Graduate Sustainability Engineer - Buildings

Graduate Sustainability Engineer - Buildings - ( 2600006X )

Description

Stantec are seeking a talented Sustainability Engineering Graduate to join our Buildings team in Brisbane.

What We Provide

• Join an award winning two-year graduate development program where you gain hands-on experience, personalised mentoring, and strong technical support to help you grow with confidence.
• Connect with our global Developing Professionals network, opening opportunities to build your career internationally while taking part in networking and community-building activities.
• Exposure to industry leaders and projects ranging from major highway and rail upgrades, venues for the Brisbane 2032 Games, and various industrial and commercial developments.
• Work flexibly and access a wide range of benefits, including mental health support, salary packaging, our Employee Assistance Program, and Rewards and Benefits Program.
• Receive support on your pathway to professional accreditation, including Chartered Engineer or Environmental Professional status.
• Your career journey is in your hands. After the two-year graduate program, you can explore a range of pathways that align with your strengths and passions—whether that’s leadership, project management, or deep technical expertise.
• Being part of a big multidisciplinary organisation means you’ll work alongside talented people from different fields—bringing fresh ideas and energy to every project.
  
  

With us, not only will you work as part of an inclusive, collaborative, and diverse team, but also be able to develop your skills and knowledge in designing the future of engineering and shape your own career along the journey.

What will you be doing day to day?

• Help clients define their sustainability ambitions and translate them into practical actions on projects across the built environment.
• Support clients to understand climate change risks and plan for resilience.
• Work on some of Queensland and Australia’s largest and most complex projects, from hospitals and stadiums to highways and airports.
• Navigate trade‑offs between competing sustainability priorities, delivery constraints, and project objectives to deliver the most impactful outcomes.
• Help projects meet or exceed energy‑efficiency performance requirements under the National Construction Code.
• Deliver sustainability assessments for industry frameworks such as Green Star, NABERS, IS, WELL and other certifications.
• Research emerging sustainability initiatives, trends, and policies, and apply these insights to project design and delivery.
• Grow your career in the direction that excites you, whether that’s becoming a modelling specialist or leading multidisciplinary projects you’ll be joining a global sustainability leader that puts its people first.
  
  

Why Stantec?

Stantec empowers people to rise to the world’s greatest challenges. As a global company of more than 34,000 people across 450 locations worldwide, with a strong local focus, graduates gain meaningful experience, diverse perspectives, and career opportunities that can take them anywhere.

How To Apply

Please submit CV, cover letter—explaining your passion and interest in Sustainability Engineering, academic transcript and ensure you fill in the application form when applying!

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Qualifications

About You

• Australian Citizen, PR or NZ Citizen.
• Currently in final year of degree or 1-2 years post-graduation
• You hold (or are working towards) a bachelor’s degree or higher in engineering, architecture, environmental science, or a related field
• You’re an excellent communicator who’s keen to join a diverse, supportive, and high‑performing team.
• You’re motivated, positive and hardworking – able to problem‑solve and distil complex information in a clear and impactful way.
• You have experience with, or an understanding of, how projects in the built environment are delivered.
• You hold (or are working towards) a bachelor’s degree or higher in engineering, architecture, environmental science, or a related field.
• You have a strong interest in sustainability and knowledge in some of the areas below – please highlight these in your cover letter:
• Climate resilience
• Building science
• Energy and carbon concepts and simulation
• Data analysis and interpretation
• Circularity
• Sustainability rating tools (e.g., Green Star, NABERS)
  
  

As a graduate, you’re driven to achieve, demonstrate personal leadership, and thrive in an environment where you’re encouraged to learn, grow, and shape the future of our client service, technical delivery and project outcomes

Primary Location : Australia-Queensland-South Brisbane

Organization : BC-3010 Buildings-AU Queensland

Employee Status : Regular

Job Level : Entry Level

Travel : No

Schedule : Full-time

Job Posting : Mar 14, 2026, 7:37:07 PM

Req ID: 2600006X

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