Traineeships
Students in their penultimate or earlier year of their degree are also encouraged to apply to join the ENSR graduate program as a Trainee. The trainee component of the Program allows for students in the last year of their degree to study and work part-time in order to gain relevant work experience to further enhance their university gained knowledge by applying it on the job.
Trainees will follow a similar program format as graduates in that they will develop a range of Practice based competencies and under work placements in other areas of ENSR where appropriate. The program duration for trainees will be three years.
ENSR Trainees will have the added benefit of having their course fees and some text book costs reimbursed each year on the successful completion of their units of study.
What kind of work would I do at ENSR?
It depends on the position, but typically your day would involve assisting project managers with a wide variety of projects with tasks such as field work; scientific and engineering applications; computer applications (such as modeling or data analysis); interaction with clients and/or government agencies; report writing; and so forth. At ENSR, we generally work with other team members - both locally and from other ENSR offices - and travel (both domestic and to a lesser extent international) is not uncommon.
Our grads make headlines
Gong for Green Achiever
Northern Territory News 13 February, 2008
Alana Eggleton, Environmental Scientist, was interviewed for an article in Northern Territory News in February 2008.
Environmental Scientist Alana Eggleton has won a defence industry network group award for being Young Achiever of the Year…The 28-year-old from Bakewell [near Darwin] managed environmental monitoring programs at the Mount Bundy and Bradshaw field training areas, studied ground-water contamination at a RAAF base and has conducted site assessments for defence facilities in the [Northern] Territory. “I am passionate about my job and love…looking at smart ways to manage the environment without impacting on activities” Ms Eggleton said. Courtesy of the Northern Territory News
Environmental Consultancies Open Doors for Graduates
The Age October 20, 2007
Frances Zrimsek, Environmental Engineer, was interviewed for an article in The Age in October 2007. Here are some excerpts from the article:
Ms Zrimsek joined the environmental consulting company for one day each week in March 2006, as required by her Bachelor of Environmental Engineering curriculum…She now works full time with the company ‘an interesting part of my job at ENSR is the chance to implement Phase I Environmental Site Assessments for a variety of clients in sectors as diverse as infrastructure and petroleum.’ A Phase I Site Assessment is a report which identifies potential or existing environmental contamination liabilities… Graduates in environmental consultancies are in a unique position to work closely with people who specialise in other scientific disciplines like hydrogeology, chemistry and natural resource management. Courtesy of The Age
Apart from gaining exposure to a range of scientific specialists Frances has enjoyed working in the consulting industry due to the variety of work ranging from working in remote locations in Western Australia to urban sites in Melbourne. Another aspect which she has found great for her professional development is the client liaison and report writing skills she has picked up on the job. Frances says although there is a steep learning curve she has enjoyed the chance to learn these new skills.