Auckland, Auckland
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An underground cable connection that’s transforming Germany's electricity grid for good. A wind farm in Australia that’s producing power for thousands of homes. Innovative solutions spanning renewable and thermal generation, energy networks and storage. When it comes to powering sustainable solutions for a brighter tomorrow, the future of energy depends on us.
Our Power Solutions team is geared towards providing a more integrated approach offering end-to-end service to support our clients in energy networks, thermal generation, renewable generation and storage solutions space. We are helping our clients meet the challenges faced in countries and cities across the globe, providing innovative solutions from replacing conventional thermal power plants with renewable energy to developing demand side management strategies.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Graduate Mechanical Engineer to join our growing Auckland Power team for an ASAP/2021 start. As part of our Power Generation & Storage Solutions team, you'll work alongside our Senior Engineers providing meaningful input on power projects – and we’ll mentor you each step of the way to ensure you’re set up for success.
Here’s What You’ll Need:
Ideally, you’ll hold a university degree in Mechanical Engineering and are passionate about Power solutions. Bring your curiosity, collaborative spirit and strong communication skills, and we’ll help you grow, pursue and fulfil what drives you – so we can make big impacts on the world, together.
Our Graduate Program
As a Graduate at Jacobs you’ll be a valued member of our team from Day 1 and work on real projects, bids and tenders from the get-go. Under the guidance and mentorship of our experts and industry leaders you’ll be equipped with the skills and knowledge to deliver the boldest solutions for the extraordinary and the everyday. From gaining hands-on experience to participating in networking events and structured learning sessions, you’ll find new and inventive ways to help our clients make the world a better place.
We see graduates as the future leaders of our business, which is why we’re delighted to have received the Australian Financial Review’s Top 100 Graduate Employers award for ‘Most Popular Engineering & Resources Employer’ in 2021! Our teams offer a supportive environment to help you to learn, grow and excel. No matter what drives you, you’ll discover how you can cultivate, nurture and achieve your goals – all at a single global company.
Jacobs. A world where you can.
From our inclusive employee networks, to our positive mental health champions – we’re committed to driving a culture of caring where you can be you. Joining Jacobs not only connects you locally but globally – and together, our diverse perspectives and unique backgrounds power our collective strength. We collaborate and share! By supporting one another, we all succeed.
With safety, accessibility and flexibility always top of mind, we’ve gone beyond traditional ways of working so you have the support, means and space to maximise your potential. You’ll uncover flexible working arrangements, benefits and opportunities to do good too – from participating in our global giving and volunteering program, to delivering ever more innovative and sustainable solutions for clients.
‘We live Inclusion’ is a key value at Jacobs, we are an equal opportunity employer and encourage candidates of diverse backgrounds to apply. First Nations community members are strongly encouraged to apply.
To be considered for this role, please apply via the link and attach your CV, cover letter, proof of New Zealand working rights (e.g. birth certificate or passport) and academic transcript to your application.
The role is aligned with expectations with a variety of projects, teams, clients, and levels of detail.
Gets to design stuff from the start. If you like project management-type of work -go for it. Personally, I prefer design, so I let my team leader know that. Whenever something interesting comes up, he lets me know and checks if I might be interested in being involved.
My personal responsibilities are slightly less technical than I would like but I am still involved with very interesting work
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50,000 - 100,000 employees
Engineering Consulting
Challenging today. Reinventing tomorrow. At Jacobs, every day is an opportunity to make the world better, more connected and more sustainable.
The flexibility of being able to work from home and in the office. Allows for the benefits of working in an environment that allows you to engage with life outside of work that was unavailable previously while also gaining the benefits of learning from senior staff.
Global network, an opportunity to work on large-scale projects, competitive pay and lots of fieldwork.
The culture and work environment. The company makes you feel like you are genuinely a part of something greater and all employees are valued and given opportunities for their careers to develop in a multitude of ways.
Get to work on major projects that make a difference to surrounding communities
Growth prospects, I am consistently guided on the best ways to grow and develop in my role. I have involvement in a variety of projects of different sizes with great autonomy, allowing me to learn quickly.
IT support is slow
As a smaller office in a large company, it often feels like we are left out from the rest of the company and that there can be a disconnect at times.
Hot desking - would be nice to have designated areas for the teams (as in the 10 desks here are all for X team)
Unpredictability of hours during projects however this is the nature of consulting.
A lot of work