Future-Focused Engineering Graduate Opportunity

Start your career in the energy sector with a 3-year graduate program that empowers you to take charge of your own development and career direction.

• Work within Australia's largest electricity network, serving 2.25 million customers.
• Secure full-time, permanent employment as part of the program.
• Maintain a healthy work-life balance with a 9-day fortnight, and an attractive commencing salary of $128k per annum plus 14.75% superannuation.
• Participate in a unique three-year program offering diverse working and learning experiences.
• Complete 6-month rotational placements in a range of specialisations and parts of the business to broaden your skills set and knowledge of the energy sector.
• Develop future-focused technical, business, and leadership skills.
• Complete challenging work assignments under the expert supervision of senior leaders and technical specialists.
• Work towards becoming a Registered Professional Engineer Queensland (RPEQ).

Deliver electricity across Queensland through our 'poles and wires' businesses Energex and Ergon Energy Network. Our retailer, Ergon Energy Retail sells this electricity to customers throughout regional Queensland. These essential service activities are supported by a range of innovative products and services delivered through our brand.

• Brisbane (Newstead)
• Cairns
• Rockhampton
• Toowoomba
• Townsville.

We're seeking highly motivated individuals with an Instrumental & Control Engineering qualification recognised by an institution within Australia.

• You'll provide engineering support to your assigned workgroup by undertaking specific investigations, risk-based assessments, engineering research and analysis, design, and/or providing project assistance as required.
• Participate in development opportunities provided and sponsored by the Graduate Engineer Development Program e.g., coursework, seminars, and team activities.
• Take ownership for career planning and personal development while working with your allocated mentor, including monitoring and reviewing progress against performance criteria to ensure you have the skills required to grow your career.
• Contribute to the completion of project/team deliverables through the timely application of engineering research, modelling, techniques, and methods to allocated tasks.

• Imaginative, passionate, and motivated to succeed in your career. Work safely, think creatively, embrace diversity, and want to engage, listen, learn, and expand your knowledge.
• Recently graduated (within the last two years), with a Bachelor of Engineering from an institution recognised within Australia with a strong academic record.
• A great collaborator and communicator and enjoy working in an inclusive and supportive team.
• Adaptive and innovative thinker.
• Be an Australian or New Zealand citizen, or an Australian permanent resident.

It's an exciting time to join us and be involved in the energy sector. Here's what you'll experience:

• Secure employment backed by a strong collective agreement, with yearly EBA increases.
• Strong 14.75% superannuation and the ability to earn more with salary sacrifice co-contributions.
• Opportunities to develop expertise and a broad portfolio of skills such as electrical engineering, alternative and renewable energy solutions, and smart grid technologies to guide the energy industry's transition from coal to renewables.
• One-on-one leadership support, with your own mentor to work with you for the length of the program.
• Professional development opportunities in technical and business disciplines, exposing you to current, emerging, and future technologies and best practice.
• A chance to give back with a paid employee volunteering program allowing you to support communities across QLD.
• Support and guidance with access to a 24/7 Employee Assistance Program.
• A safety-first culture, prioritising the safety of our people, customers, and communities.
• Diversity and Inclusion initiatives across our business.