Graduate Opportunities

The Australian Rail Industry is growing at a significant rate.

This growth requires an injection of talented graduates who are seeking an opportunity to make a difference. Gain real and meaningful work experience on major infrastructure projects which will make a real difference to the lives of all Australians.

With over 150 companies across Australia, the Rail Industry has a huge variety of roles, projects and environments in which graduates can work. The possibilities to develop technical and professional capabilities while working in an interesting and rewarding environment make for a great kick start to a graduate’s career.

Want Variety? Choose – private or public passenger operations, work with track owners and managers, freight operators, manufacturers & suppliers. The industry delivers essential services to customers and the community in urban, regional, rural and remote areas of Australia.

These organisations employ over 100,000 people to help our customers take over 670 million trips every year, to move over 680 million tonnes of freight across the country and to design, build and maintain 41,000 kilometres of track, over 1,800 locomotives and 32,000 wagons and carriages.

Graduate programs vary across different organisations, however graduate placements aim to expose graduates to both customer facing and operational aspects of the business. Most rail graduate programs run for either two or three years and a number of organisations also support ongoing professional and personal development during and post your graduate program.

You will be working alongside experienced professional managers and leaders and in teams delivering essential services or projects for the people of Australia, working with leading edge technology and developing new solutions to traditional challenges.

With the rail industry growing, right across Australia, there has never been a better time to join a Rail Graduate Program and start your RAIL CAREER.