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Johnstaff NZ

4.5
  • #4 in Construction & property services
  • 100 - 500 employees

Johnstaff NZ Graduate Programs & Internships

  • Construction & Property Services

What it does: Professional management services in Project Management, Cost Management and Advisory
Staff stats: 250+ in Australia and New Zealand
Hiring grads with degrees in: Building & Construction, Project Management, Civil Engineering & Architecture

Why choose Johnstaff?

  • A vibrant, family feel culture – built on our values of Professional, Collaborative, Accountable, Genuine & Unpretentious
  • Competitive Salary – discretionary salary increases for high performing staff
  • Exciting Projects – diverse range of significant social infrastructure projects
  • Quarterly 1:1 Conversations – dedicated time to discuss strengths, challenges, developmental needs and career opportunities
  • Structured Learning & Development – a robust, professional development framework to ensure career development
  • Social Environment – frequent social events from Friday afternoon drinks to annual staff & partners functions
  • Flexible Working – optional hybrid working model
  • Company paid iPhone and plan & laptop.

Interested in getting hands-on, client-side experience on significant social infrastructure projects?

The Johnstaff story

At Johnstaff, we are committed to attracting, developing, exciting and retaining exceptional people. With 250+ staff, we're an employee-owned business that's big enough to attract iconic projects and professionals who are leaders in their fields, but small enough to remain genuine and unpretentious. We're one Johnstaff.

Our goal is simple: to help Australian and New Zealand businesses and government agencies achieve the best solutions for their business or infrastructure investment needs.

Johnstaff is a diverse management and delivery practice. We act as advisors, project managers and cost managers for both public and private sector clients. Our approach is focused on providing commercially viable, value-enhancing solutions to our clients’ business, project and investment needs. We have a strong appreciation that our clients’ investment solutions are not always asset solutions, but are often integrated business opportunity initiatives.

In the past five years, we have delivered projects and infrastructure worth more than $57 billion. We’re talking about significant projects – hospitals, roads, universities, transport hubs, schools and prisons. We’ve worked on iconic projects throughout Australia and New Zealand – like Melbourne’s Federation Square, Sydney’s Liverpool Health and Academic Precinct, Monash University’s New Horizons Research Centre, Chatswood Education Precinct, Western Australia’s Alfred Cove Care Community, the National Disability Insurance Agency headquarters in Geelong, Sydney’s West Connex, Hopkins Correctional Centre at Ararat, AstraZeneca Respules12-15 in Sydney, Melbourne’s Olivia Newton-John Cancer & Wellness Centre and James Cook University’s Discovery Rise Clinical Practice Building.

Our culture

We’re professional, genuine and unpretentious. We think outside the square to find solutions that work. We don’t pull precedent off the shelf and call it a job done.

We’re looking for passionate, talented and collaborative individuals who won’t be afraid to tell us if they think there is a better way to meet our clients’ goals.

Our Graduate Program

Johnstaff’s Project Management Graduate program is open to Building & Construction, Project Management, Civil Engineering & Architecture students and runs for 12 months in an office-based role. This means that our graduates gain hands-on, client-side experience on a wide variety of projects and initiatives.

The program is designed so that graduates get real exposure to the client-side across multiple industries – including the health, education/research, aged care, justice, transport, commercial, retail and pharmaceutical sectors. 

The program includes structured learning outcomes focused on:

  • Project administration including the facilitation, reporting and analysis of projects.
  • Cost management and the processes involved in controlling project costs.
  • Project procurement, including consultant engagement.
  • Project programming and status reporting.

In support of the program, all graduates will have a dedicated buddy, and work within a team-oriented culture and supportive environment. Importantly, we offer our graduates permanent positions from day one.

Recruitment Process

  • Applications open on 1 February 2024, application link can be found below. A CV, Cover Letter & Academic Transcript is required.
  • Applications close 30th of August 2024.
  • A short-list of candidates identified
  • Shortlisted candidates to provide further requested documentation.
  • Phone interviews for short-listed candidates will occur, in which we’ll talk about your career goals, your skills, and can answer your questions about Johnstaff
  • In-person interviews. By now we know you have the technical ability so it’s time to meet each other and talk about your aspirations and what we offer in more detail
  • Reference checks

Remuneration & Career Growth

Why choose Johnstaff?

  • A vibrant, family feel culture – built on our values of Professional, Collaborative, Accountable, Genuine & Unpretentious
  • Competitive Salary– discretionary salary increases for high performing staff
  • Exciting Projects – diverse range of significant social infrastructure projects
  • Quarterly 1:1 Conversations – dedicated time to discuss strengths, challenges, developmental needs and career opportunities
  • Structured Learning & Development – a robust, professional development framework to ensure career development
  • Social Environment – frequent social events from Friday afternoon drinks to annual staff & partners functions
  • Flexible Working – optional hybrid working model
  • Company paid iPhone and plan & laptop.

Graduate Reviews

Overall Score
4.5
Overall score based on 3 reviews
They Score Best in…
9.5
Culture
9.3
Satisfaction
9.3
Office Work Environment
9.0
Recruitment
9.5
Culture
9.3
Satisfaction
9.3
Office Work Environment
9.0
Recruitment
What Graduates Say About Them
  • Johnstaff has a great family culture and huge appreciation for all its staff. It cares about employee development and provides great opportunities on really impressive & interesting projects.
  • The opportunity to be involved in both the contractor side through the construction services division as well as the client side project management side.
  • This work can require a lot of travel if you are site based depending what project you are assigned.
  • Limited time/exposure due to 6-month rotations.

Jobs & Opportunities

Locations With Jobs & Opportunities
  • Auckland
Hiring candidates with qualifications in
E
Engineering & Mathematics
P
Property & Built Environment
Current Jobs & Opportunities

Graduate Job

Auckland
Interested in getting hands-on, client-side experience on significant social infrastructure projects?
Applications Close
31 Aug 2024
Start Date
31 Jan 2025
Salary
NZD 60,000 - 70,000 / Year

plus phone/laptop

Graduate Success Stories


  • Graduate stories
I think the coolest thing about my job is getting exposure to a variety of quality projects and collaborating with specialists from a range of different fields.

Maria Mackinnon

  • Graduate stories
I think the coolest thing about my job is getting exposure to a variety of quality projects and collaborating with specialists from a range of different fields.

Maria Mackinnon

  • Graduate stories
The coolest thing is being able to feel like you’re contributing to something meaningful that many people will benefit directly from (hospital services, aged care etc.).

Nina Purves

  • Graduate stories
The coolest thing is being able to feel like you’re contributing to something meaningful that many people will benefit directly from (hospital services, aged care etc.).

Nina Purves

  • Graduate stories
I think the coolest thing about my job is getting exposure to a variety of quality projects and collaborating with specialists from a range of different fields.

Maria Mackinnon

  • Graduate stories
I think the coolest thing about my job is getting exposure to a variety of quality projects and collaborating with specialists from a range of different fields.

Maria Mackinnon

  • Graduate stories
The coolest thing is being able to feel like you’re contributing to something meaningful that many people will benefit directly from (hospital services, aged care etc.).

Nina Purves

  • Graduate stories
The coolest thing is being able to feel like you’re contributing to something meaningful that many people will benefit directly from (hospital services, aged care etc.).

Nina Purves

A Day In The Life Of


  • Day in the life

Maria Mackinnon

After the site meeting, I take the opportunity to walk through the building and assess its construction progress, taking lots of photos and notes as I go.
  • Day in the life

Maria Mackinnon

After the site meeting, I take the opportunity to walk through the building and assess its construction progress, taking lots of photos and notes as I go.
  • Day in the life

Nina Purves

As my graduate programme has progressed, I have been encouraged to present more in meetings.
  • Day in the life

Nina Purves

As my graduate programme has progressed, I have been encouraged to present more in meetings.
  • Day in the life

Maria Mackinnon

After the site meeting, I take the opportunity to walk through the building and assess its construction progress, taking lots of photos and notes as I go.
  • Day in the life

Maria Mackinnon

After the site meeting, I take the opportunity to walk through the building and assess its construction progress, taking lots of photos and notes as I go.
  • Day in the life

Nina Purves

As my graduate programme has progressed, I have been encouraged to present more in meetings.
  • Day in the life

Nina Purves

As my graduate programme has progressed, I have been encouraged to present more in meetings.

Videos


30 years of Johnstaff

Introducing the 30 years of Johnstaff

30 years of Johnstaff

Introducing the 30 years of Johnstaff