Description:
2026 South32 Graduate Program
Discover a Brighter Future
At South32, we’re meeting the challenge of enabling a sustainable future through our focus on responsibly producing commodities critical for a low-carbon world.
As a collaborative, caring and inclusive company, there’s no better place to make a genuine difference. Together we’re making a positive, global impact that has the potential to change lives.
Whatever career path you choose, we’ll support you every step of the way to learn, grow and succeed. So join us, step towards a brighter future and leave your legacy.
What’s Involved?
Our Graduate program is tailored to provide you with a unique learning pathway that will help you develop foundational skills to set you up for your future career with South32.
Here are the following streams:
- Civil & Structural Engineer
- Mining Engineer
- Process Engineer
- Mechanical Engineer
- Digital Technology Platforms
- Technology Innovation & Change
- Electrical Engineer
- Geotechnical Engineer
- Environmental
How life as a Graduate benefits you!
- Annualised short-term incentive, paid in addition to your base salary reflecting our company's performance and each employee's contribution.
- Personalised pathway with rotations to build your technical and professional skills.
- Lead an improvement initiative that has a genuine business impact.
- Participate in South32's Annual Graduate Residential, a three-day event that provides graduates the opportunity to network with other graduates, meet key senior leaders and continue building practical skills.
- Grow personally and professionally in a high-performance and values-based culture.
- Receive dedicated support from graduate buddies and senior leaders.
Our recruitment process
- Upload your CV - Send in your application by attaching your CV, academic transcript and details of extracurricular activities
- Application Review - Our recruitment team will review each application to determine a shortlist which will be shared with Hiring Managers
- Interview & Assessments - Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an interview and complete psychometric testing
- Offer Stage - Successful candidates will receive an employment offer.
South32 is committed to building and maintaining an inclusive and diverse workforce that reflects the communities in which we operate. We provide a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible for all and we encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.
Eligibility:
- Must have completed your degree and be available to commence employment from February 2026
- Applicants must have the right to live and work in Australia
Brighter Futures Start Here