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Graduate rotations with EIC Activities – strengthening collaboration across the Group

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EIC Activities hosts graduates from across the Group, exposing these future leaders to the engineering and technical aspects of major asset, infrastructure and resource projects across the globe.

Our graduates have had the opportunity to learn from industry leaders and technical experts to build their technical ability and leadership skills.

Mark Busby, EIC Activities Principal – Infrastructure and Building values the fresh perspective graduates bring into the workplace.

“The graduates provide a welcomed different perspective to some of their more experienced colleagues,” said Mark.

“They are prepared to challenge the norm as ‘business as usual’ does not always generate the best outcome.”

Pictured (L to R): EIC Activities Clinton Lourens, Principal – Leighton Asia, Phoebe Tay, Associate Principal – Bridges and Broad Construction graduate alumni Henry Fitzgerald.

Meet graduate alumni Henry Fitzgerald

Aspiring to gain technical experience, Henry Fitzgerald, Broad Construction graduate alumni completed a rotation with EIC Activities’ bridges team as part of the CIMIC Group graduate program.

“After completing my rotation at Broad Construction as a site engineer, I was eager to spend time with EIC Activities to better understand the role they play in supporting projects across the Group,” said Henry.

To conclude his rotation with EIC Activities, Henry delivered a presentation about key learnings from his experience to colleagues from EIC Activities and Broad Construction.

“EIC Activities’ work with Broad Construction’s tender team has significantly enhanced their ability to create value through value engineering and reduce risk through design,” said Henry.

EIC Activities Acting General Manager Riaan Wepener explaining how iPKL can help graduates understand the Group’s project history across a diverse range of sectors and industries.

Supporting project success

Following Henry’s presentation, Camillo Masci, Broad Construction General Manager spoke about continuing the positive collaborative relationship between Broad Construction and EIC Activities.

“We see value in continuing to consult EIC Activities on scheduled innovation projects and reviews of projects during and post-tender,” said Camillo.

At present, EIC Activities is actively involved in at least one field across all current Broad Construction tenders and live projects.

EIC Activities’ structures team regularly collaborates with Broad’s tender and project teams.

“We work with Broad Construction on a range of structural and geotechnical applications and are hoping to further support Broad’s projects with digital engineering,” said Terry Najjarine, EIC Activities Associate Principal – Structures.

Pictured (L to R): EIC Activities Managing Director Geoff Sewell with Graduate – Engineer Jackson Blacker.

Our graduates 

Jackson Blacker, Graduate Engineer credits his achievements with CPB Contractors to the well-rounded design experience he gained from participating in a mixture of consultation and design practices with EIC Activities at the start of his graduate program. In five years’ time Jackson hopes to apply the knowledge he acquired from the two-year program and leverage his project experience to service the expansive range of projects assisted by EIC Activities.

EIC Activities Graduate – Engineer Angela Nguyen.

Angela Nguyen, Graduate Engineer joined the graduate program with EIC Activities in 2017. Angela was inspired by the prospect of setting herself up with a solid foundation of knowledge and the opportunity to learn from leading engineering experts.

Her biggest takeaway from EIC Activities was: “Learning the importance of knowledge sharing across disciplines and collaborating across different operating companies.”

Pictured (L to R): EIC Activities Principal - Commissioning Support Steve Rossetti, UGL Graduate – Engineer Matthew Alexander and EIC Activities Principal – Electrical Kerry Craven.

Matthew Alexander, Graduate Electrical Engineer rotated into EIC Activities from UGL to develop his skillset and work laterally across multiple Group projects. Through this breadth of experience, Matthew attained an insight into the depth of talent within the Group.

“Leveraging the strength of the Group and collaborating across operating companies is key to a successful outcome on all tenders and projects we work on,” said Matthew.

Pictured (L to R): EIC Activities Technical Principal – Building Structures Mike Haysler, CPB Contractors Graduate – Engineer Matthew Re and EIC Activities Senior Engineer – Structures Chris Carroll.

Commencing with CPB Contractors in 2017 as part of the graduate program, Matthew Re, Graduate Engineer chose his next rotation based on the value his team gained from a consultation with EIC Activities.

He encourages upcoming graduates to: “Be proactive and always willing to learn more. That way you will set yourself up with a lot of experience coming out of the two year program.”

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