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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’s 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 at the City, you will have many opportunities available to you:
What’s on offer
In the City Planning branch our purpose is to take a strategic approach to long term planning and policy development to manage natural hazards, growth and development of our city while protecting and conserving our natural resources and heritage. The Strategic, Urban and Regional Planning (SURP) business unit plays a key role in formulating and delivering planning policy and maintaining effective planning instruments to manage growth and respond to the evolving needs of the community and stakeholders.
Joining the SURP team will give you the opportunity to work across projects in each of our sub teams. These include:
You will also have the opportunity to gain exposure to infrastructure planning as well as planning for natural hazards (floods, bushfire, coastal erosion and landslide hazards).
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)