Work on a rail project as a graduate consulting engineer at GHD.
Welcome to our program! We are so excited to have you here.
At GHD, we’re invested in making a difference. We are committed to creating sustainable solutions for those who design and operate infrastructure and manage the world’s resources. Supporting clients across the business value chain from capital deployment, investment optimisation, value preservation, sustainability, resilience and liability transformation.
During this program, you will get the opportunity to step into the shoes of a GHD engineering consulting team member and complete tasks that replicate the work that our consulting team does every day. You’ll learn how to read and understand design briefs, develop cost and construction time estimates, investigate stakeholder and environmental impacts, assess design outcomes and report on all the findings from your investigation to make clear recommendations to clients.
We hope this program provides a great resource for you to upskill and strengthen your resume as you explore career options and a potential career at GHD.
This program is self-paced. It takes approximately 3-4 hours to complete.
Skills Learned:
- Intro & Scenario
Background context and your project team - Cost and construction time estimation for each route
Unpack the details of each route option to estimate the cost and construction time.- Microsoft Excel
- Planning
- Estimating
- Attention to Detail
- Summarise stakeholder and environmental impact and design outcomes
Assess the different impacts of each option on different stakeholders and the environment and summarise the design outcomes of each option- Planning
- Risk Analysis
- Compare the options with a weighted table
It’s time to consider all aspects of the project and compare each option in a weighted table- Microsoft Excel
- Decision-making
- Write a summary memo for the client
It is now time to report on your findings and deliver the recommendations to the client- Writing
- Summarising key details
- Clear Communication
- Summarising Key Details
- Finish Line
