There is a wide variety of jobs available in the minerals and energy resources sector.
As the sector has become a sophisticated high-tech industry, most jobs require some level of skill or qualification, though in some instances on-the-job training is available.
Just as in any other industry, there is no one-stop-shop to find a position that best matches your skills qualifications and abilities.
You will need to first closely examine the skills, abilities and experience you can bring to a potential employer and then seek out suitable positions.
You will also need to consider your personal circumstances - whether you are able to move to a mining town, work fly-in-fly-out arrangements, the cost of housing in regional towns etc.
To start your journey, click the links below to be taken to job vacancy sites, employment information sites and the human resources websites of QRC members.
Very best wishes in your search for employment in Queensland's resources sector.
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Having trouble entering employment in the resources sector due to a lack of skills or experience? The advice we receive from QRC member companies is that people who find themselves in this situation should:
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 | Contact recruitment companies that specialise in servicing the resources sector. Click the links below. |
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| Start to gain experience through entry-level employment with contractor companies that service the industry. Click the links below. |
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| Scholarships | |
Each year, the QRC invests in the next generation of resource-sector engineers and scientists by providing prestigious undergraduate scholarships in partnership with key Queensland universities.
There are also hundreds more scholarships available to undergraduate students studying engineering or science in Queensland.
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| Vacation work opportunities | |
Vacation work (or vac work) with a minerals or energy company is a short-term paid position offered to undergraduate students.
Vac work is usually on a mine site or at a power station, and is a great opportunity for students to experience a resources-sector career and the associated lifestyle.
Most of QRC’s member companies offer summer vacation work from December to February each year and some companies offer opportunities for winter vacation work from June to July.
Companies offer vac work to students who they believe best fit their company.
Having top grades is not always an essential as companies usually look for someone with a genuine interest in their organisation and the resources sector, a good work ethic, and a positive attitude. Many companies use vac work as a filter for identifying potential graduates.
Securing a vac work opportunity is competitive but students should not be discouraged, with hundreds of students gaining vac work with Queensland minerals and energy companies every year.
We recommend that even first-year university students apply as our member companies have a good track record of investing in first-year vac work students.
To view all the vac work opportunities available with minerals and energy companies, see QRC’s Facebook group Vac Work with Mining and Energy Companies.
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The minerals and energy sector is hiring graduates by the dozen, particularly in the engineering and science disciplines but also in health and safety, business and finance, and human resources.
To access many of the graduate employment opportunities offered by Queensland's minerals and energy companies see QRC’s Facebook group Graduate Jobs with Mining and Energy Companies.
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