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Hydro Tasmania

4.1
  • 1,000 - 50,000 employees

Commercial Student (Rolling Intake)

Location details

On-site

  • Australia

    Australia

    • Tasmania

      Hobart

Location

Hobart

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Opportunity details

  • Opportunity typeInternship, Clerkship or Placement
  • SalaryAUD 24 / Year
  • Additional benefitsplus super
  • Application open dateApply by 2 Dec 2024
  • Start dateStart date Ongoing

Your role

At Hydro Tasmania, they are a leader in renewable energy, powering Australia with clean hydropower. They genuinely care about making a difference for the better, but it’s a big job, and they cannot do it alone. This is where potential candidates come in. Hydro Tasmania supports applications from all members of the community for equitable access to their employment opportunities. They are open to discussing workplace flexibility in all vacancies to ensure they can attract the best candidates and accommodate individual needs, differences, disabilities, and working arrangements, even in ways they have not thought of. Their merit-based recruitment practices are founded on building diversity by fostering an inclusive, flexible, and equitable workplace.

This role is a technical but entry-level, casual position built for an Undergraduate student looking to gain some experience and work casually. In this position, you will have the opportunity to assist with the management of the hydrometric (rain, water quality, river, lake levels etc) and physical asset (dams, canals, power stations etc) data that is essential to the operation of Hydro Tasmania. You will develop practical skills from being exposed to a professional workplace while still completing your undergraduate studies.

This role is a casual, ongoing position for typically 7-10 hours per week. Further information can be found in this description.

About you

Qualifications:

You’re currently undertaking an undergraduate degree in Engineering, Mathematics and/or Science. They are looking for enthusiastic students with the following attributes:

  • Ability to work in a team and adapt to changing situations
  • Passion for Hydro Tasmania/renewable energy
  • An enjoyment of numbers and data management
  • Eagerness to learn and grow skills

Even if you don’t meet these criteria 100%, Hydro Tasmania still want to hear from you!

Salary & Benefits

The salary range for this role is from AUD 24 per hour plus super, with negotiable hours of up to 10 per week. This is an opportunity to grow your career and redefine your role in tomorrow’s industry landscape.  They offer truly flexible work that suits you, a competitive remuneration package, and the rare opportunity to play a role in Australia’s renewable energy transformation while enjoying the – lifestyle Tasmania has to offer. They understand that as an undergraduate student, your availability to work may fluctuate throughout the year depending on the demands of your study and they will be truly flexible to accommodate these needs.

Training, development & rotations

The initiatives to promote career development include access to training and education resources, career coaching, external mentoring programs, support for external training and education, facilitation of internal and external secondments or internships, financial contributions towards external qualifications, funding for attendance at industry conferences or events, graduate or trainee programs, leadership or executive education training, and membership in professional or industry associations; they also involve formal performance review processes and individual career development incentives such as performance bonuses to identify, track, and embed a focus on employees' career development.

To know more about what it's like to work at Hydro Tasmania, watch this video:

How to apply

To express your interest in this role, please submit your expression of interest along with your current resume. Your EOI should include a couple of paragraphs addressing the below questions as well as any other key information you’d like to tell them about!  

  1. What excites you about the role and motivates you to apply?
  2. How do you see this position aligning with your career growth and development?
  3. Could you highlight the practical and transferable skills you believe you will bring to the table?

Sources

The following source was used in researching this page:

  • work180.com/en-au/for-women/employer/hydro-tasmania?benefits=CAREER_DEVELOPME

Work rights

The opportunity is available to applicants in any of the following categories.

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Australia
Australian CitizenAustralian Permanent ResidentInternational Student/Graduate Visa

Qualifications & other requirements

You should have or be completing the following to apply for this opportunity.

Degree or Certificate
Qualification level
Qualification level
Bachelor or higher
Study field
Study field (any)

Hiring criteria

  • Experience requirementNo experience required
  • Working rights
    Australian Citizen
  • Study fields
    Business & Management
  • Degree typesBachelor or higher
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Reviews

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Graduate
Melbourne
4 years ago

I am very satisfied with my Day-to-Day responsibilities and my role. I would want to be part of more innovative and latest tech.

user
Graduate
Hobart
4 years ago

10% Technical - Reviewing designs, calculations, studying standards, designing, testing. 80% Managerial - Emails, asking questions, reading procedures. 10% Social - Building relationships, networking

user
Graduate
Hobart
4 years ago

Developing data reports for colleagues. Developing database queries. Analysing data to improve quality.

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About the employer

Hydro Tasmania logo

Hydro Tasmania

Rating

4.1

Number of employees

1,000 - 50,000 employees

Industries

Energy & Utilities

Hydro Tasmania is Australia’s largest producer of renewable energy.

Pros and cons of working at Hydro Tasmania

Pros

  • Interesting work, the company values helping the community, work/life balance, remuneration

  • Great mix of on-site and off-site work. I am the sort of person that enjoys getting their hands dirty and working with the site crews. Big cool assets from a large variety of manufacturers, so there's always something unusual to solve.

  • Encouragement and support for graduates working on major projects with other staff. Large focus on development opportunities with a training budget for grads each FY.

Cons

    • Hydro Tasmania has a very steep learning curve in regard to its systems and processes which can take a new starter a while to get their head around.

    • It’s a big, old business with a lot of legacy issues and it’s sometimes overwhelming. It’s hard to see and implement improvement because there is a lot of people who have been around for a long time.

    • The company doesn't have a strong knowledge base for reference, forum to whats happening in the whole organisation level, and a lack of documentation/content.