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Victoria's Big Build

4.3
  • 1,000 - 50,000 employees

Victoria's Big Build Graduate Programs & Internships

  • Government & Public Service

What's Victoria's Big Build?

At Victoria’s Big Build, we’re build state-shaping projects that will change the way that Victorians work, live and play. 

Our projects include:

  • Big Build Roads – easing congestion by building better roads and bridges
  • Level Crossing Removal Project – removing 110 dangerous and congested level crossings and upgrading the network
  • Metro Tunnel Project – a second underground railway for Melbourne, with 5 new stations
  • North East Link – 6.5km tunnels linking Melbourne's freeway network
  • West Gate Tunnel Project – building an alternative to the West Gate Bridge, which will reduce congestion and remove trucks from residential streets
  • Victorian Health Building Authority - planning and delivering Victoria's public health infrastructure program across health, aged car and mental health

Delivering these massive projects takes multidisciplinary teams working collaboratively in a complex and creative environment. Does this sound like your ideal workplace? 

Victoria's Big Build in numbers:

  • $100 billion of transport projects being delivered
  • $14 billion of health projects being delivered
  • 240+ major projects
  • 20,000+ people in jobs

Victoria's Big Build is generating thousands of local jobs for Victorians, in sectors ranging from construction and engineering to human resources and administration. The Victorian Government is actively building our workforce from groups that are traditionally underrepresented in transport and construction, including:

  • Women
  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
  • Refugees and asylum seekers
  • Individuals living with disability
  • Culturally and linguistically diverse individuals
  • People from disadvantaged backgrounds

Environment and sustainability:

We know it's important to Victorians that we keep communities healthy and protect the environment during our construction work. For each project we:

  • have a comprehensive health and safety management plan
  • ensure we're protecting the environment by putting in place safeguards and management systems to protect local plants and animals, and air, soil and water quality
  • require our industry partners to commit to using recycled materials

Our industry partners:

We partner with leading Australian and international construction and engineering companies to deliver Victoria's Big Build. They also partner with small and medium-sized local businesses. Construction partners are appointed following a robust and transparent procurement process for each project.

Recruitment Process

Who are we looking for?

We are seeking graduates from a wide range of disciplines and backgrounds. 

To be eligible, you must:

  • have completed your degree between January 2022 and January 2025
  • hold a bachelors or masters degree relevant to the role you are applying for
  • have full Australian working rights for the entire duration of the program (February 2025 to February 2027)

If you have completed a masters degree, you must have commenced your masters within 12 months of completion of your bachelors degree. 

Unfortunately, we're unable to offer work sponsorship. If you cannot work legally in Australia, you are not eligible for these programs.

How to Apply

Applications for the 2025 Victoria's Big Build Graduate Program are open from 1 July - 5 August 2024. 

To apply, you'll need your: 

  • CV
  • academic transcript (if you haven’t finished your degree yet or if you are waiting to graduate, please upload your unofficial academic transcript to date)
  • proof of working rights (for example, your Australian passport, birth certificate or relevant visa)

Selection process

  • Written application
  • Online assessments
  • Video interview
  • Assessment centre
  • Individual interview

Before we make an offer, we will complete reference, police, and qualification and vaccination checks. 

Program start - 10 February 2025 

Remuneration & Career Growth

About the Graduate Programs 

Each year, we offer graduate roles across a wide range of disciplines. 

Over a 2-year program, you'll have the opportunity to: 

  • rotate through a range of business areas (depending on your discipline and project team)
  • participate in a structured learning and development program involving a range of professional and personal development workshops, site visits, project work, mentoring and experiential learning opportunities
  • work alongside industry experts who will be eager to help and guide you
  • gain support with career planning to prepare you for the next step in your career
  • join a graduate program ranked in the country’s top 10 most popular government employers, and top 100 finalist as recognised by the Australian Financial Review. We were also ranked in the top 25 graduate employers within a large company by the Australian Association of Graduate Employers

Each year, you'll be entitled to 20 days of annual leave and 15 days of personal leave.

When you join the program, you'll be employed full time at a salary of $74,580+ superannuation (effective from December 2023 – as per VPS EA 2020). 

Your workplace will depend on your ‘home’ project; however, you'll generally be located in Melbourne CBD. For those who are interested, there may be an opportunity to work in regional Victoria, depending on project requirements. 

On completing the program, you'll be well-placed to apply for vacant positions within Victoria's Big Build or with our external partners. 

Graduate Reviews

Overall Score
4.3
Overall score based on 51 reviews
They Score Best in…
9.0
Culture
9.0
Work Hours
8.8
Management
8.7
Diversity
What Graduates Say About Them
  • The best thing about working at VICTORIA’S BIG BUILD is the type of work I get. I really enjoy the tasks given and feel like I am learning at a good pace.
  • Flexible hours, supportive culture.
  • The workplace environment and culture. As a graduate, leaders and managers go out of their way to guide you and welcome you to the team.
  • Plenty of opportunities to get out on site or into the community to participate in more hands-on work.
  • The support for development (both within company and outside) and flexibility given. Culture is overall great.
  • Lack of clarity around the role going in leading to misaligned expectations.
  • Uncertainty of being a project rather than a permanent organisation, so there is not a clear progression trajectory.
  • The workload can be quite inconsistent depending on the rotation—some days you will be so busy, and others there will be nothing to do.
  • Limited opportunity to accept a full-time role within the organisation when the program was over.
  • As an engineer, limited hands-on experience on site

Jobs & Opportunities

Locations With Jobs & Opportunities
  • Melbourne, Metropolitan Melbourne, and regional Victoria
Hiring candidates with qualifications in
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Business & Management
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Creative Arts
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Engineering & Mathematics
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Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences
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Law, Legal Studies & Justice
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Medical & Health Sciences
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Property & Built Environment
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Sciences

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  • Day in the life

Mariah Stellato

Mariah studied Bachelor of Environmental Science (Management and Sustainability) at Deakin University and is now working as Land, Planning and Environment Graduate at North East Link Program