Queensland Rail
Business Graduate (Jan 2024)
Brisbane, Townsville
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Opportunity details
- Graduate Job or Program
- AUD 60,000 - 70,000 / Year
- 1-2 vacancies
- Apply by 14 Oct 2023
- Start date 21 Jan 2024 - 2 Feb 2024
Queensland Rail believe in investing in early career talent, our aim is to support and grow you as an individual to help your career in rail get off to the best possible start. Our Graduate Program has seen us voted as one of the Top 75 Graduate Employers in Australia.
At Queensland Rail we offer:
- Two-year award-winning Graduate Development Program with rotations aligned to your discipline
- Tailored Learning Program with workshops, online learning and ongoing education for the duration of your program
- Support throughout, including a mentor program, buddy program, networking opportunities and executive coffee catch-ups
- Meaningful work you will be working on some of Queensland’s largest transport projects including Brisbane Olympics 2030 and Cross River Rail
- Work-life balance including flexible work from home arrangements
- Competitive remuneration package, including up to 17.5% superannuation and free rail travel to and from work
- Career progression - you will be offered a permanent position with Queensland Rail after your two-year program
- Consistent access to a Graduate Recruitment Coordinator to support your start with Queensland Rail and career progression
What you’ll do:
As a Queensland Rail Business Graduate, you will work with various teams on a rotational basis throughout your two years. Through these rotations, you will be given responsibilities to take on real life challenges and assignments where you will develop a better understanding of our core business. As a graduate, you will be involved in contributing to multi-disciplinary infrastructure projects including the 2032 Olympic Games and Cross River Rail. Our Business Graduate Program is designed to build future leaders within our business.
About you:
We are open to recent Graduates from any field of study, we are looking for attitude and aptitude! We are seeking recent graduates, able to start in February 2024. We have opportunities for Business Graduates within both our SEQ Business (Brisbane) and Regional Business (Townsville).
Supporting a Diverse Workforce:
Queensland Rail is committed to a diverse workforce that is reflective of the customers and communities we serve. We are inclusive, collaborative, respectful, and value our differences. We are 1TEAM, where everyone belongs. If you do require an adjustment during the recruitment process, please contact Recruitment directly at qrcareers@qr.com.au
Hiring criteria
- No experience required
- Australian Citizen +more
- Business & Management +more
- Associate Degree or higher
Reviews
Our team looks at providing a high level of reliability with regard to preventative and reactive maintenance of signalling infrastructure through the use of fault investigations, asset management and other miscellaneous activities.
My day to day responsibilities involve reviewing design documentation and provide feedback on packages submitted by contractors to ensure compliance with QR standards. I also co-ordinate meetings with subject matter experts to review such design packages. So it is a half project co-ordination and half technical engineering role. Note that this is just my current rotation, in my other rotations I have done technical design work, assisted electricians in construction and done maintenance activities with reliability engineers.
I help manage the framework and governance related to Business Improvement projects within the Corporate Services function. I help with ad hoc tasks, process mapping and work on some of these improvement projects.
About the employer
Queensland Rail
4.4
1,000 - 50,000 employees
Transport & Logistics
Queensland Rail is a rail service provider connecting Queensland communities and supporting local jobs, industries and economies.
Pros and cons of working at Queensland Rail
Pros
Flexible work conditions, pay, training opportunities, experienced colleagues.
I am working in a very supportive environment in an organisation that is invested in my development and growth as a professional with endless career opportunities.
Good remuneration and free train travel.
The amount of support available to graduates, the dedicated graduate coordinators, the company culture, flexibility for WFH—hence, work-life balance, getting to work on interesting and challenging projects
Good people and supportive environment to work in. Strong job security.
Cons
The size and history of the company makes it feel quite divided at times, even between corporate and operations.
The bureaucracy, which can sometimes slow down the rapid progress of significant pieces of work (which is to be expected when working in the public sector),
Some areas have little movement and opportunity to work at a higher grade due to people being in their roles for 30+ years.
Remuneration is somewhat standard but could be better.
Nothing happens quickly here.