About SRLA's Graduate Program

Start your career on the right track with Suburban Rail Loop (SRL).

The SRLA Graduate Program is an exciting, challenging and rewarding opportunity to learn from industry experts and contribute to shaping a better future for our growing city and state. As graduates, you’ll be working on an incredible project that will help shape our city, while you gain valuable industry experience.

SRL will connect communities across Melbourne’s middle suburbs and deliver more housing, business and job opportunities. As graduates you’ll contribute to achieving these far-reaching outcomes, whatever your role!

Construction of SRL East is powering ahead, so there’s never been a more exciting time to join our team.

During the program you will develop a wide range of skills and gain valuable industry experience as you rotate through project teams within your area of interest every 6 months. Positions are available across a range of disciplines including engineering, urban design and planning, architecture, legal and communications.

As well as offering learning and development opportunities, the program also provides mentoring and networking to kickstart your career.

SRLA is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce which reflects our community, where different perspectives are respected and valued.

We are creating a workplace where everyone feels empowered to bring their full selves to work each day.

Disciplines we are looking for in 2025

  • Engineering – Civil, Construction
  • Health and Safety, Risk Management or Occupational Health and Hygiene
  • Law, Legal, Business Law
  • Commerce
  • Public Policy and Management
  • Finance/Economics
  • Urban Planning or Urban Design
  • Environmental
  • Sustainability
  • Communications, Stakeholder Engagement

About you

To be eligible to apply, you must have:

  • Australia Citizen, Australian Permanent Resident, New Zealand Citizen
  • Completed a relevant university undergraduate degree in 2022, 2023, 2024 or graduate by February 2025

Selection process for 2025

Our graduate program will commence on Wednesday 5 February 2025.  As we complete each stage of the selection process, we'll notify both successful and unsuccessful candidates.

Apply now

Applications for our 2025 Graduate Program are now open.

For more information about the SRLA Graduate Program please contact us.

Note: Victoria’s Big Build has a separate graduate program application process.

Register for SRLA's information session here

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Meet our graduates