Civil Manager\'s presentation at the University of Canterbury - talking about our graduate recruitment programme

2. Simon Robertson
Civil Engineering Manager

3. What do we do?
• Multi-disciplinary professional engineering
consultancy
• Investigate
• Design and maintenance
• Construction supervision

4. Who we are
“Opus is a leader – at the forefront of
award-winning and innovative design,
development and asset management.”
David Prentice, CEO

5. 12 Offices
213 FTEs
10 Offices
144 FTEs
18 Offices
306 FTEs
36 Offices
11 Labs
1703 FTEs
2,390 employees across 76 offices and 11 laboratories

6. Who would add value to us?
• Civil Engineers
• Environmental Engineers
• Mechanical and Electrical Engineers
• Planners
• Surveyors
• Property Consultants
• Architects and Landscape Architects

7. Who would add value to us?
• Challenge and question
• Work well individually, but more importantly working
as part of a team
• Understand your strengths, understand your
weaknesses
• Have drive, energy and enthusiasm
• A very high level of trust, honesty and integrity
• Look for the good in people
• Are committed
• Have a sense of humour.

8. What makes us tick
• We are a people business
• We rely totally on our collective abilities to
deliver service excellence, based on strong
relationships
• Our company “values” are fundamental to the
way we go about doing this
• They are an essential part of who we are, how we
act, and what we deliver… they are the heart of
Opus

9. We live by our values
• Strong client relationships
• Excellent service delivery
• Respect for and sharing of knowledge
• Developing our people to their full potential
• Urgency through empowerment
• Sharing and enjoying success

10. What people say about working at Opus…
• Having pride in being a part of the Opus
team is important to us:
– pride in the quality of our deliverables
– pride and confidence in the strong relationships
we have with our clients and business partners
– pride in our reputation and success as a team
– pride in our ability to continue to grow and the
exciting challenges and opportunities we create

11. Our commitment to our young professionals
• A supportive environment to kick-start careers
• Open & honest
• Creating opportunities for career development
• A team environment where contribution is
recognised & valued

12. Our commitment to our young professionals
• Empowered to organise & manage own time
• A good balance between work & home is
important to us
• We cannot guarantee we will get it right every
time – but I can guarantee that we are making
every effort to make Opus a great place to work

13. Why Opus?
• Opportunities to broaden work experience
• Offices around the globe
• Knowledge sharing (PIN Network)
• Strong environmental sustainability focus
• Social & sporting activities outside work

14. Why Opus?
• Benefits
• Mentoring program
• Formal process to achieve professional
registration
• Study Awards
• Working in multi-disciplinary teams
• Social environment
• Competitive remuneration

15. Some Local Projects

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