Douglas Partners
Environmental Science / Environmental Engineer Graduate (Jan 2026)
Canberra, Sydney, Darwin
Opportunity details
- Graduate Job or Program
- AUD 71,663 - 78,719 / Year
- Paid overtime for related fieldwork, yearly membership subscriptions/bonus & study/training support!
- 5-10 vacancies
- Apply by 18 May 2025
- Start date 11 Jan 2026
Start your career at a company with over 60 years’ experience and offers a range of project experience coupled with a variety of sitework and office.
Some of the practical activities of the role include:
- Assisting senior staff on investigations for contaminated sites, groundwater, asbestos, site remediation, acid sulfide soils and waste classification
- Visiting a variety of sites from residential, industrial and rural areas to undertake environmental and geo-environmental assessments
- Carrying out field investigation works including soil, groundwater, surface water and over-water sediment sampling in connection with site assessments
- Organising field investigation works and managing subcontractors
- Adhering to relevant Work Health and Safety requirements
- Utilising QGIS and other specialised software to analysis projects and determine solutions.
- Preparing proposals and writing reports for site investigation and inspections
Training and Development
- Broad exposure across entire project life cycle
- Direct access to highly technical Senior Engineers and Scientist
- Ongoing professional development courses
Other benefits include:
- Permanent - full-time position
- Company provided phone and laptop
- Coaching and mentoring from some of the industry’s top leaders
- $900 annually towards your professional memberships & subscription (i.e Engineers Australia)
- Further educational support for tuition fees and study leave
- Development courses and conferences
- Enhanced leave and superannuation after milestones
- Employee Assistance Program for Health & Wellbeing
- Discount offers on your shopping through our Douglas Good Deals
- Opportunities to work across Australia (we have 19 offices in both regional and metropolitan locations!)
Recruitment Process
- April – May Application submissions (cover letter, CV, academic transcript)
- June – phone screenings with HR
- July – face-to-face interviews with Hiring Manager/s, online skills and strength assessments & reference checks
- August – Employment offers are made
About You
Bachelor Degree in
- Engineering - Environmental
- Sciences - Geology, Environmental, Groundwater
Other criteria
- Possession of a valid Australian driver’s licence
- You enjoy the balance of working onsite and in the office
- An interest in continued learning and building your career in the geotechnical/environmental / groundwater and earthworks in the civil field
Hiring criteria
- No experience required
- Australian Citizen +more
- Engineering & Mathematics +more
- Bachelor or higher
Reviews
My day to day is just asking people for stuff to do and then doing whatever they ask me to do
Complete fieldwork for PM's in the office. Draft proposal and reports when not out on site.
Site investigation, site assessment, drilling supervision, soil and rock logging, and site report writing.
About the employer
Douglas Partners
4.3
500 - 1,000 employees
Engineering Consulting
Douglas Partners is an Australian employee-owned consulting firm. Providing expertise & solutions for projects that interface with the Earth’s surface
Pros and cons of working at Douglas Partners
Pros
The hours are good as well, being able to start early and finish early instead of being forced to stay in till 5:30 every day.
Culture is great. Everyone gets along, and we have monthly BBQs to keep up morale.
Very good. There are a few women working here, and there’s representation of around eight different nationalities at the office.
Managers are easily accessible in the office, review my work, and give feedback on things I could improve.
I think my pay is pretty reasonable for a first-year grad fresh out of uni.
Cons
It can get pretty boring at times, not a whole lot of work for me, especially during the slow periods.
I think there are like 10 levels of engineers you can move up, but the process for moving up isn't very clear.
Fieldwork side of things is still not fully confident, mainly because I haven’t done much.
Sustainability efforts seem to be limited to recycling bottles downstairs.
Not a whole lot of interest in the work, and sometimes it feels like I’m just asking for things to do.