2025 Graduate Program

Everyday, all around the world, Thiess supports and celebrates our people. We recognise talent and reward transparency. We champion diversity and embrace change.

Join us. Hone your skills and develop new ones. Take on big challenges and grow, through mentorship, collaboration and empowerment.

Thiess is the place to make things happen.

• About the Graduate Program

The Thiess Graduate Program 2025 provides the opportunity to learn, develop and gain exposure to our business and the industry, working alongside senior professionals who will guide your learning and development journey.

As a Thiess Graduate, you will have access to structured, on-the-job training, guided learning plans, a mentor and additional professional development opportunities. Over our two-year program, you will experience up to two 12-month rotations with placements in various roles across Australia in Coal and Minerals Mining projects. Having the opportunity to rotate across different teams as well as projects will provide you with greater opportunities to build your career.

Locations for these roles include South-East & Central Queensland and Hunter Valley, New South Wales.

• As a Thiess Graduate, you will need to have the ability to
• Learn new skills, be flexible and adaptive
• Problem solve and analyse
• Work collaboratively
• Innovate and propose creative solutions
• Communicate effectively
• Relocate to various sites and projects, as required by program rotations
• About the Opportunities

As a Graduate, you'll be an integral part of our team. Working alongside experienced professionals, you'll be involved in a wide range of mining operation activities. This role offers an exceptional blend of hands-on experience, mentorship, and exposure to the entire mining lifecycle.

• Graduate opportunities available -
• Geology
• Surveyor
• Health and Safety
• Finance
• Human Resource
• Employee Relations
• About You
• Hold a relevant Bachelor's degree or related discipline
• Demonstrated a GPA of 4.5 or higher
• A keen interest in the mining industry
• A driver's licence and an ability to travel to site
• Able to demonstrate commitment to Thiess' shared group principles of Integrity, Accountability, Innovation and Delivery
• Eligible to work in Australia
• The capacity for self-directed task management in a fast paced environment and the ability to work effectively within a team.
• Free from a bond or commitment to any other employer
• What Thiess Can Do for You
• Help to grow your career, offering diverse and varied opportunities for advancement
• Flexible working arrangements
• World-class health & wellbeing programs
• Salary sacrifice options
• A range of corporate discounts, including health insurance (Medibank), travel & retail products
• About Us

Thiess works with clients in Australia, Asia and the Americas in the dynamic field of open-cut and underground mining.

The pioneering spirit of our founders - the legendary Thiess brothers - is our legacy, and inspires our vision to harness the power of people and technology to drive sustainable change.

At Thiess, you will have the opportunity to play a part in the global energy transition. We are growing our commodities portfolio to include metals and minerals critical to the energy transition, and developing services to enable sustainable mining.

We're creating a culture of curiosity, knowledge-sharing, and continuous learning - supporting our people to contribute to Thiess' success and continued growth in sustainable mining.

We'll support you to hone your skills and develop new ones, take on challenges and grow, through mentorship, collaboration and empowerment. We offer our people ongoing technical training and development opportunities so they can reach their full potential. We also invest in the workforce of the future, with a range of programs for people starting their careers.

We recognise the value of an inclusive and diverse workplace through our vision of everyone matters always. We're focused on creating an inclusive environment to enable our people to bring their best self to work because they feel safe, included and empowered.

• How to Apply

This role is an opportunity to take the next step in your career. With our culture of recognition, development, and a stimulating and satisfying work environment, there is no better time to join Thiess.