Civilian Engineer Development Program Vacation Employment
Paid vacation employment is offered to penultimate year engineering students during the Christmas/New Year period. We are looking for university students currently undertaking undergraduate tertiary studies in the fields of:
- Naval Architecture
- Mechanical Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Mechatronics and
- Systems Engineering
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What's in it for you?
Our program offers you the opportunity to:
- Gain an understanding of the application of engineering within Navy
- Meet and work along side experts in your field and see first hand how your studies can be applied to Navy Platforms and Weapon Systems
- Good work-level insight of Head Naval Engineering (HNE) Professional Development and other career options within Defence.
What's involved?
Participation in the VEP will require successful applicants to work full time, under a non-ongoing employment contract, for a 12 week period over the Christmas/New Year period, with 1 week off over the stand down period.
Employment Conditions
Salary
All program participants are employed as Australian Public Service Officers (APS) Level 1. The salary for these positions is $38,741 pa pro-rated.
Leave
Defence has an official 'stand-down' that runs from Christmas Day until the designated New Years day public holiday. 'Stand-down' is at full pay and no leave approval is required.
As part of your employment contract you will be eligible to accrue annual leave at a rate of 5.75 hours per fortnight.
Flexible Working Hours
During the employment period you will have access to Flexible working hours in accordance with the requirement of the Defence Enterprise Collective Agreement (DeCA) 2009. The full DeCA can be viewed at www.defence.gov.au.
The Application Process
Please forward your details via email to the following address: civilianengineer.development@defence.gov.au. Please ensure you title the email "Vacation Employment Program Application"
NOTE: To be eligible for employment applicants must be Australian citizens and must not have taken a Voluntary Redundancy from a Commonwealth Agency in the last 12 Months. Successful applicants will be required to satisfy security requirements, including a Police Records Check.
