Based on 11 surveyed graduates working at Western Power. Read on to get an insider’s view on life as a graduate.
4.0
Based on 11 reviews
Pros & Cons
Exposure to technological changes occurring in the power industry and having the opportunity to work with them.
Work life balance and graduate community
Exposure to a very broad range of engineering areas, providing insight to the company as a whole.
Some resistance to change. Being a government department there is some bureaucracy to deal with. Being a very safe place to work a lot of the hands-on jobs which could yield great learning experiences are outsourced to contractors.
Some rotations are not very technical
Took some time to get involved with projects/work
What Insiders Say
7.2
Career Prospects
7.2
Career Prospects
Very good and flexible opportunities coming off the graduate program, with support by organisers to find a suitable role within the company, even if your program concludes before you find a role. After the program progression is dependent on your performance.
Great office culture, very friendly colleagues to work with and everyone is made to feel welcome and be themselves. Plenty of opportunities to catch up after work too.
Depending on the sub team within BIDA, you will have different responsibilities. Working in Predictive Analytics, I find myself assisting with forecasting electricity demand, forecasting accuracy/model selection, and reliability of our electricity network.
Chairs are nice, dual monitor setup (three if you include laptop), great air conditioning system, toilet are clean 98% of the time with automatic taps, good cafe, sick room, basement/ground floor with lockers and places to store your bike.
Training and development is mostly incorporated in a robust program that sees graduates rotate between areas in the company. Additional training is done through third-party engineering organisations.
5 days a week, can choose work hours so long as it's between 6am and 6pm and you complete the required hours throughout the week. Flexibility to do more hours one day, and less on another. Generally allowed 2 work from home days which are decided early.