Essential Energy
Female Identified Electrical Engineering Graduate (Feb 2026)
Port Macquarie, Port Macquarie
Opportunity details
- Graduate Job or Program
- AUD 101,000 - 108,000 / Year
- Plus 16% Superannuation
- 4 vacancies
- Apply by 6 Apr 2025
- Start date 1 Feb 2026 - 12 Feb 2026
We are unique
Join an organisation that values your voice, empowers your autonomy, recognises the strength in diversity, and prioritises your well-being while offering attractive remuneration and benefits. Take pride in having a meaningful impact on regional, rural and remote communities while being a pivotal player in the energy industry's future.
Graduate Opportunities
We currently have opportunities in our 2026 Graduate Program for several Graduates who have completed or will have completed by the end of 2025 a Bachelor of Engineering (major in Electrical Engineering preferred). These positions will ideally be based in Port Macquarie, however other locations in our geographical footprint may be considered.
Work with industry experts to have a direct impact in providing a safe, reliable and resilient electricity network whilst also being part of the energy transition to renewables, providing great outcomes for customers in regional NSW. Undertake rotations across the different areas of the business, including Asset Engineering, Network Planning and Design .
You’ll be part of a program with Engineers Australia and have mentorship from within Essential Energy to develop and reach your goals. Your ability to take advantage of a fast-paced environment in varied parts of the business will build your technical expertise and professional networks ensuring great opportunities now and in the future.
What we offer
- Nine-day fortnight
- Competitive remuneration
- 16% Superannuation
- Engineers Australia Program
- Fitness Passport
- Corporate health plans
- Apple and Dell Employee Purchase Programs
- Flexible working arrangements
- 26 weeks paid parental leave
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- A range of learning and development opportunities, including leadership programs and access to LinkedIn Learning
- Fantastic local and regional career opportunities
- Relocation Assistance available to successful applicants in accordance with Essential Energy policy
The Graduate Program officially starts in February 2026, however, an earlier start is available is available for candidates who are keen to start sooner.
About you:
If you are passionate about what you do and are excited to grow your career with a supportive and inclusive team where you will have the opportunity to push boundaries to create innovative solutions to real-world problems all while making positive contributions to the community then this is the opportunity for you.
To be eligible to apply for these opportunities you will need:
- To have completed a Bachelor’s degree or higher and
- Have Australian or New Zealand citizenship or permanent residency status.
These are identified positions and applicants must identify as being female, in accordance with Essential Energy’s exemption under section 126 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW) (the “Act”) from sections 25 and 51 of the Act.
Passionate people. Global thinking. Regional heart.
Building a better energy future.
Essential Energy is committed to building a culturally diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourages applicants to apply regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or disability.
As an organisation, our aim is to champion inclusivity in the workplace and celebrate the difference in all our employees.
Hiring criteria
- No experience required
- Australian Citizen
- Engineering & Mathematics +more
- Bachelor or higher
Reviews
Engineering assessments for cable ratings and non-standard approvals, innovative work with new equipment.
Day to day of a cyber graduate differs from team to team. Threat and Vulnerability Management - Digest bulletins to determine if certain published vulnerabilities could potential impact Essential Energy - Create assessments and send it to relevant stakeholders to ensure the affected assets are patched - Research the current threat landscape relating to Essential Energy and the Industry for weekly threat briefing - Monitor channels for exposed credentials and carry out appropriate actions to ensure it doesn't become a threat vector for criminals - Ad-hoc tasks relating to the team Security Operations - Triage alerts relating to unusual user behaviour - Triage alerts reported by employees as potentially malicious - Utilise existing toolset to conduct investigations into whether or not an alert is a threat to Essential Energy
Research tasks,document drafting, brief creation meetings and working with other team members on projects
About the employer
Essential Energy
4.6
1,000 - 50,000 employees
Energy & Utilities
Essential Energy builds, operates and maintains the electricity distribution network in regional, rural and remote NSW and southern QLD.
Pros and cons of working at Essential Energy
Pros
The opportunities my team provides me. They allow me to choose my path and give me endless resources and support.
Supportive work culture with great development opportunities.
Support from managers & team, getting to do rotations and network flexibility with WFH.
The people are very supportive and eager to help out your journey of professional development.
It's a very collaborative environment so you'll be able to meet a lot of people with differing areas of expertise.
Cons
It is a huge company and hard to get visibility of what is happening outside of your division.
The time it takes to get required access.
As everyone is so spread apart, you might not have the chance to meet everybody face to face.
The office space wasn't very inviting. The actual property is outdated and bland.
Cost of living does make it hard to comment on this, more is always better but I believe we're at least competitive with the rest of the market.