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InternshipOn-siteFull-timeFortitude Valley, Queensland, Australia
Job Description
Intern - EHS
Location: Australia-Fortitude Valley
AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: Yes
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available
CLEARANCE TYPE: AU-Protected (Baseline)
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time
Description
Looking for an internship where you can make a genuine impact while gainingreal‑worldexperience?
As anEnvironment, Health & Safety (EHS) InternatNorthrop Grumman Australia (NGA),you’llsupport our teams inmaintainingsafe, healthy, and environmentally responsible workplaces. This isa great opportunityto apply whatyou’relearning at university, gain exposure tobest‑practicesafety systems, and understand how EHS supports complex Defence and technology programs.
You’llwork alongside experienced EHS professionals in a supportive environment that values learning, curiosity, and continuous improvement.
Whatyou’llbe doing
With guidance and mentoring throughout your internship,you’llhave the opportunity to:
Support EHS initiatives andday‑to‑daysafety activities across the business
Assistwith health, safety and environmental reporting and documentation
Help with risk assessments, audits, and inspections
Support incident reporting, investigations, and corrective actions
Learn about WHS legislation, environmental compliance, and safety management systems
Work with teams across operations, programs, and facilities to promote a strong safety culture
This12 weekinternship is designed to help you build practical skills and confidence in a real workplace setting.This role can be based at either our Amberley base in Queensland or the Edinburgh base in South Australia.
Eligibility requirements:
We’relooking for enthusiastic students who are keen to learn and contribute:
Currently studying adegree in Work Health & Safety, Environmental Science, Environmental Health, Occupational Health & Safety, Sustainability, or a related discipline
Interested in workplace safety, environmental management, or risk
Strong attention to detail and a willingness to learn
Comfortable working with documentation, data, and reports
Good communicationskills and a proactive,team‑focusedattitude
Australian citizenship(requiredfor some work environments)
Ability to work full-time over theallocatedinternship period
Ifyou’repassionate about health,safetyand the environment and want to start your career with purpose,we’dlove to hear from you.You cansubmityour application, along with your Resume, Cover Letter and Academic Transcripts on our website.Due to our secure systems, weare unable to acceptresumesand otherdocumentationvia email.
The Recruitment Process
Apply on our website with the required documents. A cover letter is crucial as we want to know, “why us?”
You will receive an email with a survey and some more information about Northrop Grumman, which we hope you complete as soon as possible.
You will receive a call or email from one of our friendly recruitment team to talk through your application. From here, our recruitment team will organise for you to attend one of our assessment centres or an interview.
A recruitment representative or your hiring manager will give you a call to let you know if you are successful or unsuccessful.
If you are successful, a People and Culture representative will then reach out to you to discuss your onboarding and provide a warm welcome to Northrop Grumman!
Please note that our recruitment process can be lengthydue to thestrong security checksrequiredwhich allow our Internstoget closeto our secure technology. Therefore, any candidates MUST have an Australian Citizenship to apply.