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Job #:	V029
Company:	Macquarie Generation
Disciplines:	Mechanical, Electrical and Mechatronics Engineering, Business, Commerce, Law
Job Title:	Industrial Work Experience Program
Applications close:	12-09-08

PAID INDUSTRIAL WORK EXPERIENCE PROGRAM

Macquarie Generation provides approximately 40% of the State’s electricity requirements and is Australia’s largest electricity generator. We have over 600 employees, most of whom work at our Liddell and Bayswater power stations in the Upper Hunter Valley. Additionally, we have staff based at our corporate office in Newcastle.

We have exciting opportunities for students who:

Are in second to last year of study

Have the right to work in Australia

Can demonstrate high potential

Are willing to work at our Bayswater and/or Liddell Power Stations (located in the Upper Hunter Valley – between Muswellbrook and Singleton) or our Corporate Office in Lambton, Newcastle

We are offering challenging practical, paid work experience projects in the following disciplines:

Bayswater and/or Liddell Power Stations:

Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Mechatronics

Students will be assigned to a station based team and work with them on a number of engineering and business based projects as applicable

Corporate Office Lambton, Newcastle

Business

Economics

Finance

Combined Law degrees in conjunction with the above disciplines

This placement focuses on the how the electricity market is operated. There is an opportunity to learn about financial derivatives, electricity demand forecasting, analysis of competitor behaviour, regulatory issues, asset management, option pricing and risk management.

Employment is offered for 10 weeks commencing Monday 1st December 2008 through to Friday 6th February 2009.

To apply for this opportunity please include your personal information (name, address and contact numbers), your most recent university transcripts, what your interests are, how you are progressing at university, what your consider to be your strengths and what you believe you would bring to the work experience program. Interviews will be conducted during October 2008.

For further information please contact:

Anthea Price

Learning and Development Coordinator

PH: (02) 6542 0673

Or visit our website: http://www.macgen.com.au

Please send email applications to: humanresources@macgen.com.au

Closing Date:APPLICATIONS CLOSE: 5PM, 12th SEPTEMBER 2008

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