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- Gold Coast
- Hobart
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- Regional ACT
- Regional New South Wales
- Regional Northern Territory
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- Regional South Australia
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- Regional Victoria
- Regional Western Australia
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Premium Graduate is Australia’s leading graduate employability specialist connecting students and graduates to top host companies around Australia. Since 2014 we have successfully transitioned early career seekers from education to the workplace with extraordinary employment outcomes.
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Brisbane
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Great exposure within a diverse Engineering business.
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Adelaide
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Project Engineer/Estimator across a full suite of services
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- Adelaide
- Brisbane
- Canberra
- Hobart
- Melbourne
- Perth
- Regional New South Wales
- Regional Victoria
- Sydney
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Experience real-world engineering tasks in a 12-week Engineering Internship Program. Many locations across Australia. Facilitated by CareerDC. We coordinate internship programs to help students and recent grads in Australia get industry work experience with local host companies. Flexible start.
Internships
Sydney
At Citadel Securities, our traders make complex risk decisions and execute trades at scale, in real-time. As a markets and trading expert, you’ll use predictive analytics and advanced technology to monitor risk, respond to market signals and execute trading strategies.
Internships
Sydney
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Quantitative Researchers play a key role in this mission by developing next-generation models and trading approaches for a range of investment strategies.
Internships
Sydney
Start your career with an organisation that celebrates a diverse and inclusive workplace, where we thrive on the different perspectives and life experiences of our people.
Internships
Available locations
- Brisbane
- Melbourne
- Perth
- Sydney
Start your career with an organisation that celebrates a diverse and inclusive workplace, where we thrive on the different perspectives and life experiences of our people.
Internships
Available locations
- Melbourne
- Sydney
Start your career with an organisation that celebrates a diverse and inclusive workplace, where we thrive on the different perspectives and life experiences of our people.
Internships
Available locations
- Melbourne
- Sydney
Start your career with an organisation that celebrates a diverse and inclusive workplace, where we thrive on the different perspectives and life experiences of our people.
Internships
Melbourne
Start your career with an organisation that celebrates a diverse and inclusive workplace, where we thrive on the different perspectives and life experiences of our people.
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Hobart
Make Tassie your playground this summer and apply your theory to real world challenges on our Vacation Program!
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- Adelaide
- Brisbane
- Canberra
- Darwin
- Hobart
- Melbourne
- Perth
- Sydney
As a member of our climate and sustainability team, you'll have the opportunity to work on groundbreaking initiatives that drive positive environmental and social impact.
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- Adelaide
- Brisbane
- Canberra
- Darwin
- Hobart
- Melbourne
- Perth
- Sydney
Deloitte values the contributions of science and engineering professionals. Whether you have a biology, chemistry, physics, or engineering background, Deloitte offers exciting opportunities.
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- Adelaide
- Brisbane
- Canberra
- Melbourne
- Perth
- Sydney
At EY, we value you for your unique perspective and potential. We bring together extraordinary people, like you, to build a better working world. We're offering you more than just an internship. We offer a launchpad for personal and professional growth.
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- Adelaide
- Brisbane
- Melbourne
- Perth
- Sydney
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Hires applicants with degrees in
- Engineering
- Engineering Civil/Structural
Our host company partner specialises in Engineering solutions, they provide world-class consulting, advisory, and Project management services nationally across Australia. They are now looking for a Civil Engineer to work on many Civil Projects.
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- Adelaide
- Brisbane
- Melbourne
- Perth
- Sydney
Hires applicants with degrees in
- Engineering
- Engineering Chemical/Processing
Aurecon's paid, 12-week Summer Internship Programme offers the perfect opportunity to explore your potential while gaining valuable skills and experiences.
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Available locations
- Adelaide
- Brisbane
- Darwin
- Melbourne
- Perth
- Regional New South Wales
- Sydney
Hires applicants with degrees in
- Engineering
- Engineering Civil/Structural
Aurecon's paid, 12-week Summer Internship Programme offers the perfect opportunity to explore your potential while gaining valuable skills and experiences.
Internships
Perth
Hires applicants with degrees in
- Engineering
- Engineering Civil/Structural
- Engineering Geotechnical
Summer internship for Civil Engineering Undergraduate in Perth working on rail projects. Join us and be surrounded by people who'll inspire you to think bigger.
Internships
Perth
Hires applicants with degrees in
- Engineering
- Engineering Civil/Structural
Summer internship for Civil Engineering Undergraduate in Perth. Join us and be surrounded by people who'll inspire you to think bigger.
Engineering Internships and Vacation Programs
Engineering Internships and Vacation Programs
For engineering students, even more than for students of other disciplines, industry experience is highly important. It is essential to the very completion of the Bachelor of Engineering and has a direct effect on the likelihood of future job prospects.
In order to satisfy the degree requirements of the Bachelor of Engineering, students need to complete 60-80 days of practical work experience before they graduate. This can be completed in several different ways – either as a series of shorter internships or as a single vacation placement. Some universities (such as RMIT) will assist students with finding placements through their industry training programs. Most universities however will expect the student to seek out opportunities on their own.
Both shorter internships and vacation programs will give the student the opportunity to apply the knowledge and skilled learned in university to real world engineering problems, and will provide them with a glimpse into the life and corporate interactions of the engineering profession. Vacation programs differ from other internships in that they are longer (around twelve weeks in duration); usually take place in the summer (between November and March); are more structured and involve a more challenging, higher quality learning experience. While ordinary internships (like those offered by small to medium companies) tend to involve a high proportion of menial or administrative work (e.g. fetching coffee, photocopying), vacation programs involve the intern in meaningful projects, often getting them to work as part of a team of employees and mentors. In addition, vacation work tends to be better compensated than other forms of internships, since the company wants to attract the student to consider them a future employer after graduation.Social events and possible travel opportunities are also more common in a vacation program. The latter is especially likely if the employer is a large mining corporation operating in a rural part of Western Australia or Queensland, since they may require interns to “fly-in” to their work sites. Some mining interns have reported pay rates of $25-40 an hour, as well as allowances for food, travel and accommodation.
Only very large companies can afford to offer summer vacation programs – in the engineering sector these include major mining companies, construction companies, petroleum companies and energy providers. Smaller, more specialised engineering companies, consultancies and research facilities might not advertise vacation programs, but may consider offering an enthusiastic student an internship.
For more information on the differences between internships and vacation programs, and for tips on how to successfully apply to these programs, check out our general internships and vacation programs guide.
More information about graduate programs in engineering can be found here.
