Department for Infrastructure and Transport
Job reference: 838415
Location: 5000 - ADELAIDE
Job status: Short Term Contract
Eligibility: Open to Everyone

The Department for Infrastructure and Transport is committed to creating meaningful employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

We invite Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander graduates to start their career journey with our Aboriginal Graduate Program.

• Join us to build with purpose, move with care and connect with community for SA.
• Join an organisation where you can transfer your skills and grow your career.
• Build a career at DIT while receiving mentorship and support

Who should apply?

If you have recently completed, or are about to complete, a university degree, please apply.

If you are currently studying, please get in touch with us to discuss other possible opportunities.

We want to create more employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students from any study discipline.

Apply now and build a career that really moves

The opportunity

We’d love to hear from current university students, and university graduates who have completed a minimum three-year Bachelor’s degree since 2024.

Opportunities may be available for projects in regional South Australia.

Both part-time and full-time employment contracts are available, with hours to be negotiated to work around your life and studies.

Who we are
At the Department for Infrastructure and Transport, we are connecting South Australia to keep our State moving. We are responsible for delivering a multi-billion-dollar pipeline of transformative transport and social infrastructure projects, operating and maintaining thousands of kilometres of roads and managing our city’s public transport network.

Our work encompasses every part of our State; from our cities to our regions, connecting and strengthening community. We value diversity and inclusion and foster an environment of collaboration, flexibility and support for our people.

Our culture 

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive culture. Everyone should feel valued and respected.

Our programs build capability, confidence and resilience. We want to partner with you to achieve your career and professional development goals. 

Initiatives in community we are particularly proud of:

• Working in partnership with Alliances from Torrens to Darlington and Tram Grade Separation, to deliver a number of programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. This includes the Road to Redemption, a program designed to help reduce the overrepresentation of Aboriginal people in the correctional system.
• Established dual naming for the Port Road Underpass bridge, through partnerships with Kaurna Yerta Aboriginal Corporation and local artists.
• Collaborated with the Kaurna Working Group to ensure cultural recognition within our urban art on the Tatachilla Underpass, Pedler Creek Bridge, Coast to Vines Underpass and Landscape Rest nodes along the shared used paths.
• Creation of a GIS Map layer which shows the Native Title Boundaries for the entire State.
• Completion of the Mukapaanthi Monument remembering Aboriginal Veterans at the intersection of Goodwood, Springbank and Daws roads at Panorama.
• Walpaara Anpa Awards initiative which has provided over 200 laptops since 2006 to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to bridge the digital divide.
• Installation of the Aboriginal Artwork Tram Wraps, which were produced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students across 8 schools. Each school worked with their local and community Elders to ensure that their artwork was a true reflection of their area.

Why join our Entry Level programs? 

• Career development: We offer comprehensive training programs, mentorship opportunities, and clear career progression paths to help you grow.
• Health and wellbeing: We support a range of health and wellbeing initiatives including an Aboriginal specific support program, free annual flu vaccinations, and the Fitness Passport program.
• Flexible working arrangements: Enjoy work-life balance with options like flexi-time, working from home, various flexible working arrangements, purchased leave, cultural leave and more.
• Impactful work: Be part of projects that make a tangible difference in the community and contribute to South Australia’s future.
• Cultural safety: Access to Aboriginal representation at all stages of your employment, culturally specific career development programs, and ability to join monthly Aboriginal employee meetings and attend our annual Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff summit.

Salary

Depending on qualification and stage of study:

• ASO2 (internship) starting at $58,709 per annum, plus 12% superannuation
• ASO3 (graduate) classification starting at $67,589 per annum, plus 12% superannuation
• PO1 (graduate) classification starting at $71,375 per annum, plus 12% superannuation

Appointment to an alternative classification stream may be considered having regard to qualification(s) and experience.

To be eligible, you need to:

• Hold a minimum undergraduate qualification received no earlier than 2024, or by the end of 2026.
• Or be currently studying at an Australian Tertiary Institution
• Hold a National Police Check (or be willing to get one) and may also be required to undergo other employment checks.
• Be of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent (pursuant to section 56(2) of the Equal Opportunity Act 1984)

Ready to apply?

Click “Apply Now” and upload your resume, or email us at DIT.AboriginalEmployment@sa.gov.au

Our Commitment

The Department for Infrastructure and Transport is an Equal Opportunities Employer committed to meaningful diversity, equity and inclusion that is driven by employee agency.

We welcome and encourage applications regardless of age or background, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTQIA+, people with disabilities and other diversity groups.

Our health and wellbeing programs support us to deliver for our State, and we recognise the value that flexible working arrangements can bring to balancing work with other personal responsibilities and interests.

We stand with leading advocacy groups that reflect our culture and values.

We believe we have the most talented workforce in government, and we support them every day and at every stage of their careers.

Enquires:

DIT.EntryTalent@sa.gov.au or DIT.AboriginalEmployment@sa.gov.au

Applications Close: 11pm Monday 31 August 2026

Applications close: 31/08/2026 11:00 PM

Flexibility Statement
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.