Engineering Graduates

Job No: 60463
Location: Auckland, New Zealand (Travel Required)

  • Opportunity to put your degree into practice from day one!
  • Kick off your career with an exciting range of development opportunities
  • Join a large, successful, market leader where your safety is our #1 priority
  • Enjoy a competitive salary and free health insurance

About the Opportunities

We currently have opportunities for high performing Engineering Graduates to join our dynamic and expert teams in Auckland, New Zealand.

If you are successful, you will be offered a two-year fixed term placement, commencing in February 2015. Our programme is IPENZ accredited and involves rotation throughout our five business divisions.

We will progressively grow and use your expertise across our business, giving you exposure to exciting and business critical projects and opportunities to develop in a wide range of industry disciplines.  On conclusion you will be positioned to progress your career into project management, construction management, contract management, engineering, or design estimation.

On a day-to-day basis as a graduate with Electrix, you will primarily be responsible for providing technically appropriate and cost effective drawings, specifications, reports and investigations, ensuring practical construction and/or tendering requirements are met.

More specifically your duties will include, but not be limited to:

  • Preparing technical documentation in accordance with best practice;
  • Supporting the engineering aspects of projects, in accordance with internal systems and procedures;
  • Reviewing engineering work and advising on design outputs and conceptual designs;
  • Providing technical support to estimators, engineers, maintenance and construction staff, sub-contractors and project managers; and
  • Carrying out and supervising tests/commissioning of work of a technical nature.

About You

To be considered for these positions, you will have graduated in the last 12 months or by February 2015 in one of the following programmes from a New Zealand recognised tertiary provider:

  • Bachelor of Engineering 
  • Bachelor of Engineering Technology
  • Master of Engineering
  • Completion of a paper in Power Systems will give you a distinct advantage

(Transcripts of your academic papers completed to date need be included in your application)

You will also have expert analytical and problem solving skills, strong learning agility, and demonstrated aptitude in engineering design.

Most important will be your ability to communicate well and build and maintain strong working relationships across the business, with our clients and other staff alike.

You will need eligibility to live and work in New Zealand and the ability to obtain a New Zealand driver's licence.

To fit into our culture, you will consider yourself to be a team player who is able to work within a team or unsupervised. You are passionate, have a 'can-do' attitude and take pride in ensuring excellence in your work.

Please note: In accordance with the Company’s Drug & Alcohol Policy, the successful applicants will be required to undergo a pre-employment drug test and medical.

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These are exciting opportunities… don’t miss out!

About the Benefits

You'll be joining an established, successful company with a true sense of team spirit and an innovative culture. Although it's a large organisation, it's an inclusive and supportive one, and you'll be able to go to work each day knowing your safety is of the highest priority.

In return for your hard work and great work ethic, you'll be remunerated with a competitive salary and free health insurance!

You'll be well-placed to progress your career and level of expertise, as we invest considerably in individual and team development through a wide range of learning and development initiatives (including industry training) and focus heavily on internal promotion. With Electrix, you'll be valued and recognised for what you do, every day.

About Us

We are a successful, well established provider of engineering, construction, and maintenance services. We are mainly based across New Zealand and Australia, as well as completing projects in many international locations including Fiji, American Samoa, Indonesia, the Maldives and the Marshall Islands.

At Electrix, we take attracting and retaining the best talent seriously. You’ll be joining a market leader where our success is reflected in the strength of our team and the long term relationships we enjoy with our clients. We have been in business for 59 years delivering growth year on year and we are not slowing down. We have high expectations – We take pride in our people and the results we achieve, we focus on safety and performance excellence and we seek to add value in everything that we do. What are you waiting for … apply now!

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