Energy Queensland
Amplify Program (Jul 2025)
Newcastle, Port Macquarie, Sydney
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Opportunity details
- Internship, Clerkship or Placement
- Unpaid
- 20-500 vacancies
- Apply by 27 May 2025
- Start date 1 Jul 2025
About Energy Queensland
Energy Queensland is at the forefront of embracing new technologies, innovative ideas, alternative energy solutions, and smart grid advancements. We’re building the electricity network of the future to power Queensland's economy.
As a 100% state-owned group of electricity distribution, retail, and energy services businesses, we deliver electricity across Queensland through our ‘poles and wires’ companies—Energex and Ergon Energy Network. Our retailer, Ergon Energy Retail, supplies electricity to customers throughout regional Queensland. These essential services are supported by Yurika, our brand for innovative products and services.
About the Amplify Connect Program
We’re seeking highly motivated undergraduate students completing an Engineering or IT-related degree at an accredited Australian tertiary provider to join our Amplify Connect Program.
Amplify Connect is a targeted career accelerator designed to equip you with critical technical and professional skills, helping you transition confidently into a career in the energy industry.
As an Amplify Connector, you’ll:
- Be empowered to shape your career journey
- Learn directly from senior engineers working on projects transforming Queensland’s electricity network
- Receive career development support and hands-on experiences in the energy sector
Program Benefits for Amplify Connectors:
- Development seminars
- Industry placements (unpaid)
- Professional networking
- Innovation challenges
- Site visits
- Industry presentations
- Career coaching
- Professional skills program exclusive to Connectors
- Work experience (first-year students only)
- Work-integrated learning (WIL)
About the Amplify Scholar Program
Eligible Amplify Connectors in their final two years of study can apply for our Amplify Scholar Program—a two-year development initiative designed for early-career engineers passionate about joining the energy sector.
This program provides a range of benefits to support your journey and prepare you for long-term success.
Eligibility:
- Must be an active Amplify Connector
- Must be in the final two years of an engineering degree related to the energy industry
Program Benefits for Amplify Scholars:
- $20,000 over two years
- Paid internship opportunities
- Support for thesis completion
- Career development activities exclusive to Scholars
- Professional skills program
- Invitation to apply for our Graduate Program
- Development and learning activities, including:
- Development seminars
- Professional networking
- Innovation challenges
- Site visits
- Industry presentations
- Career coaching
Note: Amplify Scholars must meet specific conditions to maintain eligibility. These will be clearly outlined during the application process.
Eligibility Summary
- Amplify Connect Program: Open to undergraduate students (first to final year) completing an energy industry-related degree
- Amplify Scholar Program: Open to Amplify Connectors in the final two years of an engineering degree
Our Recruitment Process
- Submit your online application
- Complete online assessments
- Receive agreement and onboarding details (for successful applicants)
- Program start date: Monday, 1 July 2025
Our Commitment to Diversity
Energy Queensland is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds who meet the eligibility requirements. Our goal is to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve throughout Queensland.
Hiring criteria
- No experience required
- Australian Citizen +more
- Engineering & Mathematics +more
- Bachelor or higher
About the employer
Energy Queensland
4.5
1,000 - 50,000 employees
Energy & Utilities
Define your career at the front line of the energy sector's biggest ever transformation. We have unique opportunities across Qld to build your career.
Pros and cons of working at Energy Queensland
Pros
The pay is extremely good... The graduate program is a 72-hour workweek, which means you get a rostered day off every fortnight. This helps to maintain a healthy work-life balance.
Work-life balance with studies, a friendly environment with team and others, and well compensated.
We are offered training programs to develop our soft skills, such as program management, time management, and communication. We are also offered many technical training courses to expand our knowledge bank.
There is a clear pathway from engineer to senior engineering roles... You can then potentially gain principal engineer roles or management roles.
The support given, compensation, work-life balance, and the type of work that I do, always being challenged.
Cons
Sometimes it seems that the business can be very slow to move and embrace change, with some managers stuck in their ways and unwilling to embrace new technology or ways of doing things.
Minimal choice of placement within a team or the business (as in no choice in where we may want to try within EQL).
The culture differs from team to team and can vary significantly. There is not much for bonding apart from work and it is very difficult to get to know people throughout the business.
Not much room for innovation.
The option to work from home is available, but it depends on the team. Some teams prefer office work over remote work.