Transgrid
2021 Graduate Program - Strategy, Innovation and Technlogy
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Opportunity details
- Graduate Job or Program
- AUD 75,000 - 79,999 / Year
- $75,000 - $79,999
- Apply by 31 Aug 2020
The Opportunity
If you are looking for an exciting and challenging career that will give you the opportunity to develop your personal and professional potential and learn from our leading experts, we encourage you to apply for a graduate opportunity in TransGrid's Graduate Program in Strategy, Innovation and Technology.
The Graduate Program is targeted at accelerating your development preparing you to take part in some of the largest developments in the National Electricity Market's history.
As a TransGrid Graduate, you will be on a two year program undertaking rotations across the Strategy, Innovation and Technology business unit, with access to internal and external development opportunities to enhance professional knowledge and skills. Rotations will vary depending on your background and career aspirations and will help you create an invaluable network that helps you learn, grow, and develop – from visionary and future leading Corporate Strategy to commercial and new ways of thinking in Innovation and Technology.
We are looking for agile and driven individuals who enjoy problem solving, are goal oriented and full of bright ideas. We are seeking candidates who are in their final year of university studies or who have recently graduated that can start working from February 2021.
As a TransGrid graduate you will:
- Work alongside bright and incredibly curious teams that are transforming the Energy Industry
- Be supported by mentors, buddies and managers
- Develop professional skills that will help get your career off to a flying start
- Undertake four six month rotations in Strategy, Innovation and Technology
- Access internal and external development opportunities to enhance professional knowledge and skills
- Build a diverse skillset from strategic thinking to business acumen to prepare you for a career in the Energy Industry
To be considered for the graduate program you will be:
- An Australian permanent resident or an Australian or New Zealand citizen
- Degree qualified in Engineering, Finance, Economics, or Law
- Have a credit average (65%) or higher
- Able to think laterally and 'outside the box' with plenty of bright ideas
- Able to work collaboratively across many business functions
- A clear communicator
- Agile, managing multiple priorities and deadlines
- Able to work autonomously, with the desire to grow your career and learn from others and independently
- Environmentally and socially responsible
- Appreciative and sensitive of difference and diversity
Note: These positions are 2 year fixed term roles with a potential to apply or be considered for Full-Time employment after 3rd rotation
Continue to make it happen for your career, and for the millions of Australians who rely on our services every day.
Applications close on 31 August 2020
• Our vacancy close dates may be subject to change, we will assess applications as they are received.
Reviews
Day to day is task driven so no one day is the same.
As I am currently in a training role, my responsibilities are small. However, I am adequately supported and am exposed to enough to help me learn and grow, without overwhelming me.
Manage project deliverables for the protection and control teams, attend progress meetings with stakeholders.
About the employer
Transgrid
4.3
1,000 - 50,000 employees
Energy & Utilities
Transgrid builds and maintains the most important electricity network in Australia, while supporting the transition to a clean energy future.
Pros and cons of working at Transgrid
Pros
Development and career opportunities Healthy and motivating work culture.
The forefront of the transition to net zero. Application of engineering knowledge.
They fully embrace diversity and are working towards continually improving the broader workplace culture. There are neurodivergent individuals within the business who receive appropriate accommodations and can be their best selves at the workplace because of this. Hybrid working is also a significant positive.
This company shows a commitment to the development of its students. This can be seen through the 4 rotations that make up the graduate program, where we are encouraged to experience all the corners of the business (e.g., my previous rotation before Civil Design was Construction), and in every team I have been finding only the most helpful people around me. Also, there is a huge portion of the company who have been here for 10-15+ years, which says a lot about the company and adds to the company culture as well.
Respect, training, compensation, work-life balance.
Cons
In my opinion, TransGrid doesn't have the worst thing: workloads may get intense, and positions wanted during the grad program may be taken by other grads.
I still need time to take sufficient responsibility during the program.
Undergoing lots of change can cause uncertainty and a lack of clarity.
I have encountered some individuals with difficult personalities; however, these individuals have all since left the company.
The worst thing would probably be that it is bound to NSW, but that's not a fault of the company as much as it is the nature of it. One other thing might be that due to the long working lifetimes of some staff at the same company, at times you find someone who believes themselves to be a master of their field and is then unwilling to learn, although the world and the industry are changing so rapidly. This happens so seldom, though I am nitpicking here.