Career resources for engineering students

Where have New Zealand engineering graduates found work? The national Graduate Destinations Survey collects this information and publishes the results by subject:

• Biochemistry and biomedical
• Chemical engineering
• Computer science
• E-commerce
• Electrical and electronic engineering
• Engineering and technology (Non-specific)
• Environmental engineering
• Information systems
• Materials and process engineering
• Mechanical engineering
• Transport and logistics

For a full list, see the Graduate Destinations Survey.

• Careers New Zealand
  On this site you will find information on occupations in the engineering sector in New Zealand. There are many engineering-related profiles, which include job outlook and salary information. Profiles include mechanical engineer, civil engineer, electrical engineer, marine engineer, aeronautical engineer.
• What do professional engineers do?
  Careers information from the University's Engineering faculty.
• Engineers in the New Zealand labour market (Department of Labour and IPENZ, 2008)
  Report on the supply and demand for engineers in New Zealand. Summary and full versions available.
• The Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand (IPENZ):
  Job vacancies and information about engineering recruitment consultants
• Association of Consulting Engineers (ACENZ):
  Has a searchable members list where you can find firms by discipline (eg civil, chemical, electrical etc.)
• Electricity Engineers Association (EEA):
  Professional development section has general information and career links
• AusIMM Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy:
  Careers in the Minerals Industry
• futureintech:
  A New Zealand site looking at careers in technology, science and engineering
• The New Zealand Computer Society Inc:
  Find a consultant section allows you to search for member companies by area of expertise
• Global Focus Aotearoa:
  Links to NGOs working in New Zealand and throughout the Pacific
• EWB engineers without borders New Zealand:
  Provides engineering aid work and technical services to communities in need locally and internationally
• Options with your subject:
  A series from Prospects UK which looks at careers related to specific subject areas

The following companies and organisations work in an area of engineering. Some of these companies have attended careers events and fairs at the University.

• ACENZ : Association of Consulting Engineers New Zealand
• Actronic Technologies
• AECOM [formerly Maunsell]
• Altitude Aerospace Interiors
• Aurecon [formerly Connell Wagner]
   
• Beca
• Beca Amec
• Bluescope Steel
   
• CPG [formerly Duffill Watts & King]
   
• Downer EDI Works
   
• EWB : Engineers without Borders New Zealand
   
• Fletcher Construction
• Flo Dry Engineering
• Fulton Hogan
   
• GHD Limited
• Golder Associates
   
• Hatch Consulting Engineers
• Honeywell
   
• Ingenium [local governemnt engineering]
• INRO Technologies Ltd
• Institute of Quarrying New Zealand Inc
• Intermech
• IPENZ : Institute of Professional Engineers New Zealand
   
• Leighton Contractors
   
• McConnell Dowell Constructors Ltd
• Meritec
• Ministry of Science and Innovation
• Monadelphous
• MWH New Zealand Ltd
  
• Navico
• Navman
• New Zealand Engineering, Food and Manufacturing Industry Training Organisation Incorporated [Competenz]
• New Zealand Institute of Healthcare Engineering
• New Zealand Transport Agency
• Norman Disney & Young
   
• Opus
• Orica
   
• Pacific Steel Group
• Pattle Delamore Partners Ltd
   
• REA: Registered Engineering Associate
• Riley Consultants
   
• Sinclair Knight Merz : SKM
• Sustainability Society
   
• Tonkin and Taylor Ltd
• Transfield Services
• Transfield Worley
   
• URS Asia Pacific
   
• Vodafone

There are many websites to monitor regularly for new job postings.  Here are two resources to help you:

• Auckland CareerHub
  First time users need to register. You will find job and internship opportunities advertised, and  information on what's happening at University Careers Services.
• Job vacancy sources
  This page gives links to other job and recruitment websites.

• Career role models
• Alumni profiles
  Stories from Faculty of Engineering alumni.