Our Trainee Program
The “Arte e Engenho” program aims to challenge and captivate young talent, motivating them to face the challenges of a dynamic market and prepare them for a successful professional career.
Over the course of 12 months, the Casais Group trainee program helps integrate high-potential young people into the Casais culture, while creating a team with strong and lasting connections.
Program Structure
The key challenge for the organization is integrating trainees into the Casais culture. All activities are designed to reinforce the company’s culture, values, and alignment with its strategy and goals, with continuous feedback being a fundamental premise of the program. This allows the company to manage trainees’ expectations regarding their future roles at Casais in a transparent manner.
At the start of the program, each trainee is assigned a mentor who will guide and support them throughout the entire program.
During each professional experience, trainees are accompanied by a supervisor, a senior manager within the company, who will support their integration into the respective team. This person is responsible for overseeing the work plans, tasks, and expected outcomes, as well as evaluating the trainee after each rotation.
In parallel, trainees have a specific support program coordinated by the Career Management Center team and the opportunity to participate in various activities within the organization.
Performance evaluations are continuous and based on the trainee’s progress.
Recruitment Process Stages
Our selection process for the program consists of four stages, all of which are elimination rounds. All candidates who successfully pass the resume screening stage will receive feedback regarding their continuation in the process, as well as those who do not progress further.
1 – Resume Screening
2 – In-person Evaluation with the Recruitment & Selection Team
3 – Evaluation with Casais Group Directors
4 – Interview with the CEO
Throughout this process, in addition to evaluating candidates’ technical and behavioral skills, we assess their professional ambitions, as well as their personal and academic backgrounds.
This process also provides the organization with an opportunity to map the competencies of these young talents and assess their alignment with Casais’ values and culture.
95%
of trainees stayed with the company after the first year.
Editions
Open positions in different areas
Months of training across various departments
International market placements
Candidates per edition
Participants
Who We’re Looking For
In addition to strong academic backgrounds, we’re looking for people who understand our approach to life and business.
Like our founders, our ideal trainee is a global individual, driven, career-focused, and passionate about growth and innovation. They will embody our brand as we do, with discipline, rigor, dedication, and passion.
Seeking a larger world for their career, our trainee understands that this comes with a demanding set of skills.
These are the skills we value in this program:
FLEXIBILITY | RIGOR | COOPERATION | KNOWLEDGE | HUMANISM | DETERMINATION | DEDICATION | INTEGRITY
In addition to these skills, the following selection criteria are also important:
- Strong academic background from a top-tier university;
- Fields of study: Engineering (Civil, Environmental, Quality, Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial Management), Architecture, and Health & Safety;
- Eligible for a professional internship or with less than 2 years of work experience;
- Minimum English level of B1 (written and spoken);
- Availability for geographical mobility and to work nationally and internationally.
What opportunities are available through Arte e Engenho, and who is the program for?
Each year, the opportunities within the company vary.
Throughout its 17 editions, opportunities have been identified across various areas. In this edition, we offer opportunities in the following areas:
Testimonials
The Arte e Engenho program has enabled the transfer of knowledge across several Casais Group companies linked to the industry.
“As the first candidate from all editions in the field of engineering and industrial management, these last few months have been filled with challenges and learning experiences, as the group has focused on innovation and industrialization in the construction sector.
Additionally, the international experience in Angola significantly contributed to my professional and personal growth. I learned to adapt to new contexts and view change as an opportunity for growth.”
Rúben Barros
Trainee,
14th Edition
“The Arte e Engenho Program was an excellent kick-off for my professional career, opening up a range of opportunities and options for my path at Casais.”
David Araújo
Trainee,
8th Edition, Site Director
“In my opinion, the Arte e Engenho Program is the ideal way for a recent graduate to start their journey at Casais, immediately entering a professional environment that involves many of the company’s departments. This exposure and holistic experience are a huge asset, as they later give us the vision, better knowledge of the company and the business, and the confidence to perform our assigned tasks more effectively.”
Nuno Conde
Trainee, 1st Edition,
Technical-Commercial Director
“Being a trainee in the Arte e Engenho program at Casais was crucial to the start of my Civil Engineering career. The rotation through all departments and the global vision of the company’s operations not only made integration easier but also helped me understand the direction I wanted to take for my professional career.”
Inês Lopes
Trainee,
11th Edition, Assistant Site Manager
“Arte e Engenho is an excellent opportunity for learning and growth, both personally and professionally. We have the chance to immerse ourselves in all the components that make up the construction universe. The journey is tailored to each trainee’s profile, and we are constantly driven by the collaborative spirit around us.”
Ana Correia
Trainee, 11th Edition
FormaBeing part of the Arte & Engenho program is an opportunity that all recent graduates should have at the beginning of their professional careers, regardless of their field of study. Transitioning from the academic world to professional life is complex and challenging. It’s natural not to know exactly what we like or dislike, or to distinguish what we want to do from what we don’t. The program not only helped me answer these questions but also provided me with personal and professional growth and self-discovery. The chance to rotate through various departments and experience different professional roles within the company gave me a broad view of how it operates, helped me understand the business, meet people and learn methodologies, and discover a variety of professional paths and possibilities within the Group, allowing me to choose the best path for my career, aligned with my interests and ambitions.
Bernardo Custódio
Trainee, 14th Edition
The Arte e Engenho Program is a very well-structured and clearly defined internship program. The internship plan includes rotations through several departments of the company, tailored to each intern, which helps build relationships with the team members and managers in each department. This department-level understanding gradually develops into a global understanding of how Casais operates, fostering a sense of belonging to the Group, integration, and the development of the Casais DNA. It’s a company that truly offers challenges, opportunities, and creates an environment where it’s safe to make mistakes, learn, grow, and aim to do better every day.
Sara Castro
Trainee, 10th Edition,
Operations Analyst
The Arte e Engenho Program contributed greatly to my dynamic integration into the company. It allowed me to get to know the inner workings of each department individually, and later, how they interrelate. Most importantly, it enabled me to meet the people working in the various sectors and understand the roles they play. This is the aspect I find most interesting about the program.
Mafalda Santos
Trainee, 7th Edition,
Head of Studies and Proposals at Casais Gibraltar
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António Carlos Fernandes Rodrigues
Board Member and Chief Executive Officer
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