Vacation Work & Graduate Programme

With offices in Africa, Australia, Canada, Peru and the Philippines, Lycopodium proudly delivers high quality professional engineering and project delivery services globally, across the resources, infrastructure and industrial processes sectors. By joining our global team and learning from renowned subject matter experts, we can offer you a diverse career that could take you anywhere in the world.

ADP (a Lycopodium business) invites final year students or recent graduates to join our Vacation Work & Graduate Programme. Successful candidates will receive on the job mentoring, technical development and role specific training. You’ll learn from our international team of talented professionals, exchanging knowledge, build skills and gain solid experience.

You’ll also enjoy structured career progression and skill development driven by our Learning and Development Team.

The expertise you'll bring:

• Final Year or Graduate Tertiary qualification in Engineering, Minerals Processing, Draughting or equivalents;
• South African Citizen or Permanent Resident
• Cape Town based
• Willingness & Ability to work effectively with minial supervision and in a collaborative team environment;
• Enthusiasm to learn and apply problem-solving skills;
• Initiative and a positive attitude towards continuous improvement & self-development;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
• Advanced literacy and numeracy skills along with high-level attention to detail;
• Ability and willingness to travel to and work on project sites for extended periods.

The benefits we'll provide

ADP/Lycopodium has a strong company culture focused on career progression and technical skill development. You can expect to be involved in a wide range of large projects whilst working amongst a team of highly skilled professionals.

We recognise that everyone is different and needs may change over the course of your career. That’s why we:

• Invest in our people for the long-term, building a diverse and rewarding career, mentored by the best in the industry.
• Allow our people to balance work with other commitments, like family or study, offering flexible work arrangements.
• Are undertaking significant people and technology initiatives that will support the workplace of the future.

We encourage and promote diversity and inclusion, and welcome applications from all backgrounds regardless of gender, age, disability and ethnicity.

Our commitment to equal opportunity is embodied in our values of Respect, Integrity & Diligence. They are inherent in who we are, as individuals, and collectively as a Company.

Please submit your CV by clicking the 'Apply' button.

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