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Essential Energy

4.5
  • 1,000 - 50,000 employees

Essential Energy Reviews

Based on 13 surveyed graduates working at Essential Energy. Read on to get an insider’s view on life as a graduate.
4.5
Based on 13 reviews

Pros & Cons

  • Being able to work remotely most of the time. I didn't have to relocate for the role and am not disadvantaged from my decision to work from Sydney. - Everyone has a Rostered Day Off (RDO) every 2 weeks. The 3-day weekend every fortnight helps maintain good work-life balance.
  • I get to make decision with tangible impacts to our electricity network improving safety and reliability
  • The opportunities to learn and grow. They can give me experience in any field of the business which is incredible. Also my team is awesome!
  • Healthy working environment, supportive colleagues
  • Location may not suit everyone
  • It's a large company and it can be hard to understand what each team does if you don't interact with them. There is also constant change in the company structure which can be hard to keep track of.
  • Nothing apparent at this early stage.
  • Some Engrained cultures

What Insiders Say

7.7
Career Prospects
7.7
Career Prospects
At the current moment the main factor is time, putting in the time and rotating around the different parts of the business as a graduate, then deciding which area I'd like to work in. The promotion possibilities differ depending on which area of the business I decide to work in.
8.0
Corporate Social Responsibility
8.0
Corporate Social Responsibility
I've so far worked on cleaning up the Integration data log files, purchasing Encrypted SSD's for our hosting tech team and being involved with the LastPass hack and resetting all our passwords stored in this.
8.6
Culture
8.6
Culture
The company supports those who are learning and starting new roles, encourages professional development as part of the working week, and fosters a healthy work environment by encouraging to always reach out for help if you are struggling.
8.8
Diversity
8.8
Diversity
The company that I work for strongly promotes diversity within the workforce and seeks to provide the same opportunities for inclusion and progression for everyone.
8.4
Satisfaction
8.4
Satisfaction
The role and responsibilities change with each graduate rotation. If you know which team you're interested in, you can organise future rotations for yourself. In my past 3 rotations, all managers have asked what type of projects and experience I'm looking and have taken my comments on board in organising workload.
9.0
Management
9.0
Management
Very satisfied with my current managers, very easy to access, and very supportive of my individual professional development.
9.2
Office Work Environment
9.2
Office Work Environment
Modern offices with great facilities. Dress code is casual business or more formal depending on events.
7.5
Recruitment
7.5
Recruitment
Very well organised and communicated recruitment activities. Initial application/numeric test followed up with remote interview with relevant managers. This is followed up with an assessment centre day that includes a number of group activities and interviews with relevant managers.
8.3
Salary
8.3
Salary
It's a really good pay and look forward to the increase of pay once my graduation position is complete. This is the best super I have been paid in my working career.
8.1
Training
8.1
Training
Most of the training has been on the job/informal and has been related to how to complete the various tasks associated with my job role. Additionally, the company will pay for you to participate in various training courses and certifications that relate to your job role.
9.6
Work Hours
9.6
Work Hours
I work an eight-hour day with a one-hour break for lunch. This equates to working a 9-day fortnight with every second Friday as a day off.
8.5
Sustainability
8.5
Sustainability
Enabling the proliferation of solar and renewable energy sources to flow across the network is a major focus for the company in the coming years.