Graduate Site Engineer

Imagine launching your career with a company where you're not just a number, but a valued part of the team. As a Graduate Site Engineer, you'll be mentored by industry leaders while rotating through site, office and workshop, gaining the skills and confidence to shape iconic Defence, commercial and industrial projects.

From solving technical challenges to guiding subcontractors and supporting project managers, you'll grow into a trusted professional. With ethical leadership and a people-first culture built on genuine care, this is the rare graduate role that sets you up for both career success and a balanced, fulfilling life.

The Company

This steel fabrication and construction company has an excellent local and national reputation, and is  sought after for large construction projects. The combined experience of the ownership team is of the richest in the country, spanning all facets of steel fabrication and construction.

Strengthened by significant tonne cranage capacity, CNC production machines that utilise the very latest technologies, and a team that cares about quality, this company has become the 'go to' steel fabrication and construction supplier for large SA defence, commercial and industrial projects that require the highest quality fabrication and construction standards.

The South Australian Managing Director has harnessed a great deal of industry respect; known for being a highly ethical operator, who places an emphasis on building and maintaining a people centric culture. Core business values include providing the highest standard of steelwork available, producing the best quality product, and supporting the development of a highly competent and cohesive team, ensuring employees feel happy and live balanced lives. Having a culture that people want to join, develop in, and don't want to leave; as well as harnessing the ongoing respect and commitment of the most reliable sub-contractor base; has been the cornerstone to this company's success.

Genuine care for others has become a shared value throughout the organisation, whereby colleagues show active support for one another. If a colleague needs help, whether personally or professionally, the team rally to support. This has undeniably created a unique workplace culture rarely seen to such an extent within the realm of steel fabrication and construction.

The Role

The role of Graduate Site Engineer is a heavily mentored position, where you will develop a broad and robust skill set that will provide you an excellent foundation for a career in construction.

Over time you will build technical expertise to help guide the build process, ensuring that projects are built correctly, adhering to technical requirements and schedule.

As a Graduate Site Engineer, you will divide your time between being on site, in the office and in the fabrication workshop, to have full oversight of the end to end fabrication and construction process.

In manageable stages you will accumulate knowledge to perform the following:

• Reviewing technical drawings and working through any challenges or problems in collaboration with the site team;
• Planning, programming and monitoring of work on site;
• Supporting Project Managers with project reporting, documentation, and cost tracking;
• Overseeing the work of subcontractors to ensure that work is conducted in a technically correct manner and in proper sequence;
• Identifying and highlighting to Project Managers anything that impacts the critical sequence between fabrication and construction;
• Contributing to a respectful and collaborative culture;

Requirements

Essential to the hiring process we are seeking someone that can demonstrate a genuine care for colleagues and enjoys achieving goals as part of a collaborative team; along with the following:

• A degree in Engineering or Construction Management.
• The ability to read construction drawings.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills.
• Ability to communicate accurately and clearly both verbally and in writing.
• Attention to detail.
• Current Driver's license.

Application

For a strictly confidential discussion regarding this opportunity, contact Sam on Applications can be made by clicking on the 'apply' button and submitting your CV as a Word document.

Contact Sam At Hunter Careers To Discuss Other Available Positions With This Employer:

QSE & Project Administrator

Graduate Contracts Administrator

Estimator (Entry Level)

QSE Manager

Workshop Manager