Energise your career with us

Energy is an essential service for Australian households and businesses and a critical contributor to the long-term success of the Australian economy.

Everyone should be able to switch on the lights and have access to secure, reliable and affordable electricity. It’s this essential right that drives us in our purpose to ensure Australian energy consumers are better off now and in the future.

A day working at the AER is a day knowing you are contributing to the greater good of Australia and Australian consumers.

What we offer

We are an independent Australian Government agency currently sitting within the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).

We share our recruitment processes with the ACCC. This means that when you apply for a job at the AER, you are employed under the terms and conditions of shared ACCC/AER employment policies. 

With this comes a wide range of support services and a dynamic and flexible working environment that helps you to be successful in your role. 

We offer attractive conditions and benefits including:

  • competitive rates of pay and 15.4% superannuation
  • 4 weeks annual leave each year (pro-rated for part-time employees) with the option to purchase additional annual leave
  • personal leave and paid maternity leave (pro-rated for part-time employees)
  • paid shutdown between the Christmas and New Year period
  • access to salary sacrificing
  • access to studies assistance
  • flexible working arrangements, such as part-time work, flexible hours of work and our hybrid way of working
  • the ability to perform any role at any AER office
  • $600 gross to go towards setting up your home office on commencement
  • $299.99 reimbursement each financial year for healthy lifestyle related expenses as well as access to an Employee Assistance Program and expansive options to help you manage your health and wellbeing.

Learn more about our values and organisation culture

Health and wellbeing

We recognise that work is one aspect of your life but it is interrelated and influential on your health and wellbeing. 

At the AER, we provide health and wellbeing activities, services and resources that engage, empower and encourage you to improve lifestyle choices, and provides a work environment that supports health and wellbeing. 

Our 5-pillar approach is designed to enable you to pick and choose options that are right for you when you need them.

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Social and community connections help us to thrive in our workplace and in our lives. We offer a range of activities to promote social and community connection so you can get to know your colleagues. 

 

 

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Looking after our mental wellbeing requires work. We recognise feeling mentally well and being resilient are keys to success. We offer a range of initiatives to help you be your best self. 

 

 

 

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Our health is one of our biggest assets. Options to improve health include advice on exercise, sleep, food and lifestyle tips, as well as a healthy lifestyle reimbursement and a one-off allowance for home office set up.

 

 

 

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Learning and development, and mobility opportunities, are essential for career planning. We offer a range of initiatives to assist you to plan and build your career with the AER.

 

 

 

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Financial worries can be one of the biggest causes of stress, especially in times of uncertainty. We offer a range of opportunities to help enhance your feeling of financial security.

We also offer a range of learning opportunities for managers to help build their capability in identifying early warning signs in their people.

 

Career development

A career with the AER will give you the chance to get involved in challenging projects that impact and influence the future of Australia’s energy system. 

The AER promotes a culture of learning. You will have opportunities for professional growth and advancement through training programs, mentorship initiatives and collaboration with industry experts. 

See our latest job vacancies

It’s a time of transformation in Australia’s energy system. View our current opportunities to help shape Australia’s energy future.