Graduate Program

SMEC delivers projects that change lives. If you want to work in a real role, with real responsibility and make a real impact, SMEC is for you. SMEC employs passionate, innovative thinkers who have the potential to become the leaders of tomorrow. SMEC believes that investing time and money in graduates results in happy clients and outstanding projects. SMEC’s Graduate Program is designed to nurture the potential of young professionals who are critical to the future of the organisation.

What can SMEC offer you?

  • a great package: SMEC offers a competitive salary and other great benefits
  • a career platform: SMEC provides flexible career paths, with on-the-job and off-the-job training
  • a global company: SMEC offers opportunities to work internationally throughout Africa, Asia Pacific, Australia, the Middle East and North Africa and South Asia
  • a development program: SMEC encourages Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) status and other further study (MBA, CPA, CA, etc.)
  • a supportive culture: SMEC is an Employer of Choice and encourages staff to balance the demands of a personal life with a career
  • a social workplace: SMEC has regular social events internally and within the industry
  • a diverse workplace: SMEC values diversity; from the ethnic backgrounds of staff, to the regions in which SMEC operates

What type of graduate is SMEC looking for?

  • above average academic results
  • excellent communicator
  • innovative team player
  • proactive problem solver
  • self motivated lateral thinker
  • flexible and open minded individual

What disciplines does SMEC employ?

  • civil engineering
  • transport and traffic engineering
  • electrical engineering
  • mechanical engineering
  • hydrogeology
  • geology
  • water resources and water supply
  • renewable energy
  • environmental management
  • urban planning and design
  • architecture
  • social development
  • business management
  • finance and economics

How will SMEC develop your career?

SMEC will help you to achieve your career objectives and guide you in your career development. The SMEC Graduate Program has been designed to provide you with maximum breadth and depth of experience. SMEC will invest in your personal development and teach you to share your ideas, put your ideas into action and work effectively with a wide range of people including clients, senior team members and contractors. SMEC provides structured career paths. Engineering graduates have the choice of pursuing various streams. Graduates can develop a career path as a technical specialist, enter the management stream and work in a regional, commercial or corporate role, or undertake a project role in management, client liaison or design.

Applications for SMEC's Graduate Program are currently open. If you are an ambitious graduate, ready to make your mark, we would like to hear from you. Please visit our Careers Page to apply for other opportunities. For further information about the SMEC Graduate Program email graduates@smec.com