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Essential Energy is an organisation that values your voice, empowers your autonomy, recognises the strength in diversity, and prioritises your well-being while offering attractive remuneration and benefits. Take pride in having a meaningful impact on regional, rural and remote communities while being a pivotal player in the energy industry's future.

Join us and build a meaningful engineering career while helping power regional NSW. This permanent graduate role offers real projects, strong support, competitive pay and the opportunity to make a genuine impact on communities and the energy transition.

Commencing February 2027, you’ll join a structured two year Graduate Program with rotations, mentoring support and clear career pathways beyond the program. You'll work from our modern Port Macquarie corporate office – a CBD quality workspace designed to support collaboration, flexibility and wellbeing.

About the role

As a Graduate at Essential Energy, you’ll step into a permanent role where your work has real impact from day one. You’ll be trusted with meaningful projects, supported by experienced professionals, and encouraged to use your voice as you build your career.

Our Graduate Program offers two pathways, allowing you to contribute in the way that best aligns with your interests and strengths:

Engineering pathway – work directly with electricity infrastructure and network projects that support safe, reliable and sustainable energy delivery.

Professional pathway – shape how a modern energy organisation operates beyond the network, with opportunities across digital, data, technology, cyber security, AI, risk, business improvement and supply chain.

Through rotations, you’ll gain hands‑on experience, exposure to different teams and insight into how a large, complex essential‑services organisation operates—while developing the technical and professional skills that set you up for long‑term success.

You will:

Complete multiple rotations to build breadth, confidence and capability

Work on real engineering deliverables such as analysis, modelling, reporting, documentation and technical solutions

Learn from experienced engineers and industry specialists who are invested in your development

Initiative, curiosity and a desire to build a meaningful career

Clear communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively

A willingness to learn and adapt in a dynamic environment

An interest in infrastructure‑based organisations and the energy transition

A commitment to working safely and responsibly

You don’t need to meet every requirement to apply - if you’re motivated, curious and ready to learn, we encourage you to put yourself forward.

Required Qualifications

To be eligible for this role, you will need to hold or be in your final year of one of the following Bachelor degrees:

Engineering Pathway

Engineering (major in Electrical Engineering preferred)

Electrical Power

Power Systems

Electrical & Electronics

Mechatronics

Professional Pathway

Information Systems, Computer Science, Information Technology
Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Analytics (or related)
Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning Engineering (or related)
Cyber Security
Commerce, Business, Supply Chain, Procurement or related disciplines
Other relevant STEM or commercially focused degrees aligned to the stream

You will also need to:

Have a current driver's licence

Be an Australian or New Zealand Citizen or Permanent Resident

Have graduated or be graduating by January 2027

Be available to attend an in-person Assessment Centre in Port Macquarie between 29 June and 12 July

As part of our 2027 Early Talent intake, Essential Energy intends to recruit approximately 30% of these roles as female‑identified opportunities. For the female-identified positions, applicants must identify as being female, in accordance with Essential Energy’s exemption under section 126 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW) (the “Act”) from sections 25 and 51 of the Act.  

*More information about the roles, process (including indicative timeframes) and Graduate Program can be found on our website or to apply please attach your most current cover letter, resume and transcript from your relevant qualification.

An energy network doesn’t just keep the lights on… it’s a living network that needs to adapt to new and emerging energy generation technologies while still meeting the energy needs of customers.

It requires innovation, commitment, and collaboration to bring people together to solve the energy delivery challenges of the modern world.

Your potential will be realised, and you’ll feel a real sense of purpose and satisfaction knowing you have a pivot role to play in delivering the energy of the future to the people who need it today.

For further information please email careers@essentialenergy.com.au or call 1800 255 777.

Applications close on Sunday 10 May 2026 at 11:55pm

Passionate people. Global thinking. Regional heart.  

2027 Graduate Program