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Veolia Australia & New Zealand

3.9
  • 1,000 - 50,000 employees

Veolia Australia & New Zealand Reviews

Based on 13 surveyed graduates working at Veolia Australia & New Zealand. Read on to get an insider’s view on life as a graduate.
3.9
Based on 13 reviews

Pros & Cons

  • Work culture is great. People are always friendly and approachable, willing and eager to help.
  • Flexible working arrangements between office, working from home and working on sites. Get to work at a variety of different locations in Australia.
  • There are many opportunities for career development.
  • The purpose of 'ecological transformation' aligns with my personal values. The people are friendly and the culture is quite relaxed. Good work life balance. Lots of opportunity to move around the business.
  • Sense of community and teamwork: Veolia has a supportive work environment where people are happy to help you out Flexibility and work-life balance: Flexible work hours and being able to work from home
  • Sometimes I think the amount of work they are able to give to a graduate level employee is a bit limited - sometimes means a bit of downtime. Not a terrible thing, but more learning opportunities would be good.
  • HR can be rather slow sometimes.
  • Operates within a male-dominated industry. Can be difficult to get in contact with the right person or create change as the company is very large.
  • On-site project work can be long and challenging.
  • You can often feel a number in the masses in large companies so it's hard to stand out in good ways and it can therefore get overwhelming.

What Insiders Say

7.0
Career Prospects
7.0
Career Prospects
All jobs are advertised internally and there are many people who started in junior positions and are now managers so the opportunity to move up certainly exists
8.4
Corporate Social Responsibility
8.4
Corporate Social Responsibility
We have the diversity and inclusion council, green team, and many more national groups and projects in which you can get involved with.
8.4
Culture
8.4
Culture
Everyone in the office is extremely friendly and welcoming, no matter where they sit in the organizational hierarchy. There are also a lot of social events that provide the opportunity to get to know your colleagues on a more personal level. This is beneficial when starting projects with different teams, because you have already built up a level of trust and respect.
8.8
Diversity
8.8
Diversity
Every person, no matter the level on the hierarchy have shown understanding, respect and unity in relation to diversity and inclusion. We have a diversity and inclusion council and employee resource groups (4 or 5 I believe) that are available for staff to join to be involved in the areas of diversity they wish to help grow and support.
8.2
Satisfaction
8.2
Satisfaction
Day-to-day work varies which keeps it interesting
8.1
Management
8.1
Management
They make time and are good across the board, the high management care about people and do their best to make time. It is easy to find colleagues who are willing to help you and mentor you. One-on-ones happen regularly and involve feedback and recognition where applicable.
7.7
Office Work Environment
7.7
Office Work Environment
It depends on the office and the contract. Head office has nicer facilities, whereas operations depot has smaller kitchens etc. If in head office, the dress code is more formal. Still, it's not that strict. Smart casual is acceptable.
7.2
Recruitment
7.2
Recruitment
There was a technical assessment interview, a video interview and an assessment centre
7.0
Salary
7.0
Salary
Pay seems slightly below standard rates, though I do know that there is a focus on bringing earlier career staff more in line with the standard paygrade. However, I would rather early my current salary and have a healthy work-life balance, then extra money and be expected to work extra hours constantly. Main bonuses are based upon companies financial and safety performance.
7.5
Training
7.5
Training
The grad program has invested a lot of time and money into Development Weeks, which have been great so far for general skills, communication, etc. Local training specific to the job is sometimes a bit more lacking.
8.5
Work Hours
8.5
Work Hours
I work 7hrs 30 mins per day, usually 9am-5pm. Usually this is flexible as you can start earlier or later if wanted as long you complete your work and/or hours. Additionally, there is flexibility to work from home which is great for removing commuting time each day
9.0
Sustainability
9.0
Sustainability
The company promotes this as its main mission statement and from the projects I have worked on I can see that Veolia performs projects that achieves this