Graduate Opportunities

Working as a Graduate with us

As a graduate, you can accelerate your career with opportunities to work in different projects and divisions. A mentor will help you grow your career to its fullest potential while you learn from and work with our leading experts. 

Over 18-months you will grow your professional knowledge and skills, working on a variety of teams and projects. Upon successful completion of the program, you will have a secure, permanent role at IPART and the opportunity to be fast-tracked into other roles.

IPART offers you an inclusive and diverse working environment with flexible working arrangements.  We value everyone’s skills, experiences and contributions and encourage learning and development. We invite challenges to our thinking to pursue better outcomes for the people of NSW. 

You must also have completed or will complete an undergraduate or postgraduate degree within 2 years before starting work with us and be available to commence full-time employment at the start of the Graduate Program on 1 February 2027.

Your role

The Graduate Analyst role at IPART is designed for you to learn and apply a variety of skills. As you rotate through our diverse range of projects, you can develop your quantitative and qualitative skills such as analysis (research, data analytics, statistics, and modelling) and communication (written and verbal). 

Your work can involve a wide range of activities such as:

• analysing latest industry data
• supporting tasks to provide strategic/policy advice, regulatory pricing or compliance work
• helping to deliver research, technical analysis and briefings for our decision makers
• preparing reports, publications, and presentations on your projects.

You can help us solve difficult economic and technical problems, such as how to make childcare more affordable, how to pay for the services and infrastructure provided by councils and water utilities, how to make sure that drinking water and electricity infrastructure remains safe, and how to ensure the integrity of the certificates created through the NSW Energy Sustainability Schemes.

You can find out about the different teams in IPART at our Work at IPART page.

What IPART is looking for

We look for applicants with a tertiary education in Economics, Commerce, Engineering and Science. We encourage graduates in all related fields to apply.

Successful candidates to the Graduate Program are typically people who:

• Apply lateral thinking to develop innovative solutions to complex problems
• work well in collaborative team environments
• apply a high attention to detail in their work
• are clear communicators
• manage multiple priorities and deadlines well and have strong organisational skills.

Graduates should also demonstrate:

• appreciation of, and sensitivity towards, difference and diversity
• an interest in continuous professional growth
• curiosity, openness and eagerness to make a difference for the people of NSW, socially and environmentally

To be eligible for ongoing employment in the NSW Government sector, applicants must be an Australian or New Zealand citizen or an Australian permanent resident.

You must also have completed or will complete an undergraduate or postgraduate degree within 2 years before starting work with us and be available to commence full-time employment at the start of the Graduate Program.

Applications for the 2027 program will open between Friday 10 July 2026 - Monday 10 August 2026

Learn more about the Graduate recruitment process.