• Our paid 12-week Program will give you real world experience in line with your Uni studies
• Social Connections with our large co-hort of Vacation Students and Graduates
• Based in Perth Metro area, no FIFO
• Fast Track opportunities to our award-winning Grad Program
• Earn $61,378 total rem, pro-rated over Summer

Where can water take you?

Advancing your career will advance our community too.

Climate change is the biggest challenge we face today, use your degree to help accelerate a sustainable water future for WA.

We are looking for bold, creative thinkers to join our 12-week Program and help solve the big issues affecting our planet. We are making progress to reduce the impacts of climate change, work with Aboriginal people and communities to prosper and adopt innovative ways of working.

Why choose Water Corporation for your Summer Vacation placement?

We are voted by the Australian Association of Graduate Employers as one of the Top Intern Programs.

Our goal is to connect you with the right people, passion, and purpose, that’s why many of our vacation students stay on to have richly diverse and fulfilling careers with us.

Gain real world experience in line with your university studies and kick start your future career opportunities. You’ll be given full support from experienced Water Corporation professionals, our current Graduates, and your peers in other disciplines.

For University students in their Penultimate Year, we have 25 Vacation Student roles in the Perth Metro.

Metro roles will be based in Perth for the duration of the program.

Our Program will run from 28 Nov 2022 – 17 Feb 2023.

What’s in it for you?

• Feel valued, be included in meaningful projects
• Immersive development, challenging work with real life learning opportunities
• Do work that matters and have a lot of fun on interesting projects
• Exposure to cutting-edge water technology
• Social Connections with other Vacation Students and a large Co-hort of Graduates
• Paid, meaningful, hands-on work in your field
• Meet University requirements while gaining professional experience
• Fast-track opportunities to our Graduate Program, set up your future career
• Collaborate with people who make a difference to the Sustainability of WA water supply
• Site visits to see what we do to sustain fresh water for future generations
• Opportunities to network in an inclusive environment
• Join an organisation that values diversity and inclusion
• Flexible working arrangements, we have a sincere Work / Life Balance culture
• On-site gym and amazing social club

Who is eligible?

• If you are due to finish University in 2023 in Civil Engineering, apply now.
• Applications are open to those who are an Australian citizen or Australian Permanent resident only , we verify this in our recruitment process. If you have an alternate Visa with work rights, we encourage you to apply to other roles at Water Corporation

How to apply

• Only a basic CV is required, we have a few questions we would like you to answer in your application
• Police Clearance, Drug and Alcohol, Work rights and Medicals will be part of our pre-employment checks
• Only apply One time to the Water Corporation Graduate Program to ensure your main discipline is the application we proceed with
• No flights nor relocation are in place for interstate applications

Applications are open to those who are an Australian citizen or Australian Permanent resident only

Applications close Sunday 24th July

Apply now

What next

Step 1 - Review and Cognitive Testing and Video Interviews:

Our recruitment team will review your application, you may be invited to perform our TRIO Essentials evaluation online. The tests are timed so please find yourself a quiet 15-minute window in your day where you won’t be interrupted during the test. This quick test is designed to measure intelligence through Abstract reasoning, Numerical and Verbal reasoning problem-solving exercises.

We may also invite selected candidates to introduce themselves to us via video interview, this should be treated as a professional face to face interview but can be completed at a time and location which suits you. We will ask a few questions about what you are currently up to in your penultimate year of Uni and your motivation for working at Water Corporation this summer. You can film your short video replies which our hiring team will review, don’t worry we allow you to do a few re-takes!

Step 2 Assessment Centres:

Our Assessment Centres will be held in Leederville between Mon 29 – Wed 31 August 2022, we will contact you to schedule if your application meets our criteria to this point.

Step 3 Pre-employment Screening:

Our due diligence checks include work Australian right verification, medicals and police clearance from an organisation called Cited. We also perform reference checks from a company called Xref so please expect emails from these companies if you are successful to this point.

Our commitment to a diverse and inclusive workplace:

Water Corporation is committed to creating a workforce that reflects the diversity of our customers and our community. How we will achieve this is outlined in our Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and People and Safety Strategy.

We acknowledge the different skills, experiences and perspectives that people from diverse backgrounds including, race, ethnicity, disability, age, gender identity and sexual orientation bring to the workplace, will only strengthen our workforce.

We are committed to ensuring that our workplace is inclusive, where all our people feel that they belong, are valued, respected and have equal access to opportunities and resources.

We encourage applications from our key priority communities – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, women, youth and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

We are committed to ensuring an accessible and inclusive work environment to enable people with disability to participate fully in all aspects of employment wherever possible by offering reasonable adjustments including adjustments in our recruitment, selection and appointment processes.

Applicants with disability who require adjustments in the recruitment process, or alternative methods of communication, can contact a Recruitment Officer at recruitment@watercorporation.com.au

To learn more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion please visit our website