2027 Graduate Program
Kick‑start your career with a graduate program that puts you at the forefront of building a cleaner, more sustainable Australia. At Cleanaway, our 2027 Graduate Program offers driven, curious graduates the opportunity to help shape Australia’s circular economy and contribute to meaningful, real‑world environmental outcomes. Across a structured program of up to two years, you’ll gain hands‑on experience through rotations, access formal learning and development, build networks, and set yourself up for a long‑term career in resource recovery. We welcome graduates with varied journeys and strengths, and we look beyond your academic transcript when recruiting.
Why Cleanaway
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Join Australia’s largest provider of waste management and resource recovery solutions. We are ASX-listed and employ over 10,000 staff across over 330 sites. 
Help Australia move toward a net‑zero future. We are leading the way in sustainability through innovation and investing in advanced technologies such as energy-from-waste and renewable fuel initiatives. These efforts are helping to reduce landfill dependency, lower carbon emissions, and protect the environment by reducing demand for natural resources.
Join a team that genuinely cares, where safety – physical, psychological, environmental – is at the foundation of everything we do, and where people look out for each other, celebrate achievements, and foster an inclusive culture.
Program structure
- Duration of up to two years, consisting of rotations, with a pathway to ongoing employment
- Opportunities across technical sites and within Corporate functions. Rotations will occur within one function
- Access to a range of in‑house development and learning opportunities
- A formal program with networking, mentoring, and the chance to deliver a project that supports Cleanaway’s future business goals.
Who can apply
- Australian or NZ citizen, or foreign citizen with Australian Permanent Residency. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
- To have completed all course requirements of an undergraduate or postgraduate degree, at an Australian University, within the last two years (as of Feb 2027)
- We are still finalising our exact requirements for next year, but are likely to have opportunities across several locations, suited to those studying Engineering, Environmental Science, Commerce/Business incl. Finance, Technology and Data Analytics.