to be an undergraduate at AECOM over the 2018 summer break. I was lucky enough to score a position as a structural engineer in the Resources and Industrial team. Fortunately for me, and unfortunately for everyone else in my team I have stuck around ever since, and started full time as a graduate in July 2021.

How did you choose your specialisation?

I chose to follow the structural pathway as those were the subjects I…

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Diversity and Inclusion

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Equity, Diversity and Inclusion is central to AECOM’s vision:

A world where infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone.

We are stronger, smarter and better because of our differences. Drawing from a wealth of diverse backgrounds and experiences unlocks innovation across our company and better enables us to understand our clients and each other.

Diversity, in all its forms, is welcomed at AECOM. By joining AECOM, you will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to thrive and create transformational outcomes for our clients. 

Bring yourself – your passions, your knowledge, your culture, your lifestyle, your perspective – to help AECOM deliver a better world. 

By joining AECOM, you will have the opportunity to be a part of the CONNECT – a network of Early Professionals who seek to develop key skills, build communities and effectively share their voice across the organisation and with senior leadership teams to improve experiences. 

Cultural Diversity

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We all have different beliefs, religions, traditions and ways of living – that is the beauty of diversity and at AECOM, we embrace the cultural diversity of our people as a great way to build awareness and help our clients to design innovative solutions to their problems. 

One way we are demonstrating our commitment to cultural diversity and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples is through our Australian Reconciliation Action Plan.

AECOM acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which we and our clients and 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.

Disability

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We all have ways that help us perform, and some of us may have more specific needs to help us be at our best.

At AECOM, we are proud to offer adjustments at each stage of the recruitment process and will support you through, so that you are able to be at your best both during the recruitment process and once offered a position. 

We encourage you to share any adjustments you may need in your application, and we will work with you in meeting these.

Sharing your needs can at times be daunting, so if you have questions before or during your application, we welcome you to get in touch [email protected]. Anything you tell us will be kept completely confidential.

Gender Equality

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When we have gender equality, it benefits everyone.

As one of only 120 Australian businesses to be named by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality, we want to ensure both women and men receive the same opportunities to build their careers.

At AECOM, we are honest about our progress on gender representation – whilst we have made significant improvements over the years, there is more for us to do and we are committed to this change, seeing the benefits for our people, our clients and our communities. 

Some highlights of our work towards gender equality include:

  • Setting gender diversity targets for overall and women in leadership
  • Offering comprehensive policies and practices to ensure equal opportunity at all stages of the employee lifecycle
  • Providing all employees with the flexibility they need to do their best work
  • Providing career support and networking opportunities for women across our business through our mCircles program
  • Rolling out a series of inclusion training to all staff 
  • Celebrating the diversity of our talent through key gender-focused events

LGBTIQ+

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AECOM is committed to building the representation of those who identify as LGBTQI+ in STEM and creating a safe space where everyone feels they can be themselves and thrive. 

Our series of employee resource groups across the organisation make up AECOM Voices and ensure that diverse perspectives are represented and heard to impact policies and business outcomes. They also help employees network, grow their careers and take part in community outreach. 

Craig Lowe, Chair of our Pride Australia and New Zealand group says,
“As a proud gay man, I feel it is important to create a safe, open and accepting environment for those from a LGBTQIA+ background. Pride creates the mechanism for our colleagues to bring their whole selves to work, without having to hide anything. Pride is the recognition that every person at AECOM is just as valuable as each other.

As members of Pride in Diversity – Australia’s first and only not-for-profit workplace programme designed to assist Australian employers with the inclusion of LGBTQI+ employees – AECOM stay aligned with best practice when it comes to LGBTQI+ inclusion. 

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders

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AECOM acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which we and our clients and 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.

Our Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) formalises our commitment to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples through three key pillars:

  • Relationships – establishing and maintaining mutually beneficial relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stakeholders and organisations
  • Respect – increasing understanding, value and recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, histories, knowledge and rights through cultural learning 
  • Opportunities – improving employment outcomes by increasing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander recruitment, retention and professional development

Since 2015, AECOM has been a proud 10x10 partner of CareerTrackers, a national non-profit that helps to create career pathways for young Indigenous adults through internship opportunities. Jordan Bartlett joined AECOM through the CareerTrackers program and is enjoying a career with AECOM as an Electrical Engineer:

Jordan

“I joined AECOM through the CareerTrackers Indigenous Internship Program, a program which provides internship opportunities for Indigenous University Students. My student advisor through the program matched me with AECOM and I progressed to an interview. I participated in training and development for my professional skills through CareerTrackers to help secure my position at AECOM, and then completed my interview and was given the opportunity to join the AECOM team as an Undergraduate Engineer.

My job is a great opportunity for me to learn and gain experience in the field of engineering. It gives me the chance to work in a world-renowned company and on large scale projects. I have gained so much experience and knowledge in my time at AECOM over my internship and its incredible considering I’ve only just finished my first year of university.”

Jordan Bartlett

Electrical Engineer (Previous AECOM Undergraduate and Graduate)

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