Job Satisfaction at Victoria's Big Build

My role would be best described as client-side project management. This entails reviewing works as performed by contractors for compliance to agreed project requirements, checking works for compatibility for various industry standards and operator standards, working with key stakeholders to get good outcomes for the community and the project. The opportunity also exists here to work with contractors on specific projects if you so wish, which would be closer to more technical work.

Every day is different. Can range from writing collateral, replying to socials, liaising with the design team to get publications out.

My role involves preparing monthly journals and reports on a range of projects.

Generally satisfied but work load can be low a lot of the time due to the number of grads hired

Differs from day to day. As I'm currently on business rotations, difficult to get too involved with matters.

Takeoffs/staging/review design/report writing

My role and responsibilities depend on the rotation that I'm completing. These rotations provide the opportunity to work on a number of different tasks with varying level of responsibilities

As a graduate our day-to-day responsibilities change often, something that I believe is a positive as it gives exposure to different roles that one wouldn't have access to if they weren't doing a grad program. Generally as a civil engineer I interface with the projects key stakeholders to ensure everyone is being heard and things such as design changes, land and property boundaries and traffic management is understood. Additionally, during my first 6 months with the project I was also a site engineer overseeing minor parcels of work including an archaeological dig within the project boundary (an awesome experience).

Requirements drafting, minute-taking and design review.

I have been working in the Sport and Recreation team for the past year. This involves preparing communications materials to inform the community about the upgrades we are completing at a number of sites. However, as a Graduate I find that I am often picking up work from many different areas of the business.

Varied work but often very high level and too easy. Minimal technical work.

My current position has me helping to develop and deliver project-wide deliverables and assisting with organising stakeholder presentations. I would say I have been spending more time on the management side rather than engineering but that comes with the rotation I'm in.

Although sometimes slow, I have far more autonomy and responsibility (within my comfort zone) than a traditional junior graphic designer. I am not given the mundane jobs, rather a wide range of work that challenges and excites me.

As a graduate, given a reasonable workload with a mixture of administrative and substantive work. Provided guidance and assistance throughout.

Currently working in the IT Support team which entails troubleshooting and handled staff requests regarding their software and hardware, preparing boxes of IT equipment for delivery to other sites and staff, as well as setting up new starters/finishing employees.

I am a graduate, so my responsibilities are not that large, and sometimes its feels like the work I do is not that important. But overall, the learning curve is good.

Assisting and managing various activities on site. Every day presents a new challenge and opportunity to grow.

Every week looks different. I'm usually out on site, dealing with stakeholders, writing and preparing collateral for the community.

Varies. No consistency in day to day tasks, which can make for really quiet days with little support or engagement

Attending daily Team meetings - Different and expected challenging tasks every week - Shadowing SPM and PM's to meetings - Getting feedback from the PM's.