Field Trainee

Company Description

We’re committed to the professional development of our people.

We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.

AECOM acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia. We pay respects to Elders both past and present and to emerging community leaders. We recognise and celebrate the diversity of First Nations People and their ongoing cultures and connections to the lands and waters.

As part of AECOMs reconciliation journey, we are introducing targeted roles, open specifically to First Nations people as a part of our commitment to creating diverse employment opportunities for First Nations peoples.
- This role is only open to applicants who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples._

Leading the change toward a sustainable and equitable future

Our environmental practice helps industries and governments fulfill their responsibilities to the people they support, as well as the planet that support us all. We provide advisory and technical services to enable you to achieve compliance, manage impacts and reduce or even eliminate risks.

Our services help clients anticipate and manage the environmental impact at each stage of the project: planning and obtaining permits for new facilities; decommissioning, clean-up and closure of contaminates sites and surplus operations facilities; restoration for reuse; addressing critical climate - change issues; protection or restoration of habitats and water quality and the preservation of culture resource.

We’re one global team - 47,000 strong - driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.

**Job Description**:
This is a casual part time role (2 - 3 days a week) for approximately 3 months with the potential for longer term employment.

**What will a day in this role look like**:
+ Collecting environmental samples including soil, sediment, surface water and groundwater from sites using various environmental sampling techniques.

+ Organising and preparing tasks prior to field work

+ Office based data management and reporting.

The role includes working amongst a team of experienced environmental professionals and alongside our clients, while learning first-hand from our in-house technical leaders. There will be opportunities to learn and be mentored by a team who are focussed on your career success. We live by our cultural standards: support your team, embrace new and different and make it happen

Join us and let’s get started.

**Qualifications**:
This position would suit someone wanting to work out in the field who enjoys hands on work and being outdoors. Previous Laboratory and/or field technician experience not required. All on the job training provided

What are we looking for from you?

+ Physically able to work in the field for extended field programs and collect samples

+ Good literacy, including written and verbal communication skills.

+ Basic computer literacy including basic Microsoft Office skills.

+ Technically minded, problem solver, good at trouble shooting, Ability to follow instructions and work with mínimal supervision and ability to communicate effectively and work collaboratively in a team.

+ Strong safety focus

+ Ability to complete a negative Police check and obtain National Police Clearance and Defence clearance

+ Preferred but not essential requirements for the role include:
+ Current driver's licence, 4WD, first aid and CPR training, QLD General Construction Induction (white card).

Additional Information

About AECOM

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. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

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 create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together - your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being