Undergraduate Vacation Employment Program

Applications are now open!

The Department for Infrastructure and Transport has an exciting opportunity for university students to gain hands-on experience working in an organisation that delivers the State’s major infrastructure projects and transport networks across the State. The successful candidate will experience working within an agency with highly skilled and experienced professionals across a multiple of specialised fields.

Placements are available over an 11 week period from 13 December 2021 to 25 February 2022.

We invite students from a wide range of disciplines to apply. Placements are available across the following areas:

• Business/Economics
• Law
• Information Technology
• Marketing and Communications
• Property Management/Real Estate
• Property Acquisitions
• Electrical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Structural Engineering
• Construction Management/Architecture
• Urban Planning/Design
• Applied Science
• Environment Science/Natural Resources
• Project Management

To find out more about the exciting projects the Department is currently working on, please visit:  www.dit.sa.gov.au

We are looking for university students with a diverse range of skills, knowledge and personal qualities, including:

• Good problem solving skills
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Ability to influence and negotiate
• Research and analytical skills
• Confidentiality
• Good interpersonal skills, empathy and cultural awareness
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Basic computer literacy and understanding of discipline specific software and programs
• Resilience
• Good initiative and accountability

For more information, please click Undergraduate Employment Vacation Student Role Statement

Recruitment for the Undergraduate Vacation Employment Program for 2021/2022 is as follows;

1. Email DIT.Recruitment@sa.gov.au with your full application, including:

• Completed Application Form
• Curriculum Vitae / Resume
• Cover Letter
• Academic Transcript (official or most recent)
• Pre-Employment Declaration Form

2. Applications will be reviewed and shortlisted for various projects

3. Panel interviews will be conducted for shortlisted applicants

4. Reference checks will be completed

5. Successful applicants will be contacted and offered a role

Please also note that some roles may require a Working with Children Employment Screening and/or Clearances. Applicants will be contacted should they be required to provide such clearances.

To be eligible for the Undergraduate Vacation Employment Program, you must:

• Be in the process of completing an undergraduate degree from an accredited university;
• Be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or have eligibility to work in Australia for the eleven week period;
• Be available for the entire 11 week period between 13 December 2021 up to and including 25 February 2022; and
• Have completed the application process in full.

Late or incomplete applications will not be accepted.

Students undertaking their second, third or final year of study are strongly encouraged to apply.

Applications ae now open!

Applications for the 2021/2022 program will open 10 September 2021 and close 5:00pm 23 September 2021.

To apply, please email DIT.Recruitment@sa.gov.au with your full application, including:

• Completed Application Form
• Curriculum Vitae / Resume
• Cover Letter
• Academic Transcript (official or most recent)
• Pre-Employment Declaration

For all enquiries, please contact our Recruitment and Employment Team at DIT.Recruitment@sa.gov.au