Urban Utilities
UrbanGrad Graduate Program (Jan 2026)
Brisbane, Hybrid
Opportunity details
- Graduate Job or Program
- AUD 85000 / Year
- 6 vacancies
- Apply by 31 Oct 2025
- Start date 26 Jan 2026
Thereโs no life without water, thereโs no us without U! A career in the water industry can take you around the world, after all โ itโs a precious resource every single person needs and uses.
Itโs never been a better time to kickstart a career in water and weโre thrilled to open our pre-register applications for our two-year UrbanGrad Graduate Program commencing in January 2026.
Join our two-year Graduate Program and make a real impact on your community. You'll rotate through different teams, gaining hands-on experience and developing your career. Enjoy great benefits, dedicated mentorship, and the opportunity to learn from industry experts.
Truly connect your skills with your purpose. We are focussed on challenging the status quo and pushing boundaries so we can serve our people, customers, communities, and environment we work within.
We have opportunities available for graduates across a range of disciplines including:
- Data Science
- Applied Science
- Commerce / Finance
- Business / Human Resources
- Communications / Media
- Organisational Psychology
- Law
You can see what Grad Life is like at UU below:
Eligibility criteria:
An Australian or New Zealand citizen, or Australian permanent resident, or have unlimited working rights for the duration of the program.
At UU, we celebrate diversity. We genuinely believe that bringing together diversity of thoughts, perspectives and expressions is key and crucial to our success as a business. You might find you meet some, but not all, of the job requirements for this role. Weโd still encourage you to apply as we weโre looking for the right human being for this role - itโs about so much more than ticking all the boxes!
Why join Urban Utilities? โฏ
UrbanGrad is a two-year program that unlocks a world of possibilities by offering exhilarating rotations across Urban Utilities' diverse business groups that will see you exploring and contributing to a range of essential programs that connect back to our purpose โ to Enrich Quality of Life.
We are passionate about climate change, sustainability, and creating a greener future. We also play an essential role in building Brisbane for the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics, so thereโs never been a better time to join us on this journey where you will shape a future that leaves an indelible mark.
How to pre-register
Click on the โApplyโ link below to complete your registration.
By pre-registering, you will be notified via email when the application period commences where further program information will be provided.
For further information please visit our LinkedIn or Careers Page, or feel free to contact our friendly Talent Team.
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
Thereโs 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 o๏ฌ and only function within their space.
Lack of organisation across multiple business areas and systemic inaction.