About the role

Our program begins in February each year, initially based in Hobart, Tasmania. You will have the opportunity to rotate across various, relevant areas of our business where you can build on your capabilities and create a career that’s right for you. 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. The program also involves:

• Working at sites across Tasmania, including on site at our hydropower stations, dams and lakes depending on your role
• Being a part of big renewable infrastructure projects that are working towards powering the nation
• The opportunity to work for a business voted as one of the best places to work by Graduates

As a Graduate Engineer, you will likely be required to travel around Tasmania to attend and evaluate our assets as necessary. Our Graduate Program is a fixed-term program for 2 years.

To find out more about our graduate streams and the program overall for 2027, check out Hydro Tasmania Graduate Programs & Internships (https://au.gradconnection.com/employers/hydro-tasmania/)

Salary from $83,283 plus super

Benefits

Along with competitive remuneration package within an accelerated remuneration framework, there are a range of benefits in joining Hydro Tasmania’s Graduate Program including working at one of the best places to work by Graduates! Some of these include:

• Perks like electricity discounts and health insurance discounts

• Access to our Fitness Passport program

• Training budgets to put towards the skills you want to learn

• Flexible work environments that best suit you

• Ongoing tailored support inside and outside of the program!

Skills & experience

• A recent (graduated within the last 2 years) or upcoming degree in Engineering (Civil, Electrical or Mechanical)

• Passion, enthusiasm and a commitment to driving positive change

• Ability to communication and work effectively (written and verbal) in a team environment

• Attention to detail and self-awareness

• Eagerness to learn and build relationships inside and across the business

Our Graduate program is a great opportunity to learn! This does mean we are more focussed on those currently studying (or recently completed) their Bachelor’s/Undergraduate Degree. Those studying Master’s Degree or Postgraduate studies are less eligible for our program as skills are typically more advanced at this point and our program is designed to teach you a lot of the skills potentially already developed.

About the company

Tasmania’s rivers, lakes, and mountains don’t just generate renewable energy – they create opportunities. At Hydro Tasmania, you’ll apply your skills to real-world challenges, working alongside leading experts to shape Australia’s clean energy future. From our Hobart HQ to the remote highlands and wild west coast, our graduate program is your chance to learn, explore, and make an impact where energy is made.

We welcome applications from all members of our community for equitable access to our employment opportunities. We are open to 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 have not thought of. Our merit-based recruitment practices are founded on building diversity by fostering an inclusive, flexible and equitable workplace. For more information about Hydro Tasmania please visit our website: https://www.hydro.com.au/

As an endorsed employer for women, we have benefits and policies on our Work180 page – check it out here: www.work180.com/en-au/for-women/employer/hydro-tasmania

Hydro Tasmania is an endorsed employer for Graduates, check out our page on the AAGE (Australian Association of Graduate Employers) site here: Start My Career - Top 25 Small Programs

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.

How to Apply & Next Steps

Please attach your resume, most recent University transcript and cover letter to your application. In your cover letter, outline your skills and experiences you will bring to the role as well as answer the following questions:

• What interests you in working with Hydro Tasmania and what would you like to achieve within the Graduate Program?
• What led you to choose your area of study?
• What skills from your non-academic work and life would you bring to the Graduate Program?

Applications close 9am Monday 30th March .

At Hydro Tasmania, we pride ourselves on our merit-based recruitment processes, and for our Graduate recruitment, this is no different. This means you will be assessed on your skills and abilities, however, as a Graduate, we aren’t expecting you to have lots of experience in your chosen field, we are simply looking for you to be able to demonstrate some core competencies such as working well in a team, communication, self-awareness and a proactive approach to work.

Thinking of using generative AI in your application? We encourage you to use all the tools you have available to help you and make things easier! We do recommend caution however, as generative AI can make your job application sound more generic which won’t help you stand out in our competitive process - this is your chance to sell us on you!

When applying, make sure you select the stream most relevant to your degree/background. If more than one is relevant, you can apply for multiple streams. We do recommend however to focus your application on one stream and call out in your cover letter if you wish to be considered for multiple!

If eligible for our program (studying/recently completed a relevant degree and have full working rights in Australia or able to obtain in time for employment), once you have submitted your initial application, you will be asked to complete our Vervoe online assessment. Vervoe is an online platform that provides skills-based assessments for candidates. We recommend applying ASAP to ensure you have as much time as possible to complete this next stage.

To learn more about each stage of our process, check out our SEEK Grad profile in the following link and note the key elements we are looking for at each stage!

https://au.gradconnection.com/employers/hydro-tasmania/

Hydro Tasmania is committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment experience. If you require adjustments or accommodation during any stage of the process, please let us know. For more information, or to discuss your needs confidentially, reach out to graduate.recruitment@hydro.com.au

Recruitment agencies: we respectfully ask that no agency resumes be presented at this stage.