Civil Engineer/Project Manager seeking work in Melbourne

greenpower

Hi all,

Woking in Ireland for the last five years and have decided that its time to move for a better job and quality of life. My girlfriend will be traveling with me.

My experience is over 5 years in project management and civil engineering. 2 years were based as a site engineer/pm on projects such as concrete framed buildings and steel framed structures, the remaining 3 years were as a project manager for a renewable energy company developing hydro power sites and managing a government energy efficiency program.

I would like to secure employment before I leave Ireland. Would anyone have the idea of the best way to go about this?

Help on any recruitment agencies or good companies to apply to would much appreciated. Also any assistance on my visa options would be great.

rightyabe

Why just Melbourne? my advice would be not to limit yourself to just one city when trying to secure a job from Ireland. Lots of stories of Construction professionals like yourself unable to find job in Australia at the moment.

As for the visa what Age are you? Have you used your WHV before? What Quals and experience do you have? Any Children?

homedawg_

Search for eire workforce solutions. irish recruitment agency based in melbourne. friend of mine running it worth registering with him anyways. as you say you'd like to have a job sorted out before you go out, not really going to happen you'll need to be there to get the job. if you need any help send me a pm lived in melbourne for nearly two years an know alot of lads in different companies.

greenpower

rightyabe wrote: »

Why just Melbourne? my advice would be not to limit yourself to just one city when trying to secure a job from Ireland. Lots of stories of Construction professionals like yourself unable to find job in Australia at the moment.

As for the visa what Age are you? Have you used your WHV before? What Quals and experience do you have? Any Children?

I'm 28...never used WHV before. Hold B.Eng (Hons) in civil engineering and have an m.sc in environmental systems. No children,just will have my go coming over with me.

Was thinking of melbourne as one of my friends is in that area but I'd go elsewhere. Just don't want to head to the mines yet as don't want the 3 weeks on 1 week off

rightyabe

Well if ya come over on a WHV and try and get yourself set up in any sort of job first and them look for a propper job with sponsorship.

Also walking into a job in the mines off the plane is a load of boll*cks, very few people get that lucky.

Try seek.com.au and see is there many jobs in your area of expertise.

Dats_rite

If you are here for more than a holiday and want to stay after a year, its been said a million times before on this forum before, get your regional work done first for 3 months then you will have 20 months or so to get sponsored.

And by regional work it doesnt just mean friut picking. Labouring, building, demolition is covered in regional and I'd say its a lot easier to get steady solid work doing that than fruit picking.