Vacation student program

Want to accelerate your knowledge, get industry experience and jump-start your career? If you're currently studying in your second to last year of university, join us for 12 weeks of paid work during your summer break.

The award-winning vacation program runs for three months over your university summer break between 25 November 2024 and 14 February 2025.

Fast track your career

Become career-ready and boost your skills and technical knowledge with our student internship that's designed to complement your university studies.

By working alongside our industry experts and professionals, you’ll gain invaluable insights while tackling complex challenges. From immersive site visits to engaging networking events, each day promises fresh learnings and opportunities to enrich your skill set.

The program runs for three months between November and February each year. Positions are available in both Perth and regions throughout Western Australia. Regional roles will be provided with flights and accommodation.

At the end of the student internship, you may be offered entry into our Graduate program.

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What's in it for me?

You’ll grow in our program as we offer you:

• 12 weeks of well-paid, hands-on work in your field
• immersive development – engage in challenging work with real-life learning opportunities
• build your professional networks and make friends as you work alongside a large cohort of undergraduates and interact with the graduate cohort
• meaningful work, contributing to securing WA’s sustainable water future
• plenty of support and coaching from our industry professionals
• potential to work at Water Corporation part-time when you return to university
• no Fly-in and Fly-out – have a social life 52 weeks of the year while working in Perth
• an environment where you can be 100% yourself, as we value diversity and inclusion.

“The vacation program was the perfect first step in my professional career. It provided me with ample opportunity to develop real-world skills, contribute to meaningful projects, and build a solid foundation for transitioning into a role on the Water Corporation Graduate Program.” – Daniel Parker, Electrical Engineering graduate, Former Student Vacation Program participant.

Am I eligible?

If you're set to graduate in 2025, either mid-year or end of the year, we'd love to hear from you. We value diversity and welcome applications for various specialist areas including:

• Engineering (Civil, Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronic, Process, Environmental, Geotechnical)
• Environmental Science
• Computer Science/ Information Technology/ Cyber Security
• Data Science or Analytics
• Commerce
• Health Sciences or Health and Safety
• Project management (Health and Safety)
• Indigenous studies or Native Title Law.

Please note: Applications are open to those who have full Australian Work Rights, Permanent Residents, and Australian Citizens. We will verify this in our recruitment process.

How to apply

Expressions of interest for our vacation student program are now open. Applications close on 01 July 2024.

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