CadetSummerSchool
Hutchies' Cadet Summer School is a 14-week accelerated program that runs from November to February each year.
Led by Hutchies’ experts, the program is packed with real, practical content drawn from more than a century of hands-on experience. Each session is engaging, relevant and focused on the day-to-day skills that matter on site and in the office.
This is a paid opportunity. At the end of the program, suitable cadets will be offered a place in Hutchies’ Cadetship—starting straight away.
Our Cadetship is designed to complement your university studies. It’s flexible, hands-on and tailored to your schedule.
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Expert rresenters
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Satisfaction rating
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Site visits
#Reviews

Isaac Andrasescu
2024/25 Summer School Cadet
“When I saw the opportunity to join Hutchies as a cadet, I couldn’t say no. I just had to do it. The highlight of the program for me would have to be the site visits. You get to see so many different sites and the fact that you just get to walk through them with the site manager and ask questions, you really learn a lot about projects.”

Renee Pihan
2024/25 Summer School Participant
“I was motivated to join Hutchies Cadet program because I saw it online, I thought it would be an awesome way to get my foot at the door and have some practical experience for construction. One of the highlights was that we had a hands-on day where we got to use power tools and build a little house.”

Grace Little
2022/23 Summer School Participant
"I found the cadet program extremely insightful and much more hands on than my past few years at university and have enjoyed getting to know the Hutchies people and culture at the same time. I feel welcomed into the Hutchies community which made the transition from the cadet program and into a team easy."

Daniel Crabb
2022/23 Summer School Participant
"The Accelerated Cadet Program has been an incredible learning experience. I have now transitioned smoothly into a team, where I am able to exercise the processes and topics of learnings extensively. I am grateful and appreciative to Warren, Harry, and all of the guest speakers for the opportunity to expand my knowledge and kick start my career. I can now proudly say I am officially Hutchified!"
#Content
Our aim is to mould our newest minds into the best future contract administrators, project managers, estimators, design managers, or team leaders.
A few of the diverse topics the program include:

Estimating

DocumentControl

TimeManagement

SubbieManagement

Variations

Design

Programming

Defects

Disputes
#Hosts

WarrenBelford
NationalCadet&FutureLeadersCoordinator

KatrinaStack
PeopleSupportManager

HarryWhite
NationalCommercialManager
#Expert Presenters

Jason Birch
Pre-Construction Manager
Joined Hutchies 2012

Richard Boyes
Project Manager
Joined Hutchies 2018

Josh Chau
National Quantity Surveyor
Joined Hutchies 2019

Lyndon Christian
Team Leader
Joined Hutchies 2007

Murray Creevey
Regional Construction Manager
Joined Hutchies 2021

Rhett Falchi
Construction Manager
Joined Hutchies 2009

Mark Ferrie
Project Director
Joined Hutchies 2014

Mitch Grimmer
Team Leader
Joined Hutchies 2016

Alan Gscheidle
Project Manager
Joined Hutchies 2013

Monique Hamilton
National Post Completion Manager
Joined Hutchies 2018

Bree Hoek
Post Completion Commercial Manager
Joined Hutchies 2007

Ogi Latinovic
National Design Manager
Joined Hutchies 2017

Michael Lawlor
National Design Manager
Joined Hutchies 2016

Sean Lees
Team Leader
Joined Hutchies 2013

Adam Luxton
Services & Commissioning Manager
Joined Hutchies 2018

Owen Lyden
National Program Manager
Joined Hutchies 2021

Oliver Macklin
Contract Administrator
Joined Hutchies 2019

Simon McGilvray
Estimator
Joined Hutchies 2011

Tim McGregor
Team Leader – Construction Support
Joined Hutchies 2004

Cy Milburn
Team Leader
Joined Hutchies 2006

Desmier Nairn
Director
Joined Hutchies 2015

Tim O'Connor
Financial Controller
Joined Hutchies 2014

Marc Pennisi
Contract Manager
Joined Hutchies 2011

Paul Pereira
Business Systems Manager
Joined Hutchies 2001

Ed Peryman
Design Manager
Joined Hutchies 2017

Duy Phan
Project Manager
Joined Hutchies 2010

Matt Preston-Smith
Project Manager
Joined Hutchies 2015

Lyeal Raggatt
Contract Manager
Joined Hutchies 2014

Frank Rogers
Senior Project Manager
Joined Hutchies 2011

Shannon Scott
National HSE Coordinator
Joined Hutchies 2013

Sarah Smith
Contract Administrator
Joined Hutchies 2010

Jamie Spooner
HSE Systems Manager
Joined Hutchies 2012

Owen Valmadre
Director & CFO
Joined Hutchies 2003

Nicolas Weisbach
Senior Contract Administrator
Joined Hutchies 2015