IRELAND | 2018/19 INTRODUCTION TO AECOM

AMAZING IS SEEING OUR CLIENTS’ VISIONS BECOME A When I first joined AECOM in my We invest heavily in the quality of REALITY THANKS TO THE HARD home town of Melbourne, Australia, our graduate programme because I was a planner on a major port we know graduates are critical to our expansion and redevelopment project. success and will become our future I really didn’t envisage that 20 years leaders. The fresh perspectives and WORK AND IMAGINATION OF later I would be living in London and ideas they bring to our diverse and leading AECOM’s Europe, Middle East, evolving business are invaluable. We India and Africa business. The fact I focus on providing our graduates with 18,000 ENGINEERS, PLANNERS, am shows the opportunities available opportunities to learn new skills, to to you when you join AECOM. work with talented and experienced colleagues and to make a positive After years of study, you are probably impact on communities near and far. ECONOMISTS, SCIENTISTS AND feeling excited and perhaps a little apprehensive about what the next Every day, I’m amazed to learn of the few years may hold. I certainly felt challenges we solve for our clients, PROGRAMME MANAGERS. that way; I hope your next step will and the lives we’re shaping and be to choose AECOM. With 800 influencing through our work. It’s graduates in the UK and Ireland, we these challenges that have seen me LARA are proud to be considered among build my career here, and which make the UK’s top employers, rising to #54 AECOM an exciting and rewarding CHIEF EXECUTIVE, AECOM, EUROPE, in the Guardian UK 300 Graduate place to start your career. Employers List. MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA AND INDIA Lara Poloni Chief Executive Europe, Middle East, India and Africa WE ARE COMMITTED TO YOU … OUR BENEFITS

At AECOM, over one thousand graduates in the UK and Ireland alone As a graduate at AECOM, your salary comes with a range of have joined our Graduate Development Programme (GDP), to learn benefits and those available in the UK and Ireland include: from the best in the business, to develop their technical skills and work towards professional accreditation. The programme includes:

RESIDENTIAL TRAINING EVENTS SECONDMENTS BI-ANNUAL Over the course of the GDP, graduates These offer focused learning 2 PAID DAYS FOR attend a number of residential training experiences with clients, research events covering key business knowledge bodies and government agencies. COMMUNITY SALARY and skills, including our financial, legal 25 and commercial approaches, project CONTINUED PROFESSIONAL DAYS’ ANNUAL OR CHARITY management, negotiation, time DEVELOPMENT LEAVE REVIEW management and presentation skills. WORK A YEAR WHILST ON GDP From conferences to industry seminars CHARTERSHIP to professional awards and competitions, you will be encouraged, and given All our graduates are supported financial backing where appropriate, towards chartership with a relevant to keep on learning. professional qualification. PRIVATE FLEXIBLE AECOM UNIVERSITY MEDICAL INCOME TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT BENEFITS AECOM’s online learning platform offers Nothing beats learning on the job, backed INSURANCE PROTECTION over 5,000 on-demand courses, allowing + LIFE ASSURANCE PACKAGE up with team support and appropriate you to determine when and how you software training. develop new skills and knowledge to grow your career. COMPANY FREE ANNUAL CONTRIBUTORY ADVICE SEASON PENSION ON FINANCE, LEGAL TICKET LOANS SCHEME AND MEDICAL AND CYCLE TO CONCERNS WORK SCHEME TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING AND PLANNING

Brendan Mitchell is a Senior Making connections Consultant in our Dublin Join AECOM’s growing Transportation Transportation team. He graduated team and get to work on some of with an MEng in Civil Engineering the largest and most innovative from Edinburgh Napier University. infrastructure projects not only in the AMAZING IS HELPING CREATE UK and Ireland but around the world. “Since joining AECOM I’ve worked Our team specialises in aviation, rail, on The Curragh Racecourse highways, bridges, transport planning, WORLD-CLASS FACILITIES FOR Redevelopment from concept development planning, ITS, traffic and right through to construction. It’s local roads. one of Ireland’s most high-profile construction projects and particularly Our talented team takes projects from THE SPORTING EVENT I LOVE. close to my heart because horse concept to completion and beyond, racing is one of my passions. I’ve with projects including Dublin Airport enjoyed every minute of working Runway, the A6 Randalstown to BRENDAN on such a large scale, high-profile Castledawson upgrade and the York project, which has fast tracked my Street Interchange in SENIOR CONSULTANT, DEVELOPMENT personal and career development. I’m proud to be playing a key part in ENGINEERING, TRANSPORTATION, DUBLIN securing the future of Ireland’s home of horse racing.”

Curragh Racecourse redevelopment ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING

Clancy Quay, Dublin

Clare Crossan is a Graduate Protection is key Environmental Scientist in With one of the largest environmental our Dublin Environment team. teams in the UK and Ireland we She graduated with a BSc in understand the complex interactions Geology at the University of between a range of environmental St Andrews, Scotland. issues facing communities, AMAZING IS HAVING organisations and entire countries, “At AECOM, I have had the delivering air quality, ecology and opportunity to work on complex remediation through to geospatial THE OPPORTUNITY projects and have had a hands-on and data, carbon capture and learning experience. An amazing environmental permitting projects, benefit of AECOM is having the ability to name but a few. TO TRAVEL AS to travel across Ireland and the UK to visit various sites with the possibility We have provided our environmental to travel further afield in the future. expertise on a range of projects As an AECOM graduate with the from residential schemes such as PART OF MY JOB. Environmental Liability Team I have Clancy Quay in Dublin to Facebook’s had positive mentoring and multiple newly opened data centre in Clonee, opportunities to progress my own County Meath, which is one of the CLARE technical learning.” most energy efficient and modern data centres in the world, packed GRADUATE ENVIRONMENTAL full of cutting-edge technology and powered by 100% renewable SCIENTIST, DUBLIN wind energy. BUILDING ENGINEERING AND CONSULTING

Titanic Belfast © Christopher Heaney.

David Coleman is an Electrical Doing more with less Engineer in our Dublin Building In a world of finite resources, Engineering team. He graduated in AECOM’s building engineering team Electrical Engineering at Edinburgh is committed to delivering sustainable Napier University. solutions, whether for a tall building, airport terminal or shopping mall. “At AECOM, I get to design unique Optimising the performance of spaces to the latest standards in buildings is key to our work. Building energy efficient design while reducing engineering involves building services building costs. I’ve worked on a wide and public health, building physics, range of projects so far from data structures, acoustics, fire, process and AMAZING IS HAVING THE centres to healthcare facilities both in automation, information technology, Ireland and internationally using the communications and sustainability. latest predictive modelling software, LATEST AND MOST INNOVATIVE in-house programmes and the latest Our projects in Ireland include the in 3D modelling. Our Dun Laoghaire expansion of Dublin Airport to meet office in Dublin is primarily a BIM-only rising numbers of passengers now office; we really are at the forefront and in the future; and the TOOLS AT MY FINGERTIPS. of efficient design within Ireland’s Belfast, an award-winning tourist engineering consultancy industry.” attraction, which features an AECOM- designed energy system capable of DAVID generating enough power and heat to export to adjacent properties as part GRADUATE ELECTRICAL ENGINEER, DUBLIN of a district energy solution. WATER ENGINEERING AND CONSULTING

Derry Sewerage Network, Northern Ireland

Naimh McElroy is a Graduate Civil Thinking differently about water Engineer in our Belfast Water team. For us, water is key to creating She graduated in Civil Engineering healthier communities and more at Queen’s University Belfast. beautiful places. We are making both of these a reality; whether delivering “Through AECOM’s corporate flood risk projects that enhance the responsibility programme you can natural environment, to developing volunteer at a charity or not-for-profit energy-efficient treatment processes organisation using some of your paid and smart water networks. Managing working days each year. I recently the water cycle across whole visited my local primary school catchments, our scope includes water AMAZING IS INSPIRING through the Institute of Civil Engineers and wastewater treatment, water Bridge to School Programme where infrastructure and flood and coastal I helped young students build a erosion risk management. THE NEXT GENERATION cable-stayed bridge that they could walk on, giving them insight into one Our projects in Ireland include of the many exciting and rewarding the restoration of the Camlough things civil engineers do each day. It Reservoir to provide an enhanced OF CIVIL ENGINEERS. was a great opportunity to tell them recreational and tourism resource for about my profession and how I got to the future; and the South Campshires where I am now; and to inspire them flood protection scheme which is NAIMH to become the next generation of protecting 3,000 homes from flooding, civil engineers.” while enabling the local community GRADUATE CIVIL ENGINEER, BELFAST to continue to enjoy use of the riverside location. SURVEYING AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Central Bank of Ireland, Dublin

John Greene is a Graduate Adding value Quantity Surveyor in our Dublin AECOM’s programme, cost and Cost Management team. He studied consultancy experts serve private and Quantity Surveying at Waterford public sector clients all over the world. Institute of Technology. They focus on reducing risk from projects, improving value and assuring “When I joined AECOM I didn’t know outcomes. Practice areas range from anyone else in the company but that building surveying, cost management quickly changed after I signed up to and financial and economic consulting join the social club in our office. It’s through to design management, great, organising anything from BBQs health and safety consulting and AMAZING IS ALL THE NEW to cooking classes, which everyone fiscal incentives. across the office can get involved in. We also have a monthly pizza and beer Some of our recent projects include FRIENDS I HAVE MADE night, which most of us in our office cost managing the Central Bank of attend. Regular social events like Ireland’s headquarters at North Wall these help bring people together from Quay in Dublin that brought together across the business. They’re always teams spread at different locations SINCE I JOINED AECOM. great fun and such a good way to get across the city; and cost and project to know other graduates as well as managing LinkedIn’s state-of-the- people from other AECOM teams in art Europe, Middle East and Africa JOHN relaxed settings.” headquarters, also in Dublin. GRADUATE QUANTITY SURVEYOR, DUBLIN DESIGN, PLANNING AND ECONOMICS

Belfast Streets Ahead

Roisin McGrane is a Graduate Creating places to enjoy Town Planner in our Belfast DP+E Our DP+E practice line comprises team. She graduated with a BSc in landscape architecture, town planning, Geography before gaining her MSc environmental and ecological in Planning and Development both planning, economics, masterplanning, at Queens University Belfast. workplace interior design and strategy consulting, sustainability and urban “There are lots of benefits of working design. Whether working on a large at AECOM — from being able to buy corporate landscape or a small more holidays and private health urban park, we consider each site’s insurance to being part of a really physical surroundings, client needs, sociable office. It means it’s easy to financial mechanisms, long-term achieve a great work-life balance, and community effects, implementation AMAZING IS HAVING THE FREEDOM feel a sense of wellbeing, which helps and maintenance. keep me motivated, healthy and happy — it really is a place I enjoy coming Flagship projects include Belfast to everyday.” Streets Ahead which transformed TO BALANCE MY WORK, HOLIDAYS Belfast’ city centre to create a safe, beautiful and walkable place; the 2012 London Olympic Park, and the Royal AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES. Jubilee Maternity Services in Belfast. ROISIN GRADUATE TOWN PLANNER, BELFAST ARCHITECTURE

Lagan Weir Footbridge, Belfast

Libby Rose is a Graduate Shaping the world around us Landscape Architect in our Belfast Our architecture team delivers Architecture team. She graduated projects that seek a balance between in Landscape Architecture at the art and technology, form and function, University of Edinburgh. beauty and purpose. Our building and interior designers and landscape “Attending industry events where I architects deliver high-rise buildings can share my ideas and learn from that form city skylines, transportation, AMAZING IS PRESENTING MY others is really important to me. educational and healthcare facilities When the opportunity came up to and community-wide design schemes. attend The European Council of OWN RESEARCH PAPER AT AN Landscape School Conference in We designed the Rio 2016 Olympic Belgium, my manager was really Park Venues and have also worked supportive and encouraged me to on projects closer to home such as INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE present my own research paper at the Royal Victoria Hospital Critical it. As an AECOM graduate there are Care Centre in Belfast and the Lagan some great opportunities to develop Weir Bridge which was designed your technical and professional skills for cyclists and pedestrians, to IN BELGIUM. so you can keep learning and reach better connect the city centre to your full potential.“ the developing waterfront. LIBBY GRADUATE LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT, BELFAST SUMMERWORK PLACEMENTS PLACEMENTS

Jonathan McCormack is a Before finishing in college I received Graduate Quantity Surveyor in an offer to work in the Dublin office’s our Dublin Programme, Cost, Funding Advisory team, where I am Consultancy team. He graduated in now primarily involved in preparing Construction Economics & Quantity Bank Monitoring reports. Since joining Surveying at Galway / Mayo full time I’ve been over to the UK for Institute of Technology(GMIT). training sessions which are helping me on my path to gaining professional AMAZING IS BEING OFFERED A “I first joined AECOM as part of a membership and chartership.” work placement during my third year in college where I assisted the We take on around 200 summer and TEXTPLACE ON AECOM’S GRADUATE team with the preparation of a Bill of industrial placement students a year. Quantities for the first phase of the You can apply for these positions by student accommodation plan for searching our careers pages, entering NAMEPROGRAMME ON THE BACK OF MY National University of Ireland, Galway ‘placement’ into the search engine, (NUIG). It gave me so much insight or submitting your CV to ROLE into working at AECOM and led to me [email protected]. being offered a graduate position with TEN-WEEK SUMMER PLACEMENT. the company the following summer. JONATHAN QUANTITY SURVEYOR, DUBLIN HOW TO APPLY

ONLINE SITUATIONAL FINAL STAGE 1REGISTRATION 2 JUDGEMENT TEST 3 ASSESSMENT AMAZING CAN BE There is a short online registration to Our online, engaging and interactive If successfully shortlisted for enter your details and to assessment, bespoke to AECOM and final stage, you will be invited for demonstrate your suitability for the designed with our graduates, helps a technical assessment or full practice area(s) you select. us assess how you would react in assessment day with the team ANYTHING YOU CAN scenarios likely at AECOM. Just as you are being considered for. Apply at www.aecom.com/amazing importantly it helps you decide and search for reference 190203. whether AECOM is right for you. IMAGINE. TOGETHER WE

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