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Shape your future with the City of Gold Coast’s Graduate Academy!
We know you are driven by growth and opportunity, eager to progress quickly, and determined to make an impact. That’s why we offer a full-time 12-month immersive graduate program designed to unlock your potential, achieve your career goals, and equip you with the knowledge, skills, and experiences necessary to excel in your chosen career.
The program offers recent university graduates the opportunity to partner with industry leaders across a broad range of areas, projects, and initiatives not available anywhere else! No matter what you’re looking for, there are endless opportunities to make a real difference to your career and your community at the City of Gold Coast.
Be part of the next-gen of GC Shapers
Commencing in January 2025, our program provides professional development training and on-the-job experience pathways, designed to help bridge the gap from academic study to the work environment. As a graduate of the City, you will have many opportunities available to you:
What’s on offer
Graduates will have an opportunity to work across the entire Environmental, Heritage, and Resilience department which leads the preservation and enhancement of Gold Coast's natural assets, balances city growth and environmental preservation, and addresses climate change challenges and impacts.
Graduates will work with a variety of stakeholders across the Council, all levels of government, industry, consultancies, research institutions and landholders to achieve environmental outcomes that benefit the community and achieve the City's strategic, corporate, and on-ground/tangible environmental objectives.
Graduates will gain exposure to areas including catchment management, environmental planning, natural areas conservation, Our Natural City Strategy as well as environmental management and scientific services to ensure the City’s infrastructure and assets are delivered and operated in an environmentally responsible manner ensuring positive environmental outcomes in balance with the needs of the community.
What are we looking for from you?
The City is committed to developing skilled graduates into future City leaders who:
The opportunity is available to applicants in any of the following categories.
Australia
Australian Citizen
Australian Permanent Resident
Australian Work Visa (All Other)