Our graduates play a vital role in supplying trusted water services to one of the fastest growing regions in Australia. By working with us, you are part of an industry that supports our communities’ economic, social, environmental and cultural potential.
Our core purpose is to deliver trusted water services to the region but there’s diversity in the work we do. We collaborate to meet the challenges of our dynamic industry and partner with groups who share our commitment to our community.
As part of our graduate program, you will be working in an essential industry with an exciting future.
Our 2025 graduate program
Applications for our 2025 graduate program have now closed.
Our graduate program is practical, engaging and challenging, and offers ongoing growth and learning opportunities. It is an exciting 2 year rotational program with a permanent role at the end of the program.
You will participate in the award-winning Melbourne Metro Water Graduate Partnership which will provide you with valuable development and networking opportunities for your career in the water industry.
Our 2025 Graduate program will offer:
Diverse hands-on projects.
Professional training and development programs partnered with exciting networking opportunities.
Ongoing support from rotational teams, mentors, buddy-system, Executive Leadership Team, and our Learning & Development Team.
Undertake rotations across various GWW business functions and work on key projects with diverse stakeholders.
Participate in tailored learning activities that will develop your self-awareness, leadership capability, business skills, resilience, and agility.
I came into the grad program thinking that I was more suited to, you know, working in an office and I didn't really know what I wanted to do. The grad program for me, what enticed me to do it was the rotations. So I started off in economic regulation and then I went to growth and development and then from there, partnerships and then engagement as well. When I was rotating through engagement, I got to go out on site, go to all the farmers' markets, I got to lead a lot of that work and getting to go out in the community and allow them to have a voice in decision making was really good.
I've had the opportunity to support the delivery of multiple infrastructure projects. That was pretty awesome being able to attend site, witness I guess the day-to-day construction. Each team that you move into is really willing to support your personal and professional development. People are really happy to talk about their projects and have me involved. You can see its value in the exposure you get throughout the organisation and all the networking you're able to do. We get heaps of opportunity to go out to site during the grad program. So as an engineer, pretty much all the rotations you'll be in will have some aspect of site visits. It's a good mix of, you know, being in the Footscray or Sunbury offices, working with people around the organisation, or out on site.
The person at the start of the program and the person now - I think everyone around me knows it's not the same. I got to explore different parts of my personality, grow my confidence and eventually realised that I kind of like being out on site a lot more than I like being, you know, at an office. The grad program provided me ample opportunity to explore other areas of interest and really find I guess some solid grounding in the position that I have now. If you had the opportunity, I'd definitely say apply and just kind of see where it takes you. Apply even if you may not think you're interested in the water industry, because there's a really large and diverse amount of work that goes on. You don't have to know anything about water to apply, I didn't. Just go for it.
Are you ready to take the next step in your career?
Our graduate program offers you the chance to gain hands-on skills and experience in the water industry and support Melbourne’s fastest growing region.
Over two years, our graduates:
complete rotations through different parts of our organisation
contribute to practical and challenging projects that benefit our diverse community
receive dedicated support from leaders, mentors and colleagues
get training and tools to further your career in the water sector and beyond
build strong professional networks.
Program streams
Our 2025 graduate program is open to graduates from the following disciplines:
