Graduate Program

The Veris Graduate Program is spread across 12 months, beginning every February, and is designed to give you exposure to all areas of the industry so that you can decide where you feel you are best suited.

Our business structure is made up as follows:

• Digital & Spatial
• Engineering Survey
• Property Survey
• Urban Design & Town Planning.

Successful applicants admitted into the Veris Graduate Program will spend approximately four months in each of these business units through a regular rotation program.

Our specialised Urban Design & Town Planning Program participants will spend 12 months working and learning within our Urban Design & Town Planning teams.

Mentoring

As a graduate, you will have the chance to work alongside industry leaders on iconic projects that help shape and connect our cities and communities. Veris will support and guide you through your learning. You will be encouraged to join networking groups set up for graduates to make connections and share knowledge.

Meet some of our inspiring Mentors

Mina Jahanshahi - National GIS Lead

Mina brings with her over a decade of experience in the GIS consulting industry, providing a strategic and technical nouse to help successfully deliver challenging and high-profile projects.

Mina is passionate about connecting with like minded professionals and champions a diverse and engaged team culture wherever she goes. Mina has had key roles in many of Victoria's major infrastructure projects and delights in being able to apply a variety of GIS solutions to the smart cities landscape

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Peter Sippel - Consulting Survey Manager

Peter has over 40 years of experience in the surveying and spatial sector and is a registered cadastral surveyor in QLD. Peter was the Chair of the Board or Surveyors of Queensland and also chaired the surveying industry focus group for the Cadastre QLD Transport project.

A well distinguished professional, Peter is also a fellow of both the Surveying and Spatial Sciences institute and Urban Development Institute (QLD division)

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Randah Jordan – Town Planning & Urban Design Manager

Randah is a qualified Town Planner. She has a comprehensive knowledge of strategic and statutory land use planning and development processes, legislation and policy due to extensive experience in residential, commercial and industrial planning projects.

Randah has been involved in multi-unit residential developments, large scale residential subdivisions, planning scheme amendments, and preparation of both precinct structure plans and development plans

Training

Training and Development channels will consist of the following:

• Day to day on the job training with regular feedback
• Mentoring
• Formal Performance Management process
• Regular lunch and learn sessions
• Guest speaker presentations

The Veris Graduate Program will provide you with the relevant technical and soft skill training. For example, soft skills training will consist of;

• Safety
• Communication skills
• Managing clients
• Project management
• Ethical considerations

Graduate Community

All graduates will join the Veris Graduate Community where you can share your ideas, experiences and learn from each other. You will get together regularly to attend training sessions and work together on your graduate project.

Graduate Project

At the end of the first six months the Veris Graduate Program will offer you an opportunity to work on a group project.

Groups will be made up of approximately five graduates. Each group will be given the same problem statement for which you will need to come up with one or more solutions to the problem.

Each group will be assigned a Veris Graduate Champion that will meet with you regularly to field any questions and make sure you are on track. Before you Graduate the program, you will present your solution/s to the community of Veris Graduate Champions nationally. Those ideas that best solve the problem will be implemented within Veris.