Based on surveyed graduates working at Energy Queensland. Read on to get an insider’s view on life as a graduate.
4.5
Based on 962 reviews
Pros & Cons
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.
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.
What Insiders Say
8.3
Career Prospects
8.3
Career Prospects
There is a clear pathway from Engineer to Senior engineering roles. The business assists with objective setting and performance reviews.
The company seems to be very committed to supplying electricity at an equal price to all communities, despite challenges with rural electricity supply.
My manager is very helpful at answering my questions and helping me understand the business. The managers you have as a graduate seem to be very keen to help with your development.
I work 72 hours a fortnight, which means we take a rostered day off (RDO) every 2 weeks. My employer is flexible about when I take this RDO, and I am allowed to bank the RDOs to take multiple at once.