What's open now

Find out what’s open right now and see where a WA public sector career could take you.

Programs currently recruiting

If you’re looking to apply soon, this page shows:

  • programs open now
  • programs opening soon
  • upcoming application timeframes.

Opportunities change throughout the year, so this page is updated regularly.

Department of Energy and Economic Diversification

Department of Health

  • Aboriginal Cadetship
    For Aboriginal people · Paid work while studying · Multiple locations
    Build skills, gain experience and create pathways into long‑term careers in the WA public health system.
  • Graduate Development Program
    Graduates · Non‑clinical health roles · Across WA
    Develop professional and leadership skills while supporting health services and communities across Western Australia.

Department of Treasury and Finance

  • Graduate Program
    Graduates · Economics, finance and policy · Perth
    Work on high impact projects that shape decisions affecting WA’s economy, finances and future.

Main Roads

  • Aboriginal Engagement Graduate Program
    For Aboriginal people · Career development and pathways · Statewide opportunities
    Support Aboriginal engagement and participation initiatives while building a long term career at Main Roads WA.
  • Communications Graduate Program
    Graduates · Communications and media · Perth
    Build experience across campaigns, digital content and stakeholder engagement while supporting major road projects.
  • Engineering (Civil) Graduate Program
    Engineering graduates · Major infrastructure projects · Across WA
    Develop your civil engineering skills through structured rotations and regional experience across the road network.
  • Engineering Cadetship
    Engineering students · Paid work while studying · Pathway to graduate employment
    Get paid to study, gain hands on engineering experience through vacation work, and transition into a graduate or associate program.
  • Spatial Science – Engineering Surveyor Graduate Program
    Surveying graduates · Spatial and geospatial roles · Across WA
    Build practical surveying and geospatial expertise while working on major road infrastructure projects.
  • Network Operations Graduate Program
    Graduates · Traffic operations and data · Perth
    Use advanced systems and data to help manage and optimise WA’s road network in real time.
  • Quantity Surveyor Graduate Program
    Graduates · Estimating and commercial roles · Across WA
    Gain hands on experience in estimating and commercial management supporting major road infrastructure delivery.

Public Transport Authority

  • Graduate Program
    Graduates · Engineering, planning and corporate roles · Around WA
    Help deliver and maintain public transport services that keep Western Australia moving.

Programs opening soon

Explore all early career programs: 

Graduate programs

Cadetship, internship and vacation programs

Nothing here feels right yet?

That’s completely normal.

Many people start their public sector careers before graduate programs open, or through pathways that don’t require you to have finished your degree yet.

You might want to explore:

Cadetship, internship and vacation programs

These roles help you:

  • build experience early
  • earn while you learn
  • work out what kind of roles you enjoy.

Thinking about working regionally?

You don’t have to move to Perth to start a public sector career.

WA public sector jobs exist across the state, including in regional and remote communities.

Starting your career in a regional location can mean:

  • broader experience earlier
  • strong community connection
  • the option to move locations or agencies later on.

Not sure what your degree leads to?

You might be surprised where your skills are useful.

Many public sector roles:

  • Don’t require a specific degree
  • Value transferable skills like communication, problem solving and teamwork
  • Offer opportunities to move between different job types over time

Discover where your skills and qualifications could be used

What a public sector career can look like over time

Most people’s careers don’t follow one straight path.

In the WA public sector, many people:

  • start in one role and move into others
  • work across different agencies during their career
  • combine stability with variety and purpose.

We are here to help you:

  • understand your options
  • see what’s possible
  • take the next step with confidence.
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