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.

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

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/

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. 

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.

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.

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

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. 

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:

“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)