WSP is one of the world's leading engineering professional services consulting firms, bringing together approximately 5,500 talented people across more than 50 offices in Australia and New Zealand. We are technical experts who design and provide strategic advice on sustainable solutions, engineering projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come. To find out more about working at WSP, our culture and values, please visit our website www.wsp.com.

The Opportunity

We’re currently looking for a Graduate to join our team in Adelaide.

You will deliver best-practice stakeholder and community engagement, and strategic communications. You will strive to become a thought-leader and deliver high quality, innovative and creative solutions, with a focus on helping your clients deliver sustainable, positive social changes within their local communities.

Importantly, you will gain exposure to a range of activities allowing a solid foundation for your future career development, including:

• Preparing communication materials, such as communication plans, newsletters, social media and other communication tools
• Assisting with community consultation processes, including stakeholder contact
• Assisting the team with background research and organising (online) consultation events
• Analysing material and drafting and editing reports
• Preparing demographic and stakeholder analysis
• Input and analysis of electronic databases for stakeholder analysis
• Project support including data entry and other administrative tasks
  

You will work on a range of projects across varied industry sectors; for example:

• Transport: Large-scale rail, road and bridge infrastructure projects
• Water: planning and infrastructure projects
• Health: new clinical services, infrastructure and behavioual change projects
• Climate and sustainability: planning, preparedness and behavioural change projects
• Local government: redevelopment and strategic planning projects
• Development: mixed-use planning and construction projects
• Energy, renewables and resources: planning, approvals and delivery of projects
  
  

What We'll Love About You

You will have a passion for working with government agencies, councils and the private sector to deliver communications and engagement services.

In Addition, You Will Bring

• Ability to distil complex information, think strategically and translate that thinking into practical solutions
• Outstanding communication skills, both verbal and written
• Active listening skills
• An understanding of the Australian government landscape
• A positive outlook and a collaborative approach
• Experience in digital engagement, or a passion for it
  
  

What We Will Offer You

At WSP we provide a diverse and inclusive work environment and offer many personal and professional development opportunities that are aimed to help you deliver your best self to the role whilst managing your personal life in balance. We have been recognised for the second consecutive year as a Great Place to Work® with year-on-year increases in employee engagement.

Some of the many benefits we offer our employees include:

• Flexible working hours and working from home
• Professional and technical development opportunities
• Training in project management, proposal writing, client centricity, monthly webinars on soft skills
• Strong network of young professionals
• Mentor/Buddy programs
• Global mobility
• Corporate employee discounts and offers
• Wellness at work & social club
• Workplace giving /volunteering
• Employee reward & recognition program