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Geotechnical engineer vacation student

Alcoa of Australia Ltd
Posted: 12 June
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Overview

Shape your career by joining Alcoa's Vacation Student program! Based in WA, at our Pinjarra Refinery and Perth Corporate office, you'll have the chance to put your university knowledge into practice, propelling you toward a career path that exceeds your wildest expectations. Throughout your 12‐week paid summer placement, you'll experience professional growth, technical expansion, and become an integral part of our vibrant community, where inspiration and daily challenges await. During the program, you will be matched with a senior specialist who will offer hands‐on training, mentoring, and coaching. The program is designed to support you in becoming a creative problem solver, assisting you in completing meaningful projects that will be assigned to you.

What's on offer

* Exposure to industry and a future career at Alcoa.
* An attractive hourly rate of pay for the hours you work.
* Meaningful project work that provides you with valuable hands‐on work experience.
* Increased opportunity to gain a place in the Alcoa Graduate Program after you have completed your degree.
* Working locally, in an onsite environment enabling you to return home to friends and family every night.
* Alcoa Live Well program offering travel, lifestyle, health and wellbeing discounts.

What you'll be doing

* Supporting the Global Impoundments team and local civil engineers in handling dam safety, preparing facility plans and applying standard methodology engineering technology.
* Providing engineering input into the design and maintenance of the residue storage facilities.
* Contributing towards the refinery and residue EH&S and providing insight into problem resolution for bauxite residue assets.
* Sharing your learnings and providing input towards the WA residue capital planning, approval, and review process.
* Handling assigned project(s) with an appropriate level of responsibility, utilizing your innovative thinking, eagerness to learn, and passion for growth to make meaningful contributions to the business.

What you can bring to the role

* Ideally in their penultimate year of study, however we do accept applications across all year groups.
* Self‐motivated and passionate for their chosen discipline, eager to learn and expand their knowledge.
* Capable of working independently with the ability to communicate and engage with multiple stakeholders to obtain a project outcome.
* Strong team players with effective time management, organisational and problem‐solving skills.
* Available to commence end of November for a full‐time 12‐week period ending February.
* Able to travel to and from your work location each day.

Additional information

Interviews may progress prior to the closing date, although all applications will be considered. You will only be contacted if you are shortlisted for an interview; this process can take up to four weeks from the closing date.

Location

As one of the world's largest alumina refineries, our Alcoa Pinjarra Refinery produces approximately 4.7 million metric tons each year. Located within the Shire of Murray in the Peel region of WA, just east of the Pinjarra town site.

Commitments to inclusion, diversity & equity

Our commitments to Inclusion, Diversity & Equity include providing trusting workplaces that are safe, respectful and inclusive of all individuals, free from discrimination, bullying and harassment and that our workplaces reflect the diversity of the communities in which we operate.

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