Construction and Urban Planning Internships in Australia

Find your Construction and Urban Planning internship in Australia. We work with specialist builders in general, commercial and residential construction work and independent consultancies. ​All internships provide a high level of work experience with the aim to increase your skills within the area. The examples below are just a guideline and each internship role will be developed individually according to the company and the candidate.

Architecture
An architecture internship can include such tasks as:
  • Examining the feasibility of urban developments and the social, economic and environmental impact of these developments.
  • Working in projects that investigate a number of commercially nominated sustainable projects, under design, commercial and environmental perspectives.
  • Ensuring that the environmental impact of the project is managed.
  • Producing detailed workings, drawings and specifications.

Construction Management
 
There are various tasks that are involved in the construction management industry. Among them, we can find some of the following:
  • ​Ensuring sub-contractor documentation is up to date.
  • ​Ordering and maintaining office facilities.
  • Updating contractor databases.
  • Preparing site dilapidation reports.
  • Reviewing/assessing sub-contractor quotations.
  • Reconciling sub-contractor invoices.
  • Assisting in letting - Purchase Orders (CM review).
  • ​Preparing monthly project reports.
  • Managing project budgets.

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Living independently overseas is very new and exciting for me and I'm enjoying every minute of my time in New Zealand.

Fiona (England)

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​Meeting so many great people, improving
my photography skills, and having the
opportunity to see this amazing country.

Ben (USA)

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Landscape Design
 
The role will be quite diverse and might include, but not be limited to, the following:
  • Bush regeneration activities, including mulching, weeding, planting of native species and general garden maintenance duties.
  • Triangulation from existing site features such as buildings, fences, trees, etc.
  • Planting plans, paving, fencing, and lawn construction.
  • Identification of landscape features.
  • Concept Design.
  • Design presentation to give the client a clear picture of the deisgn outcomes.

Quantity Surveying
 
Some of the intern's responsibilities may be:
  • To plan, programme and organise company resources (people and plant) to ensure maximum utilisation and best returns.
  • To meet company objectives for quality service to all customers.
  • To ensure all crews and contracts are carried out in a safe manner.
  • To assist current QS’s with monitoring labour performance.
  • To ensure all invoicing, contract claims, reporting and work in progress assessments are done accurately and by the required dates.

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I think your service is great and I loved all of the activities that were organized. I had a great time.  My internship was a lot of fun!

Roosmarijn (The Netherlands)

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You do a good job! I am glad to have work experience in my summer internship, which was very impressive to me. I enjoyed working with my supervisor and colleagues.

Franco (Taiwan)

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Urban Planning
 
This internship provides the next step for a highly motivated young planner looking to make the next step in their career. Some of the duties in an urban planning internship may be to:
  • Provide professional administration support to management and town planning, environment and building staff.
  • Co-ordinate incoming and outgoing correspondence in accordance with the Quality Assurance (QA) Policy.
  • Co-ordinate the development application process including: registering files and monitoring actions, deadlines and progress with regard to the project.
  • Liaising with other contractors such as: surveyors, architects, building companies, and engineers.
  • Answer general client enquires.
  • Communicate with clients regarding their application status regularly.
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