Graduate Engineers (Feb 2026)

About us: 
Unitywater operates in one of Australia’s most exceptional environments in terms of natural beauty, geographical and demographic breadth. We operate on Kabi Kabi, Jinibara and Turrbal Country, proudly providing safe and reliable water to customers in Moreton Bay, Sunshine Coast and Noosa. We are a water utility serving one of the fastest growing regions in the country. 
We think a pretty good job starts here. 
  
About the role: 

• Build your skills and knowledge through our two-year Graduate Development Program, featuring comprehensive training, professional growth opportunities, mentoring, and structured six-month rotations across a range of diverse teams.
• Gain valuable hands-on experience and exposure across a variety of teams, including network operations, project delivery, capital planning, network modelling, environmental and sustainability initiatives, asset management, and strategic planning. Sharpen your skills and explore where your future in engineering could take you!
• Over the course of 12 months, graduates collaborate on a group innovation project, backed by a senior manager sponsor and supported by teams across the business.

This role spans both our Sunshine Coast and Moreton Bay offices, and graduates will be expected to travel between these locations as needed.

We are seeking Civil, Mechanical, Chemical, Biosystems and Electrical Engineering graduates to join us in February 2026. Applications are open to students graduating in 2025 and 2026.

About you: 
Our One Unitywater behaviours - Create the Future, Care Together, and Own It – define how we work together at Unitywater. To contribute to this, you will demonstrate the following skills and qualities for the role: 

• Strong written communication, teamwork and collaboration capability.
• Customer focus and a positive and proactive approach to interacting with our community.
• Understanding of and commitment to safe behaviours that keep our workplace healthy.
• Strong time management, multi-tasking, investigative, analytical and research skills.
• Drive to achieve development goals, plans and work across a variety of systems and projects to achieve team outcomes.
• High work standards and attention to detail.

Working at Unitywater:
As a Unitywater team member you will enjoy a range of benefits: 

• Flexibility: We value flexibility and support work-life balance with hybrid and flexible working, purchased annual leave and access to floating public holidays. Tell us what this looks like for you! 
• Wellbeing: We offer several initiatives to support your wellbeing, such as discounted private health insurance, salary packaging, employee assistance program, and access to retailer discounts and benefits. 
• Learning and Development: We offer a range of opportunities to feed your curiosity such as: Walk on Country experience, study assistance, and access to a dedicated learning program and professional memberships. 
• Extras: We invite you to join our dedicated employee networks focused on First Nations Reconciliation, LGBTIQ+, CALD, Gender, Life Stage diversity, and Accessibility.  

We celebrate, value and include people of all backgrounds, gender and expressions, sexualities, cultures, bodies and abilities. We are committed to a workforce that reflects the diversity of the community we serve and fostering a workplace that is diverse and inclusive, where you feel connected, are safe to be yourself and supported to be the best version of yourself.

We strive to have a workforce that reflects the diversity of the community we serve and encourage all suitable applicants to apply for this role. Please feel free to share your pronouns and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process. 

If you would like to speak to a team member about our commitment to diversity and inclusion, please contact our Inclusion Specialist [email protected] or Reconciliation Action Plan Advisor [email protected].
 
Additional information: 

• We are proud to be recognized as an employer of choice for women by WORK180.
• We are proud members of Pride in Diversity and Australian Disability Network.  
• We are a 2025 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.

How to apply:   
Please apply online following the links, and make sure to upload your up-to-date CV. 

If you’re successful we will need you to undergo a few checks….  We know they might not be the fun part, but you will need to confirm your right to work in Australia and complete relevant pre-employment checks, including verification of criminal history, drivers licence and driving history, alcohol and other drug screening. 
 
Applications close:  COB Wednesday 7 May 2025
 
For further information please contact the Careers team at [email protected] 

Unitywater respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands and waterways in which we live, work and operate, the Kabi Kabi, Jinibara and Turrbal peoples. We honour their enduring connection to these places and their deep cultural, spiritual and environmental knowledge and stewardship over the waterways that sustain us all. We pay our deepest respects to Elders past and present, who hold the wisdom, traditions and stories of their people.Permanent offer, two-year structured Graduate Program, multiple team rotations., Open to Civil, Mechanical, Chemical and Electrical Engineering graduates., Contribute to keeping our community healthy & thriving.

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