Work experience

We welcome students for our work experience and placement program. The program is a great way to experience the water industry and its core functions. We have opportunities for Year 10 students and above.

Students have the opportunity to gain a sense of day-to-day business to help them choose their future career path.

Work experience areas

We offer work experience and placements in:

• projects and infrastructure – engineering and land development
• human resources
• civil maintenance – Victorian Construction Induction Card required
• mechanical and electrical – Victorian Construction Induction Card required
• water treatment
• finance and accounting
• administration
• environmental studies and conservation
• information technology (IT)
• communications and/or marketing.

Depending on your needs, you can do a one-week placement or one day a week over several months.

How to apply

If you’re interested in doing work experience or a placement at Lower Murray Water, send your contact details and two preference areas from the list above to comms@lmw.vic.gov.au

Due to limited places each year, we can’t guarantee that we can offer a placement to all applicants.

Due to high demand, we have filled all work experience places for 2024. Places for 2025 will be released in February 2025.