Undergraduate Civil Engineer

Company Description

Job Description

• Undergraduate Civil Engineers – Paid Work Experience Opportunity
• 12 weeks placement from 23 November 2026 to 19 February 2027
• 38 hour per week Paid Causal position including Superannuation

Hume City Council is one of Australia’s fastest growing and culturally diverse councils. We put the customer and our community at the centre of all that we do, ensuring our services are efficient and accessible.

Apply your engineering skills in a variety of areas including Traffic Engineering, Civil Design, Project Planning, Asset Management and Infrastructure Delivery.

What you’ll be doing:

• Traffic Engineering
• Civil Design
• Asset Engineering
• Infrastucture Delivery
• Project Planning
• Preparing designs across all range of engineering projects.
• Utilising CAD software in accordance with relevant design standards.
• Evaluating, investigating, and providing solutions across various aspects of engineering projects.
• Prepare engineering estimate of works.
• Prepare tender documents for works including schedules, specifications, and contract documentation.
• Process applications submitted by service authorities.

The skills and experience you’ll bring to the role:

• Demonstrated knowledge of traffic engineering, civil design, project management, construction supervision and asset management systems.
• Demonstrated ability to manage time, including setting priorities, planning, and organising work and meeting timelines.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in written form, with a broad range of stakeholders.
• Ability in general computer skills, including the use of engineering software packages would be an advantage.
• Technical ability in the application of engineering software packages including Computer Aided Design.
• Work experience in other areas not relating to engineering is considered an advantage.

Required Certifications & Qualifications:

• Penultimate undergraduates of Civil Engineering Degree course. Students completing their final year in 2026 and other year level will also be considered.
• Current Driver’s Licence.

Why Hume City Council?

A leader in local government, we’re committed to creating an inclusive and collaborative work environment that is guided by our values:

We’re better, every day: We give things a go and value progress over perfection. We have permission to go for it and are expected to reflect and learn.

We’re in it together: At Hume, everyone matters. We Welcome and include all. Respect and safety are expected.

We show up: We empower and trust others and own our work. We rise to the challenges and are expected to do what we say we will.

All for Hume: We strive to achieve our best for the Hume Community. We are proud and passionate about working towards better outcomes and expect they are at the centre of everything we do.

We offer a competitive salary package, professional development opportunities, and a supportive work environment.

A child safe organisation and an equal opportunity employer. Council encourages people of all ages, people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+ people and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.

All candidates will be required to undertake background and probity checks including Reference Checks, Working with Children Check, and a Criminal Record Check.

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