Summer Internship Program (Nov 2024)

Join a growth sector with a focus on renewable energy, work with supportive industry leaders who love to share their knowledge and perform high value work. Our 12 week paid placements run over the summer university break with opportunities across Powerlink in a range of areas!

At Powerlink, every possibility starts with you. 

Our Program 

Our 12-week Summer Internship provides students with learning opportunities that are unique to Powerlink and the high voltage electricity industry. This is an exciting time to be joining us, as we experience exponential growth, lead energy transformation and focus on delivering renewable energy into the grid across Queensland!

We are dedicated to providing students with an ideal platform to jump-start their careers by offering 'real life' work experience across a range of specialist disciplines. Students will be involved in interesting and varied projects and will work with, and learn from, talented and supportive engineering and development professionals. This is a fantastic opportunity for talented undergraduate students who are seeking challenging and rewarding vacation employment. 

Who are we looking for? 

Our Summer Internships are open to driven undergraduate students who will be continuing and maybe even completing their studies in 2025. Employment in the program is due to commence on November 2024 and where you will work 9 days per fortnight.

Students will be completing an undergraduate degree(s) in one of the following disciplines with an expected graduation in 2025 or beyond.

• Business - Human Resource Management, Health & Safety, Organisational Development
• Engineering – Electrical/ Power Engineering, Mechatronics, Civil Engineering, Software Engineering,
• Environmental Engineering / Environmental Science / Environment
• Information Technology, Computer Science, Data Science
• Urban Development/ Design/ Town Planning

About Powerlink: 

There’s never been a more exciting time to join the team at Powerlink, and get involved in the once-in-a generation projects we’re delivering across Queensland. From the development of Renewable Energy Zones, the upgrade of our transmission backbone network, or even the connection of exciting renewable developments like the Copperstring project in North Queensland - we’re helping to build a renewable super grid that will deliver a low carbon energy future for all Queenslanders.

We offer:

• Paid 12 week internships with 12.75% superannuation
• Automatic shortlisting for our Graduate Programs
• Hybrid, family-friendly and flexible working arrangements including public holiday swaps
• Volunteer leave, Cultural Diversity Leave, Study Leave, Sporting Leave
• Bright, open office layout with atrium and access to onsite cafeteria at subsidised prices
• Free undercover parking and charging stations for electric vehicles
• Prayer room, parents room and facilities to support your lifestyle
• Health and wellbeing benefits, including corporate health plan with employee discounts, annual flu vaccinations, onsite gym facilities and access to Employee Assistance Program

Inclusion at Powerlink Queensland

Unleashing our people’s potential is essential to our success. We are dedicated to fostering an inclusive culture where everyone is welcome and where diverse perspectives are valued.  We are committed to ensuring our workforce reflects the diversity of the communities we serve, and harness the unique talents, perspectives and experiences of all people.

Throughout the recruitment process, we provide support for candidates to ensure nobody is disadvantaged. Please tell us about any adjustments, support or access requirements that may help make the recruitment process more inclusive for you. You are also welcome to share your pronouns with us at any point throughout the process.

We encourage you to pre-register to get notified when applications open in 2024.