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Closing date: 11:59pm AEST Friday 28 August 2026 Status: Maximum fixed term f ull-time, for 6 months (35 hours per week) Salary: $65,671 per annum pro rata + 12% superannuation 9-day fortnight option Committed to professional development and great staff benefits Are you a current civil engineering undergraduate? Do you possess strong communication skills and have experience with Microsoft Office? Do you want to join a great team of friendly professionals including a forward-thinking leader who will encourage and develop you in your career? If this sounds like you, we have an internship opportunity that can offer a great start to your career. In addition to rewarding work, we offer great employee benefits including flexible working hours, participation in a 9-day fortnight, professional development opportunities, a beautiful eastern beaches location and much more. Purpose: The two (2) successful Student Engineers will join the Engineering Services department and be exposed to all aspects of planning, managing Council’s assets, and traffic engineering. These roles will challenge and develop your decision-making skills and provide scope to gain experience in local government civil engineering practices across our Asset Management and Traffic Engineering teams. About the role: Provide general assistance to the Engineering Services department Undertake and assist in engineering duties, such as traffic counts, parking surveys, road safety investigations, asset condition assessments and audits, data collection, mapping, or asset revaluations. Assist the department with investigating and actioning customer service requests, preparing correspondence, and producing reports. Liaise with the community and Council’s staff in relation to project inquiries, asset renewals, traffic schemes, or parking issues. About you: Currently undertaking a tertiary degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Surveying, or Landscape Architecture. Experience with Microsoft Project, word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications. Class C driver’s license. High level of written and oral communication skills. Please note this opportunity is only open to undergraduates - no postgraduates will be considered for this position. Further information: Visit www.randwick.nsw.gov.au/jobs to view the position description or contact Daniel Robinson, Coordinator Asset Management on 02 9093 6933 , or Jason Huang, Coordinator Traffic Engineering on 02 9093 6824 .
Here's how to pick the right one and stand out in your application.
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That number is real. WorkMundi's database shows 144,883 open engineer roles across the world. India has the most with 31,687 jobs, followed by the United States with 30,084. If you just finished reading one job ad and felt paralyzed by choice, you're not alone—but this scale is actually an advantage. It means you can afford to be selective.
Start by geography and language. The majority of engineer ads—117,837 of them—have the job posting text written in English. Use that as one filter, but remember: the ad text language tells you nothing about whether the role actually requires you to speak English day-to-day. Read the job description carefully. Then check which countries have the volume you're targeting. Singapore, Poland, and Australia round out the top five after India and the US.
Next, learn who's hiring. Accenture has posted 2,801 engineer roles. andurilindustries, speechify, and jobgether are also actively recruiting. If you're applying to one of these names, research their hiring patterns and interview style before you apply. That homework pays off.
When you interview, expect the question every engineer hears: 'Tell me about a time you had to debug a problem that wasn't in your job description.' Have a specific story ready—not a general one. Name the tools, the deadline pressure, and what you learned. Hiring managers listen for whether you see problem-solving as part of the role itself, not a favour.