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Graduate Engineer - Canberra - 2027 Graduate Program

ACOR Consultants

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

Full-time

Information Technology, Engineering

ACOR is a national, employee-owned engineering consulting firm, offering a full range of specialist engineering services across multiple sectors. We have a proven track record for the successful delivery of large-scale multi-discipline projects, as well as smaller niche assignments. Our client's needs are at the core of everything we do – their success is our success.

We're proud of our workplace culture, and we reward and recognise our people who best represent our company values of excellence, passion, caring, integrity, collaboration and courage.

About The Role

As a Graduate Engineer, you'll support the success of ACOR, both locally and on a national level.

We are seeking applications for our 2027 Graduate program across all disciplines including structural, civil, mechanical, electrical, sustainability, hydraulics, facades, fire services, acoustics, chemical and energy.

You'll join established teams and be an active contributor to projects spanning defence, social infrastructure (health, education, justice, community), government, mixed-use, commercial, retail and multi-residential developments. In addition to hands on training, you'll join colleagues on our formal graduate development program which aims to grow and develop your career by offering additional training and development tools to understand how to be a successful consulting engineer.

While each day is different you can expect to:

  • Work with established engineers to understand project scopes and deliverables
  • Develop design projects or components of projects through all phases of design development
  • Attend client meetings alongside senior engineers as ACOR representation in project design meetings with external stakeholders
  • Participate in design and safety reviews and risk assessments

Benefits and perks

We are looking to invest and develop this role, to build a long term career within ACOR. You will be given exposure to multiple facets of engineering design & project management, with ongoing support and development opportunities from the wider, national team.

  • Attractive remuneration package, commensurate with experience
  • Formal graduate development program with ongoing learning & development focused on your career ambitions
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Discounts on everyday products and services
  • Regular social and fundraising events
  • 100% employee owned company

Skills And Experience

We're looking for:

  • Recent, relevant engineering qualifications
  • Excellent communication skills
  • An interest in engineering design and project management
  • High level of organisational skills

Due to the nature of the projects in which we work, we are only able to consider applications from candidates with Australian Citizenship who are eligible for baseline security clearance.

Applications for our 2027 intake are open until 3rd of May 2026 with assessments and interviews occurring in June and July 2026. Our Graduate Program commences in February 2027, start dates will be negotiated with successful applicants.

If you are ready to start your career in a leading design consultancy, working on diverse projects please apply now.

About the company

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Founded in 1997, ACOR Consultants began as a group of engineers with a unique set of personal and professional values providing specialist consulting services. Fast forward 25 years, we are a proud nation-wide business, committed to our mission of "Investing in the success of our clients and creating an environment where people thrive." With offices around Australia, we strive to work as One Team, One ACOR, putting our clients’ needs to the forefront.

We are large enough to be able to offer our clients a full and diversified range of engineering services, but not so large that we lose our ability to offer a personal service, whilst being flexible and innovative in our approach. We measure success by the strength of our relationships, the trust our clients place in us, the specialists we attract to work with us, and the quality of the projects we deliver.

Our clients, stakeholders and communities come from all walks of life and so do we. The diversity of our employees enables us to collaborate better, be more creative, achieve greater quality and innovate. We value and support diversity and inclusion in our workplace and we want to continue building a culture that accepts and encourages our employees to bring all of themselves and their individual uniqueness to work.