As a grad, you are put onto some of the biggest and most challenging projects, but you aren't alone as you have senior support. From here, you are involved in site meetings, Health and safety audits, right through to tender selection processes.
Graduate, Tauranga
Day to day I am given tasks to help out with projects I have been assigned to help on. I attend fortnightly site meetings for various projects, write minutes, draft Contract instruction to issue, write H&S plans and service delivery plans.
Graduate, Wellington
In my current day-to-day, I am either in the office completing or facilitating items that require issuing/circulating to keep the project going. Other days, I am travelling (driving) to my sites, chairing site meetings (and virtual when in the office) and completing site inspections from general construction progress and/or completing H&S inspections on behalf of the client.
Graduate, Wellington
Right from the beginning are working on large projects in a variety of sectors from transport to health alongside senior leaders so the day-to-day responsibilities are constantly changing depending on the projects you are working on which keeps the day interesting and challenging.
Graduate, Auckland
Contracts officer at ALR Limited - Contract administration for the largest infrastructure project in NZ. Increasingly getting involved in other commercial aspects which are really interesting. Auckland Transport - Project co-ordination.
Graduate, Auckland
My Role as a graduate PM currently is to help the associates and line managers out with any parts of their projects I can. this includes, creating and sending out, Contract instructions, meeting minutes and agendas, updating project workbooks and progress claims.
Graduate, Christchurch
The responsibility that you get at a relatively low level is really good. I have been trusted to run a few smaller projects myself and I have learned so much. Helping out the likes of a small school also feels pretty good.
Graduate, Tauranga
To be fair, there is admin work that is not necessarily highlighted, which may be boring. However, when issues come up and have to be resolved, this is where you can really use your skills and experience which to me is the fun part and what makes me want to be a project manager. You are not disregarded here, you take ownership for your work and will be doing all sorts of work, whether it be admin work, meetings, problem solving, communicating between the different parties of a project (project liaison)
Graduate, Auckland