EOI - Vacation Student Program

About the Program

Join Bravus' 2026/2027 Vacation Student Program and gain practical industry experience across our surface mining operations at our Carmichael mine.

Throughout the program, participants will gain exposure to a diverse range of mining and business functions, including surface operations, maintenance environments, mine planning and operational support. There will also be opportunities to contribute to business improvement initiatives across the site.

Working alongside our experienced site teams, you will build practical, hands-on experience with the equipment, systems and day-to-day operations of a working mine.

This placement is on a remote site with a fly-in fly-out roster and you will be staying in camp accommodation. Successful applicants will be employed casually for a 10 -12 week program starting end of November.

We are ideally looking for students who are currently based in Townsville, Rockhampton or Mackay. Flights are provided from Townsville, Rockhampton or Mackay. Travel from any other location is at the candidate's own arrangement and expense. The fields we are recruiting for in 2026/27 are:

• Mining Engineers
• Civil Engineers
• Mechanical Engineers
• Electrical Engineers
• Surveying

About You

• Currently studying a Bachelor's degree in engineering, surveying or a related discipline
• Successful applicants will be required to obtain a Standard 11 Surface Coal Induction and a Queensland Coal Board Medical, and to complete drug and alcohol screening prior to and during their
  placement on site.
• Exceptional communication skills and interpersonal skills
• Willingness to learn
• Strong problem solving skills and analytical ability

About Us

Bravus is an Australian mining and rail business. We own and operate the Carmichael coal mine in the Galilee Basin, northwest of Clermont, the rail network that connects the mine to the Central Queensland Coal Network, and the above-rail freight operations that move our coal to the Port of Abbot Point for export.

As part of the global Adani Group, we help provide reliable, affordable energy that's lifting people out of poverty across the Asia-Pacific region, while creating secure jobs and economic investment in regional Queensland. That's something we're proud of.

If you’re interested in our Vacation Program, click Apply to submit your application including your academic record. Applications close 4 October 2026.