Hydro Tasmania
2022/23 Mechanical Engineering Vacation Program (Nov 2022)
Hobart
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Opportunity details
- Internship, Clerkship or Placement
- AUD 40,000 - 50,000 / Year
- 2 vacancies
- Apply by 7 Aug 2022
- Start date 20 Nov 2022
Give your career a kick-start with Hydro Tasmania! Australia’s energy industry is undergoing a dynamic transformation and we are leading the charge. As the country’s largest producer of renewable energy, we are seeking ambitious, innovative people to join us. We believe in the power of you!
About the role
As a third year mechanical engineering student you will gain practical experience, while collaborating with leading industry experts. Our vacation program offers you the chance to work on real engineering projects, in an office environment and out in the field.
Why this is such an amazing opportunity?
- You will work with our leading industry experts
- Gain skills, knowledge and experience to kick start your career
- Develop your own technical support network with experienced mentors
- Apply your academic theory from the classroom in a large scale industry environment.
Our Vacation program runs for 12 weeks, starting on Monday 21 November 2022 to Friday 10 February 2023.
About you
You’re an energetic and passionate engineering student currently enrolled at university. You’re in your penultimate year studying mechanical engineering or mechatronics engineering.
If you want to make a change
Submit the following before Sunday 7 August 2022.
- Resume
- Most recent university transcript
- Cover Letter answering, ‘What you know about the energy industry and the challenges it is facing?’
If you’re successful in the initial application stage, you will be sent a link to complete a video interview before progressing to a formal interview.
Hiring criteria
- No experience required
- International Student/Graduate Visa +more
- Engineering & Mathematics +more
- Bachelor or higher
Reviews
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.
10% Technical - Reviewing designs, calculations, studying standards, designing, testing. 80% Managerial - Emails, asking questions, reading procedures. 10% Social - Building relationships, networking
Developing data reports for colleagues. Developing database queries. Analysing data to improve quality.
About the employer
Hydro Tasmania
4.1
1,000 - 50,000 employees
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.