Vacation Students

Overview

Unitywater operates in one of Australia's most exceptional environments in terms of natural beauty, geographical and demographic breadth. We operate on Kabi Kabi, Jinibara and Turrbal Country, proudly providing safe and reliable water to customers in Moreton Bay, Sunshine Coast and Noosa. We are a water utility serving one of the fastest growing regions in the country.

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About the role

Join our undergraduate Vacation Program to gain hands on industry experience in our dynamic and innovative organisation. These paid undergraduate positions are offered once a year for a 12-week placement over the summer holiday period (Nov Feb 2026), working 4 days per week. This year we have the below opportunities available:

Opportunity 5: Development Services

• Support our Development Services team committed to enabling economic growth of the region through approval of connections to extend the existing network in accordance with Network Master Plans.
• Assist with assessment of applications, field work and gain an understanding of the SEQ code.
• Open to: Civil Engineering students
• Location: Mango Hill and Maroochydore

Opportunity 6: Private Works

• Contribute to a range of projects within our Private Works team responsible for constructing water infrastructure in the community.
• Gain experience in project management, design and engineering, site construction, problem solving, planning and execution, documentation and permitting, regulatory knowledge.
• Open to: Civil Engineering students
• Location: Morayfield

Opportunity 7: Network Isolation Planning

• Working within the Network Operations team, assist with creation of isolation shut plans relating to network access permits and create non-complex isolation plans.
• Gain an understanding of water and sewer network isolations including water network rezoning. Learn GIS and Permit to Work software.
• Open to: Civil Engineering students

Opportunity 8: Network Engineering

• Gain insight to the intricate water and sewer network operation.
• Reviewing network schematics, support network investigations including field visits and data logging.
• Experience fault analysis, complex problem solving, case management, stakeholder consultation and teamwork.
• Open to: Civil or Mechanical Engineering students.

Opportunity 9: Infrastructure Solutions – Network Program

• Working with Project Managers, support the Project Delivery team with day to day activities and deliverables, ranging from developing scope works to review end of month contractor claims.
• Gain experience in project delivery, governance, planning, forecasting, site inspections and contractor negotiations.
• Open to: Civil or Mechanical Engineering students.

Opportunity 10: Asset Knowledge and Performance

• Gain hands on experience across multiple teams within Asset Knowledge and Performance including water quality, infrastructure standards, strategic planning, asset analytics and renewal planning.
• Complete a project that will involve a combination of research, data analysis, concept engineering and report writing.
• Open to: Civil, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering students.
• Location: Mango Hill or Maroochydore

Opportunity 11: Operational Technology

• Working within our Operational Technology team assisting with the Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrade Program, students will undertake site audits and assist in the commissioning of the systems.
• Gain an understanding of Control System Architectures typically used in wastewater treatment plants and some basic hands-on experience programming SCADA and PLC.
• Open to: Mechatronics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science students
• Location: Morayfield

About you

Our One Unitywater behaviours - Create the Future, Care Together, and Own It – define how we work together at Unitywater. To contribute to this, you will demonstrate the following skills and qualities for the role:

• Must be a current tertiary undergraduate student.
• Demonstrate a strong sense of commitment.
• A willingness to learn and to make a positive contribution to our business.

Additional information

• We are proud to be recognized as an employer of choice for women by WORK180.
• We are proud members of Pride in Diversity and Australian Disability Network.
• We are a 2025 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.

How to apply

Please clearly indicate in your cover letter which opportunity you are applying for from those listed above. Submit a cover letter and resume online.

If you're successful we will need you to undergo a few checks…. We know they might not be the fun part, but you will need to confirm your right to work in Australia and complete relevant pre-employment checks, including verification of criminal history, drivers licence and driving history, alcohol and other drug screening.

Unitywater has a one-week shutdown period over Christmas and students will generally also take this time off.

For further information please contact the Careers team at

Unitywater respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands and waterways in which we live, work and operate, the Kabi Kabi, Jinibara and Turrbal peoples. We honour their enduring connection to these places and their deep cultural, spiritual and environmental knowledge and stewardship over the waterways that sustain us all. We pay our deepest respects to Elders past and present, who hold the wisdom, traditions and stories of their people.

Seniority level

• Internship

Employment type

• Part-time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

• Utilities

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