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Hydro Tasmania

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  • 1,000 - 50,000 employees

Graduate Civil Engineer

Based in Hobart with opportunity for flexible work depending on rotations

Opportunity Expired

Apply your theory to real-world challenges, supported by our teams and learning from leading experts.

Opportunity details

Opportunity Type
Graduate Job
Number of Vacancies
1-5
Salary
AUD 70,000 - 77,000

Base salary plus super and benefits

Start Date
5 Feb 2024

Application dates

Applications Open
3 Mar 2023
Applications Close
11 Apr 2023

Minimum requirements

Accepting International Applications
No
Qualifications Accepted
E
Aerospace Engineering
Air Traffic Control
Aircraft Maintenance Engineering
Aircraft Operation & Aviation
Automotive & Transport Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering & Construction
Communications Engineering
Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Engineering Management
Environmental Engineering
Fire & Safety Engineering
Geomatic Engineering
Manufacturing Engineering
Marine Engineering
Materials Engineering
Mathematics & Statistics
Mechanical Engineering
Mining Engineering
Petroleum Engineering
Renewable Energy Engineering
Robotics & Mechatronics Engineering
Engineering & Mathematics (all other)
Geotechnical Engineering
Biomedical Engineering

Hiring criteria

Entry Pathway

See details

Working rights

Australia

  • Australian Citizen
  • Australian Permanent Resident
  • Australian Student Visa
  • Australian Temporary Work Visa
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Put your passion into renewable energy!

We’re shaping solutions to help Australia embrace clean, renewable energy. Apply your theory to real-world challenges, supported by our teams and learning from leading experts.

We support applications from all members of our community for equitable access to our employment opportunities. This includes discussing workplace flexibility in all our vacancies, to ensure we can attract the best candidates and accommodate individual needs, differences, disabilities and working arrangements, even in ways we may not have thought of. Our merit-based recruitment practices are founded on building diversity by fostering an inclusive, flexible, and equitable workplace.

Our program begins in February each year, initially based in Hobart, Tasmania. You’ll rotate into different teams and functions, where you can build on your capabilities and determine a career that’s right for you.

We know it’s important to love what you do every day. If you’re passionate about the planet and clean energy, come and join us as we take on what’s next.

To find out more about our graduate streams for 2024, please check our page.

What you’ll do:

You will have the opportunity to rotate across various, relevant areas of our business. This may include being onsite for a major asset upgrade, being involved in the pre-commissioning and commissioning stages of a project, involved in detailed design with our consulting business Entura, or working on our strategic asset plan.

  • Rotate through various teams across Hydro Tasmania and Entura (our consulting business!)
  • Depending on your role, you’ll work at sites across Tasmania, including on site at our hydropower stations, dams and lakes
  • Be part of big renewable infrastructure projects like Battery of the Nation
  • Take part in professional development and networking with your fellow graduates and senior colleagues.

What you’ll bring:

  • A recent (graduated within the last 2 years) or upcoming degree in Engineering (Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics and Renewable)
  • Passion, ambition and a commitment to driving positive change
  • Willingness to learn and build effective communication and relationships inside the business

What you’ll get back:

  • Training budgets to put towards the technical skills you want to learn
  • Perks like discounted electricity bills and health insurance
  • Flexible work environments that best suits you.

So – how do I apply?

Please attach your resume and cover letter outlining your skills and the experience you will bring, including a copy of your recent university transcript. You will be asked to answer the following questions as part of your application form;

  • Why do you want to work for Hydro Tasmania?
  • What is your greatest achievement that involved working collaboratively with others?
  • Share what you know about the current energy transformation happening in Australia

Hiring criteria

You should have or be completing the following to apply for this opportunity.

Entry Pathway
Degree or Certificate
Minimum Level of Study
Associate Degree or higher
Study Field
E
Aerospace Engineering
Air Traffic Control
Aircraft Maintenance Engineering
Aircraft Operation & Aviation
Automotive & Transport Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering & Construction
Communications Engineering

Work rights

The opportunity is available to applicants in any of the following categories.

country
eligibility

Australia

Australia

Australian Citizen

Australian Permanent Resident

Australian Student Visa

Australian Temporary Work Visa


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