Lendlease Graduate Program 2024 - Cost Planner

Applications for our 2024 Lendlease Graduate Program are now open!

Lendlease is a globally integrated real estate and investment group with core expertise in shaping cities and creating strong and connected communities.

Whatever matters most to you. Whatever you want to achieve – professionally, personally and for the people and places around you – you can do it with Lendlease. Being bold and innovative characterises our approach and doing what matters defines our intent.

About being a Graduate Cost Planner

As a Graduate Cost Planner, you will learn key skills to provide quick and accurate measurements of quantities, contributing to the production of conceptual and detailed cost plans, estimating and valuing on a range of major projects, as well as learning how to reduce risk and analysing data in controlling designs to a defined set of cost parameters. Undertaking a minimum of two rotations, you will develop an understanding of market conditions, regarding applicable rates, subcontractors, supply chain and our competitors. This role is predominantly based in our corporate offices with some time on-site. 

Preferred degrees: Quantity Surveying/Cost-Planning, Construction & Project Management, Engineering (Civil/Structural, Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics/Robotics) 

Our Program

We offer a wide range of learning and development opportunities in Construction, Enterprise Support, Investment Management and Property Development. Whichever Stream or team you join, you can keep on growing and making the progress you want. There’s nothing to stop you, and everything to enable you.

As a participant of the two-year Lendlease Graduate Program, you will be supported through a structured learning and development program which showcases, rotations, dynamic managers, various on the job activities, networking, and social activities – enabling you to build lasting relationships across the Lendlease enterprise.

To be eligible to join Lendlease as a Graduate, you will : 

• Graduate with a relevant bachelor’s degree between 2021-2023
• At time of application, hold Australian/ New Zealand Citizenship or Permanent Residency
• Be able to commence on a full-time basis in February 2024

Timeline of Recruitment Process: 

• Applications close July 31st, 2023
• Eligible applications will be prompted to complete an Online Skills Assessment
• Next stage will progress to Video Interview 
• Final stage will be a Group Activity & an Interview, taking place from Mid-September until October

We embrace the value of a vibrant and diverse workforce and recognise that our people have different experiences and needs at different times. Lendlease is a diverse, flexible and inclusive employer of choice. We engage, enable and empower our people and support their individual needs. Inclusion sets us all up for success.