Graduate Brochure

Graduates

“Northrop encourages graduates to get out

and about, whether that’s going to site,
carrying out site inspections or attending
design meetings. This early exposure
helped me to grow as a graduate and has
provided a solid foundation on which to
build my career.

Angelica Kamperos | Civil & Environmental Engineer

NORTHROP CONSULTING ENGINEERS - THE PLACE
FOR YOU!

Are you hungry to explore new opportunities, tackle exciting projects and
learn a wide range of skills?
Do you like to collaborate, be challenged, given responsibility and
empowered to make decisions?
Are you looking for a workplace that has a family feel and celebrates
diversity?
Then Northrop is the place to build a fulfilling career!

At Northrop, you’ll:

• Get onsite and in front of clients quickly
• Work on a variety of exciting and technically challenging projects
• Receive lots of support from colleagues, management and your mentor
• Be exposed to advanced thinking and cutting-edge engineering design
• Have opportunities to work in our other offices in Australia
• Meet likeminded, smart and fun teammates
• Be part of a business that priorities giving back to the community

At Northrop, you can take your career wherever you want it to go. The
opportunities are endless - just ask our CEO who started with us as an
undergraduate!

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“Whether you’re in the city or based at one

of our regional offices, you’ll get to work on
a massive variety of projects. Anything from
aged care, commercial, industrial, residential
subdivisions, hospitals or schools. Whatever
the project, it’s so rewarding to see your
project go from paper to the real world!

Aidan McConnell | Structural Engineer

WHAT WE OFFER YOU

We’re committed to developing our people to their full potential and as such,
invest heavily in your career.

Training & professional development

• Northrop University; our internal graduate development program
• Coaching and mentoring from the industry’s best
• A commitment to ongoing upskilling
• Support and encouragement to attain professional accreditation
• Payment of fees associated with attaining CPEng status
• Subsidies for textbooks involved with study
• Career planning discussions
• Company conferences, graduate days, technical days and networking events
• Acknowledgement of academic and training achievements
• Rising stars are identified and promoted

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Rewards & recognition

• Attractive remuneration packages and paid overtime
• All employees participate in our employee bonus scheme
• Annual salary reviews
• Bonuses for the referral of new recruits
• Rewards and recognition for years of service
• Acknowledgement of special and personal events

Benefits

• Flexible working arrangements
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Salary packaging
• Income protection insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Up to twelve months sabbatical leave
• Extended periods of leave for serious illness
• Free financial planning advice

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“The support I’ve been given as a graduate

at Northrop is phenomenal. If there’s ever
a challenge, I sit next to decades worth of
experience and they are always willing to
take time out of their day to help me with
any questions I may have.

Annika Netherton | Structural Engineer

NORTHROP UNIVERSITY

Don’t worry, this doesn’t involve more study! Northrop University is our
internal graduate development program.
Developed in conjunction with the Engineers Australia Chartered Process,
the program ensures that you are receiving the right training and acquiring
the skills you need to become a competent, well-rounded and responsible
consulting engineer.
Tailored to your discipline, the program provides a checklist of technical
and non-technical competencies to work towards.
It will help you manage and track your engineering development and career
progression, highlight your strengths, and is a step towards becoming
chartered.

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WHAT TO EXPECT

Here’s a look at what you’ll be experiencing as you move through Northrop
University.

Year 1

• Business-wide graduate induction day
• Assigned your own mentor
• On-the-job training from senior engineers
• Design of large and small projects in conjunction with senior staff
• Plenty of opportunities to get out of the office and on site

Year 2 & 3

• Ongoing mentoring to ensure your career is progressing the way you
want it to

• Reviews to ensure you are receiving a variety of work
• Management of smaller projects
• Continued on-the-job training
• Formal external training in areas of interest to you
• Regular site visits to inspect your projects being built

Onwards

• Management of larger projects 11
• Working towards accreditation - CPEng
• Continued mentoring and technical reviews
• Developing client relationships
• Mentoring of university students



ABOUT NORTHROP

Established in 1976, we’re an employee-owned engineering consultancy
with eight offices and 400 people across NSW, QLD, VIC and the ACT.
We are multidisciplined; highly experienced in civil, structural, building
services (mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and fire, acoustics, specialised
lighting, level 3 high voltage, audio visual and ICT) and sustainability.
We work on a huge variety of projects across a range of sectors including
aged care, health, education, hospitality, land development, commercial,
industrial and residential. And, wherever possible, we build project teams
based on a combination of expertise, interest and passion.
At Northrop, we want you to take your career wherever you want it to go
and for us that means seizing every opportunity, every day. We believe
that by continuously developing our people, building longstanding client
relationships and through our determination to make every project a
success, we help both our people and our clients realise their potential.

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MEET SOME OF OUR GRADUATES



Take up the Northrop
Graduate Challenge!

Applications are now open
Go to www.northrop.com.au/careers#graduate and complete
an online application.

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