Electrical Engineering Vacation Program

About Beon, CitiPower, Powercor and United Energy

Beon, CitiPower, Powercor and United Energy is an Australian electricity distribution company that operates throughout western Victoria and the western suburbs of Melbourne. The company owns and maintains power lines, substations, and street lights and manages Victoria's largest electricity distribution network.

Your role

The Summer Vacation Program is a paid 12-week program based at either the CBD or Mount Waverley offices. This is your opportunity to learn from the best and really put your theories into practice. The program will give you first-hand experiences, you’ll be exposed to technical and interesting work on real-life projects, and you’ll be working within teams of highly skilled professionals, solving problems and delivering outcomes. You’ll be supported in a workplace that's both dynamic and welcoming and where there's a focus on inclusivity, collaboration, and rewarding the individual and their aspirations

Training & development

Beon, CitiPower, Powercor and United Energy's training program includes opportunities tailored to their business and operations. It also includes structured courses for apprentices and trainees, graduate programs in engineering and information technology, leadership development, and developing new skills. All of their team members are encouraged to work with their direct manager to identify areas of interest.

Watch this video to learn more about Beon, CitiPower, Powercor and United Energy's extensive program of education and development opportunities.

Benefits

Beon, CitiPower, Powercor and United Energy offer a wide range of other financial benefits available:

1. Health and wellbeing subsidy: Covers the cost of a wide range of health, fitness, and mental health activities and subscriptions, up to $600 per year.
2. Corporate health insurance plan: A 7% discount on BUPA health insurance cover
3. Education assistance program: Support to pursuing further education programs
4. Personal accident and sickness insurance: Income protection to support you financially if you cannot work.

Career progression

After completing the Vacation Program, you will be shortlisted to apply for the Graduate Program, which could lead to a permanent opportunity in the business. 

Work life balance

The health, safety, and well-being of Beon, CitiPower, Powercor and United Energy's people and their communities are at the core of their values – and remain their number one priority. Whether you’re working in their office, remotely, or from home, they’ll support you to be the best you can be. Works Program Delivery Manager, Dale Anderson knows all about this – he leads the team that schedules field operations and relocated from Melbourne to Lorne during the COVID pandemic. 

To learn more about workplace flexibility at Beon, CitiPower, Powercor and United Energy, watch this video:

Culture & vibe

With an embedded Inclusion and diversity Strategy and initiatives like their Women in a Power networking group and Sparkle, their LGBTIQ+ allies pride network, Beon, CitiPower, Powercor and United Energy are committed to equal opportunities for all employees. They encourage applications from all communities, people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, and cultures, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the LGBTQI+ community, and people living with a disability.

About you

To be eligible, you’ll need to:

• Have the right to work in Australia
• Be a student in your penultimate year of a Bachelor of Engineering degree or double degree.

How to apply

This role is currently closed. If you are interested in this role, simply click "Pre-Register" and Prosple will inform you once this position from the Beon, CitiPower, Powercor and United Energy opens again.

Sources

The following sources were used in researching this page

• powercor.com.au
• citipower.com.au