Job Satisfaction at Energy Queensland

My role is very satisfying as I am able to see the benefit that my work has, and I feel like the work I do is meaningful. My responsibility as a graduate is to achieve the objectives of the teams that I am in for the 6 months that I am in that team.

As a graduate my responsibilities include learning modules and workshops, and the tasks/objectives set between myself and my supervisor. There aren't many day-to-day task as my workload is often changing.

As mentioned, as a graduate who is rotating around the different departments this will more often than not come back to the supervisor I am working under. My first supervisor needs training/more training to properly engage and instruct a graduate engineer.

Starting in a new rotation - learning the ropes - investigation, analysis and report writing.

I am responsible for the production of designs and the coordination of stakeholders.

Allocation of task and responsibilities are well defined. Training and support are provided. Constant interaction with different stakeholders is required to get the job done.

My day-to-day is always changing. I am part of the graduate program in the business which has you changing teams every 6 months. On top of this, there are a lot of internal and external activities that I participate in (training, presentations, conferences, etc). Overall though, my main roles include learning from the current team I am in, contributing to projects where applicable and ensuring I am always developing myself.

The Grad program has 6 monthly rotations so roles and responsibilities change. Generally, work on actual projects with support from supervisor and other team members as required. Project complexity increases with experience. No allocated jobs are mission critical. The main focus is developing job specific skills that will support me on my engineering career.

The focus is on being a graduate, this means while day-to-day KPIs are your responsibility, there is support in gaining knowledge gradually with collaboration among team members.

Complete mini-projects and business as usual tasks.

I am satisfied with the work I complete. I am challenged and driven to achieve my full potential.

My role is a Graduate Electrical Engineer who spends 6months in a role before moving onto the next. I have spent time in network planning, standards, working with field crews and I am currently in design. So, day to day responsibilities change from rotation to rotation. Currently I am in design so I am updating substation plans, providing solutions for defects, and design and documentation for replacement of aged assets.

As a Engineer within the graduate program the role changes every 6 months. Most direct supervises and other members of the direct team I have worked with have been very supportive in leanings. the work being allocated has generally been challenging and meaningful.

My current rotation is in Isolated Networks. Isolated Networks team own and operate 33 isolated power stations, with stand-alone electricity networks, that supply communities too remote to connect to the national grid. My day-to-day responsibilities are the asset management of these power stations especially as it relates to generator and control system replacement. For these tasks I attend site visits to remote communities with designers and consolidate their advice to develop a scope of works. Furthermore, as you may have seen on the news EQL is decarbonising these communities. As part of this process, I assist senior engineers with renewable penetration studies. This is very exciting for me as it relates heavily to my thesis in university.

My role sees me explore many different types of work and jobs, which is beneficial for myself being early into my professional career. My day-to-day responsibilities are tailored to my skill level which in turn keeps me satisfied that I can confidently complete the work.

Limited menial tasks, access to more engaging work when you ask your supervisors if you are looking to push the envelope a bit.

Day to day responsibilities include: reading emails and teams messages; creating, and editing drawings in AutoCAD, interpreting drawings, requirements, and other documents; modelling in PSCAD, PowerFactory, Cymcap; using GoogleEarth to work out geographic things like where to put powerlines and cables, estimating lengths; Microsoft excel for doing quick calculations, datasheets, playing with data; Python here and there; participating meetings (online mostly); doing training

Changes with each rotation but the best rotations are when you get to predominantly work on a large project which has a positive impact on the rest of the team, with a little bit of BAU work on the side.

In my current role as a graduate engineer, my day-to-day responsibilities can vary depending on my rotation within the company. This aspect of the job keeps it interesting and allows me to gain a broad spectrum of experiences in the engineering field.

Day to day I continue to learn in my interest area of Power Engineering. It is great to put my previous experience and knowledge to use in this different field. Day to day responsibilities include completing tasks assigned by my supervisor and workgroup at the time. At the moment this includes report writing, investigating assets, collaborating with other work groups and SME's, ensuring compliance with standards and regulations, power system modelling, risk quantification, NPV and VRC calculations.