Newman College Careers Directory Profiles

The best thing about being a graduate at Western Power is that you are training and learning.

Good public transport is something that we all take for granted yet is a fundamental pillar of a functioning city. It reduces wealth inequality and allows people to get to work in an environmentally conscious way. At the end of the day, it benefits the lives of so many people.

I especially enjoy being able to work or test on assets that work 24/7 to power the lives of our community.

Being able to see the public catching the trains and trams that I’ve worked on brings a great sense of satisfaction and it feels that you are contributing to society.

I thoroughly enjoy project work where I can manage a project from start to end and see it implemented within the business and the positive outcomes of it.

‘The land is something I've always felt a connection with,’ she says. ‘I’ve always felt that we are responsible for the land that we live on. I'm only here for a short time and then I've got to pass it on to somebody else. I want to pass on the land in a better condition than I found it in. I think there's been enough pillaging of the earth, we need to take care of it and pass it on to the next generation in good condition.’

The combination of doing brilliant work with brilliant people is my favourite part of my job. The deals that we work on our market-leading, complex and engaging.