Power Transmission & Distribution Intern

Aurecon Australasia Pty Ltd

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Auckland Wellington Until 8/21/2026 First posted March 21, 2025 Last posted March 21, 2025
Job description

Are you ready to kickstart your career adventure?

Aurecon's paid, 12-week Summer Internship Programme offers the perfect opportunity to explore your potential while gaining valuable skills and experiences.


We are looking for Electrical & Power Systems Engineering students to be based in the following locations:

  • Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland
  • Te Whanganui-a-Tara / Wellington

About our Power Transmission & Distribution Group

Power Transmission & Distribution is where you will play an integral part in a team of highly skilled specialists that ‘bring ideas to life’ for our clients. Working within a multi-disciplinary team of professionals based across the offices in New Zealand on wide variety of projects of our Energy & Industrial service group, getting exposure to varied and challenging projects locally in New Zealand and in Australia 

What You'll Experience:

  • Real-life Energy-related projects at the forefront of innovation and sustainability
  • Engaging interactive learning experiences and the opportunity to flex your creative skills during the 'Intern Innovation Challenge'
  • Access to mentors and networking opportunities through Limelight - our Early Careers Professional Network
  • Flexible and hybrid work set-up for improved productivity and work-life balance
  • An internship frequently serves as a pathway to our graduate program, facilitating career advancement


 

What We're Looking For:

  • Penultimate year interns pursuing a Bachelor of Engineering and/or a Bachelor of Commerce
  • Working rights in Aotearoa New Zealand
  • Strong relationship-building skills and a mindset to push boundaries
  • Enthusiasm for learning and owning your career adventure

Application Details:

  • Apply with your CV, cover letter, and transcript, and identify the teams you are most interested in.
  • Applications close 4 August 2024.
  • Online assessment - Consists of video and written responses and should take up to 1 hour to complete.
  • Interview - If selected, you will be invited for an interview with the team.

People who work at Aurecon are not like everyone else. We look at the world differently. But we also share a lot in common. A spirit of adventure. A sense of wonder and endless possibility. And hardwired in our DNA is the need to leave a positive legacy.

We are a design, engineering and advisory company with 7,800 experts in 11 locations across Asia Pacific. Our purpose is bringing ideas to life, to imagine and co-create with our clients a better future for people and the planet.

Joining Aurecon means you’ll be at the award-winning edge of innovation, sustainability and inclusion; in 2024 we won AFR’s Most Popular Engineering Employer, and Prosple’s #1 Overall Best Graduate Employer in Aotearoa New Zealand, and we were also the first engineering organisation in Aotearoa New Zealand to receive the Rainbow Tick and GenderTick Advanced Accreditation.

Feeling Adventurous?

Then please apply. Your background, unique needs and individuality will be valued. Visit our website to learn more at www.aurecongroup.com


Whakahā ngā whakaaro / Breathing life into our ideas, thoughts, views
Kia māia, kia kaha, mahi tahi / Be bold, be strong, work as one 

About this role

Summary

Assist in energy projects, gain skills in power transmission and distribution while learning.

Job title

Power Transmission & Distribution Intern

Experience level

penultimate year student

Industry

engineering

Location requirements

Auckland or Wellington; hybrid work allowed.

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

enrollment in Bachelor of Engineering or Commerceworking rights in New Zealand

Preferred skills

relationship-building skillsenthusiasm for learning

Specializations

power systemstransmissiondistributionenergy
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Auckland, New Zealand

Hybrid City

Wellington, New Zealand

Hybrid City