About the Role
This Summer Internship Program offers a 12-week paid internship from mid-November to mid-February, providing real project experience, exposure to iconic projects, and opportunities to connect with senior leaders. Interns will work alongside technical experts and gain experience in a global business, with potential pathways to graduate employment.
Responsibilities
- Assist in the planning, design, and delivery of civil infrastructure to support the wider AECOM business.
- Support design management activities such as quality review planning and comment responses.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver client-focused solutions.
- Support on-site inspections.
Requirements
- Interns should be curious and excited to apply their studies in a professional environment.
- Must possess strong communication and teamwork skills.
- Must have a positive and proactive attitude, adaptability, and a commitment to professionalism and integrity.
- Must be in your penultimate year of a Bachelor's or Postgraduate degree in Civil Engineering.
- Must be able to work full-time hours from mid-November 2026 – mid-February 2027.
- Must have full working rights to work in Australia or New Zealand.
- Accepts candidates with student and graduate visas.
- Applications require a resume, cover letter, and academic transcripts as a single document.
- Must attend a face-to-face interview.
- Must attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Teamwork skills
- Adaptability
- Professionalism
- Integrity
Location
- AU - Sydney, NSW
- New South Wales
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Internship
Education Level
- Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering
- Postgraduate Degree in Civil Engineering
Benefits
- 12-week paid internship
- Flexibility with hybrid work options
- Access to industry-leading technology and thinking
- Work flexibility
- Robust global well-being program
About the Company
- AECOM has been a leader in water system services across ANZ for decades, focusing on innovation and emerging technologies.
- Specializes in asset management and offers comprehensive planning, design, and construction for water infrastructure.
- Optimizes efficiency, increases ROI, and reduces costs for water infrastructure.
- Trusted by municipal water companies to ensure safe drinking water, sanitation, and environmental protection.
- Solutions range from urban flood protection to hydroelectricity, helping create climate-resilient, water-sensitive cities.
- AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle.
- Works on projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy, and the environment.
- Clients trust AECOM to solve their most complex challenges.
- Teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity, and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social, and governance priorities.
- AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm with a Professional Services business revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025.
- Provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs.
- Offers a robust global well-being program.
- Is a trusted global infrastructure firm.
Equal Opportunity
- Everyone belongs at AECOM.
- Committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.
- AECOM is proud to be a Fortune 500 Most Admired Company, a WGEA Employer of Choice for Gender Equality, #Work180 Equitable Workplace Awards 2025 Winner and an AWEI Bronze Tier LGBTQ+ Inclusive Employer.
- Welcomes applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including those with disabilities, additional health or mental health needs, and/or neurodiverse conditions.
- As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
- Acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which we, our clients and our communities live and work around Australia.
- Committed to connecting to Country in our work through meaningful engagement with First Nations peoples and businesses.
