Urban Utilities
2023/24 'UrbanGrad' Engineering Graduate Program (Jan 2023)
Brisbane
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Opportunity details
- Graduate Job or Program
- AUD 80,000 - 85,000 / Year
- 1-2 vacancies
- Apply by 21 Jan 2023
- Start date 31 Jan 2023 - 17 Feb 2023
Are you curious about what a career in water could offer?
~ UrbanGrad 2023/2024 ~
APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN FOR ENGINEERING GRADUATES~
It’s never been a more exciting time to kickstart a career in water and we’re thrilled to open applications for the Urban Utilities two-year UrbanGrad graduate program commencing in early February 2023.
We’re not your average water business. We’re changing, we’re innovative and we like to challenge ourselves and push boundaries. Plus, we’re extremely passionate about building a culture where our people feel empowered to make a difference and are curious and excited about what they do.
Our Graduate Program is no exception. UrbanGrad is a challenging and rewarding two-year graduate program jam-packed with opportunities for you to utilise all the hard work and dedication you’ve put into your degree and genuinely contribute to making a REAL difference to the lives of our customers and communities.
With opportunities available for Engineering graduates across a range of disciplines, including Environmental, Civil, Chemical, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, we invite applications from:
- influencers and innovators who display tenacity and are willing to challenge the status quo
- self-starters who bring their enthusiasm and open mind to learn and grow and have a strong customer and community connection and passion for making things better
- adaptable collaborators, willing to deal with change, challenge and ambiguity
- digitally savvy and skilled problem solvers with solid analytical skills
As a two-year program, UrbanGrad offers rotations in areas within the Service Delivery, Integrated Solutions and Environmental and Industrial groups, providing ample opportunity for you to explore and contribute to a range of projects across the business.
These experiences are designed to help you understand where your particular skills and interests best fit within the different types of Engineering roles that are available – from modelling to analysis, optimisation to design, construction to planning, one of the hardest decisions you have to make as an UrbanGrad Engineer is where to begin your career. This program will help you work that out!
Eligibility criteria:
- You must be a recent Engineering graduate having completed your degree in the last 24 months
- An Australian or New Zealand citizen or an Australian permanent resident
Why join Urban Utilities?
- As an UrbanGrad, you’ll get to work with experienced professionals who will mentor and develop you to become the best you can be. You can expect to develop your networks, collaborate with specialists, learn from mentors and work on exciting projects with our business groups and our Innovation and R&D team
- We CARE. At Urban Utilities, we show up for the moments that matter and have a strong influence in shaping the moments to come. We’re passionate about building a culture where our people feel empowered to make a difference and are motivated and excited about the work we do and where we are heading
- We offer genuine flexibility, generous leave provisions, a holistic well-being program and the opportunity to be part of a community, not just a company
A career in the water industry can take you around the world, after all – it’s a precious resource every single person needs and uses.
So if you'd like to play a part in enriching the quality of lives of of our regions and communities now and into the future, submit your application to join the UrbanGrad 2023 graduate program.
Hiring criteria
- No experience required
- Australian Citizen +more
- Engineering & Mathematics +more
- Bachelor or higher
Reviews
The rotation based grad program is an excellent, structured way to experience different parts of the business but within the individual rotations there is no set structure, so the experience can vary significantly. I have no specific role or set day to day responsibilities, and the projects I've been tasked with were to solve some basic but important, long standing problems that have never been addressed for one reason or another. The finnicky, manual, time consuming work had little to do with my skills acquired during my studies and, while interesting, did little to help me grow my skills and capabilities.
I have a lot of down time and feel my technical skills are not being utilized effectively. This seems to be the consensus with other graduates
Support the business with data analytics
About the employer
Urban Utilities
4.3
1,000 - 50,000 employees
Energy & Utilities
Urban Utilities, a statutory authority, delivers retail water supply & wastewater services in Queensland.
Pros and cons of working at Urban Utilities
Pros
The people at UU are very friendly and happy to help.
The support they have given us Graduates. They really care about us and are investing a lot into making sure we not only succeed, but also have a positive experience.
Urban Utilities is extremely flexible with ways of working...there is a great culture here that emphasizes work/life balance.
The interviews and assessments were very casual, friendly and unstructured yet professional. I felt equal opportunity to showcase my strength while also being relaxed and showing personality.
The company also heavily prioritises internal job applications before going out to market externally. The opportunity to build rapport and showcase your skills before applying for a job gives me extreme confidence and comfort in being able to move up along the ranks.
Cons
There’s opportunity for our corporate and operational functions to collaborate more.
A lot of people to go through approval when it comes to new projects/work. A bit of a slower turnaround on things.
The rotation-based grad program is an excellent, structured way to experience different parts of the business but within the individual rotations there is no set structure, so the experience can vary significantly.
Some teams can be quite closed off and only function within their space.
Lack of organisation across multiple business areas and systemic inaction.