Downer Cadet Program 2025

1 day ago


Melbourne, Australia Downer Group Full time

At Downer Transport & Infrastructure, we are committed to developing our next generation of industry leaders. We are currently looking for highly motivated and talented university students to join our Cadet Program, offering:

- Paid industry experience whist your complete your studies
- Opportunities for long term career development
- Positions available in all States and Territories

**About the Cadet Program**

Our Program offers first and second year undergraduate students the opportunity to work within Downer’s Transport & Infrastructure business divisions, gaining industry experience working on live projects within our civil infrastructure productions and contracting teams, laboratory, commercial, and finance teams.

We support you in acquiring new skills aligned to your field of study and encourage your growth and development, ensuring you are industry ready upon completing your studies.

You will be mentored by industry experts, get your hands dirty on site, build networks and gain experience working for large organisation.

The Program typically runs for three years, comprising of a compulsory block of full-time work during the summer break, with the opportunity for casual work throughout the rest of the year. The full
- time work is constructed as placements (structured rotations) in different areas of the Transport & Infrastructure business, including:

- Crews delivering contracting projects onsite
- Project Engineers and Project Managers
- Contract Managers
- Production teams at our asphalt plants
- Major Project teams delivering airport projects
- Laboratory
- Finance
- Commercial

**When does the Program commence?**

**Program eligibility**
- You must be available on Monday 2 nd and Tuesday 3 rd December 2024 for the Cadet Induction
- You must be available for full-time work from the Induction days through to late February 2025 prior to the recommencement of university semester - **_note: you must be available for full-time work for the same period each subsequent year of the Cadet Program (i.e. late November to late February) _**:

- You must have permanent working rights in Australia
- You must hold a current Australian Driver’s Licence
- You must be enrolled in your first or second year of an undergraduate degree, studying in discipline/s of:

- Engineering
- Finance (Accounting)
- Commerce
- Occupational Health & Safety
- Science

**What we look for**

Key competencies assessed through our recruitment process include:

- Self awareness
- Resilience and the ability to embrace change
- Willingness to work within a team
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving, you love to think outside the square
- Communication skills

**How we hire**

Applications for the Cadet Program will close on Friday 18 th October 2024. If you’re successful in progressing to the next stage of the recruitment process, our team will be in contact with you.


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