About the Program

The Whitehaven Coal Graduate Program is an exciting two-year development program intended to grow and develop our future leaders. You’ll gain practical skills and training from both on-the-job learning experiences and formal development sessions. To ensure a breadth of experience, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute to the success of a range of our sites and offices through the rotation program.

The program is based on rotations to give you the best understanding of our business possible. These rotations are residentially based in the Gunnedah and Narrabri region in NSW, except for some functional rotations which are based in our Sydney and Newcastle offices. Our key operational sites include:

• Maules Creek Open Cut
• Narrabri Underground
• Tarrawonga Open Cut

What We Offer

• Career development, mentorship and coaching
• Relocation assistance to the beautiful Gunnedah region or Narrabri
• Australian owned industry leader!
• Attractive remuneration package including employee benefits!
• 15 annual leave days p/annum being Gunnedah based
• Employee referral scheme - $3,000 for successful referrals!

Learning and Development

We provide learning and development opportunities for all graduates tailored to your career trajectory. This includes the relevant technical skills training that you will complete as well as personal development & mentoring to support you in meeting your true potential.

Variety

No two days are the same as you’ll gain a deep understanding into how a mine operates. During your journey with our Graduate Program, you will have the opportunity to work in different parts of our business, across our Underground Mine and/or our Open Cut Mines.

What You’ll Bring

We are looking for graduates who are adaptable, keen to learn, resilient and want to build a rewarding career in mining. You must be prepared and able to relocate to the local area and share a passion for our values of safety, teamwork, respect integrity and excellence.

We are seeking applications from recent or soon to be graduates that have completed their course in the last 3 years (2021-2023). You will need a tertiary qualification that will be of the following discipline:

• Mining Engineering

To learn more about the program, head to the Graduates & Students section of our website.

Next Steps

Once we receive and review your application, you will be contacted by our recruitment team and invited to complete cognitive and psychometric assessments. We will then invite candidates to attend interviews with our hiring managers.

Applications close on the 11 August 2023!

Whitehaven Coal is committed to increasing the representation of women and Aboriginal people in the workplace. We are striving for an inclusive workplace that brings people from diverse backgrounds and welcomes applicants of diversity of gender, culture and experience.

To be considered for this position you must have the right to work in Australia.