AGL Energy

Energy

Purpose & Values

AGL’s Purpose

At AGL, we believe energy makes life better. That’s why we’re passionate about powering the way Australians live, work and move.

Like you, we believe that the world is going through extraordinary challenges. We don’t shy away from the tough questions and we consider the answers carefully. We work in partnership with our customers and communities, and take action to shape a better future for all.

As life changes, we join the change, constantly evolving for more than 185 years. Today we bring all that know-how to transform how Australians produce, share and consume energy. We’re investing in new ideas, partnerships and infrastructure – renewing and expanding our portfolio of sources and products to help make them more reliable, affordable and useful.

We’ll continue to innovate in energy and other essential services to enhance the way Australians live, and help preserve the world around us for future generations.

Employee Value Proposition

Join the change. Together, we’ll make history.

As we keep the lights on for over four million customers and move towards a more sustainable way of life, it’s an exciting time to be at AGL.

We’re reimagining how homes and business live and work across the country and we want you to be a part of it. This moment will define our time, and your career as you work alongside Australia’s best and brightest minds. You’ll grow and learn in a collaborative, safe and supportive environment and play your part in changing the course of tomorrow. Everyone at AGL is an important part of building a better energy future and we want you to join in.

Values

Bring on tomorrow.

Seize the opportunity. The work we do today impacts the Australia we leave for future generations. We don’t have all the answers. But through continuous improvement and working together, we’ll uncover opportunities that make history. For all of us. Bring it on.

Can do. Will do.

Make things happen. We show up with a positive attitude. We’re resilient, confident and flexible in the way we work. Combine this with our expertise and insight. We always deliver. For ourselves, each other and our customers.

Be safe. Be Supportive.

Be a good human. Upholding a safe environment at work is on all of us. So we back ourselves and we back each other. Creating a culture where everyone feels included, heard and safe, every day.

Employee Benefits

Benefits, discounts and perks

A career with us is more than just a competitive salary. You’ll also have access to a range of employment benefits, development programs and career opportunities.

Flexible ways of working

To help you balance your work and home life, we have different ways you can work flexibly.

Depending on your role and workplace, options could include:

• Hybrid work week
• Flexible start and finish times
• Compressed working hours
• Job sharing

Discounts and perks

AGL employees can benefit from a great range of perks as well as discounts on energy, mobile, nbn^® plans and more.
You can even share the savings with your loved ones with the exclusive family and friends electricity and gas plans.

Wellbeing programs and partnerships

• Free on-site flu vaccinations and skin checks
• Health and wellbeing initiatives including speakers, activities and webinars
• Discounts on gym memberships and activewear

Take a break

• Access to personal, carers and compassionate leave
• Purchase up to six weeks of extra leave each year
• Additional leave options are available to help you recharge

Support for parents and families

• 20 weeks of paid parental leave and two weeks of paid partner leave
• Superannuation Guarantee contributions on paid and unpaid parental leave for primary caregivers
• Parent rooms at various sites
• Accredited as a Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace

Salary packaging options

By contributing from your pre-tax income, you can reduce the amount of income tax you pay.

• Buy up to $5,000 in AGL shares each year
• Novated lease for a motor vehicle or e-bike
• Electric vehicle subscription

More benefits and discounts

• Salary continuance insurance
• Death & TPD insurance when you join our superannuation plan
• Savings on technology, travel, accommodation and more

Be rewarded with AGL shares

You could receive up to $1,000 in AGL shares each year as part of our Share Reward Plan.

Work-life balance

Prioritise your health and wellbeing, so you can bring your best self to work every day.

Development and Recognition

Develop Your Career

Enjoy learning and development opportunities, both on the job and via formal training. This includes technical and role-specific training, and leadership development programs.

Study support is available – if you’re eligible, we’ll help pay for the cost of tertiary study or continuing education, and you can access study leave to attend classes and to study or sit for exams.

Recognising your contribution

We recognise and reward each other’s achievements, contributions and milestones. Whoever you are, whatever your role, you can recognise a colleague, leader or team.

You can be rewarded with Energise points, which you can redeem for amazing products and experiences.

Diversity & Inclusion

Building belonging. Empowering you.

Feel welcome, safe and valued bringing your true self to work. Join an inclusive workplace where everyone is respected and celebrated. We want to create a sense of belonging at work where everyone can thrive.

Our goals

Working towards gender equality

We celebrate our strides towards gender equality, and recognise the people working hard to break down barriers.

By engaging with a range of career progression programs, conversations and advocacy efforts, our people are striving for gender balance both here and across the energy industry.

Champions of change

The Champions of Change Coalition aims to achieve gender equality, advance more and diverse women into leadership, and build respectful and inclusive workplaces for the future. As one of the 18 founding members of this Coalition, AGL, led by CEO Damien Nicks, work towards the goal of sustainable gender balance at Board level and in executive teams, through a long-term focus on achieving gender balance right across our organisation.

Shining bright: Platinum Employer status 

We’re proud to have been awarded Platinum Employer status for LGBTQ+ inclusion in 2022 and 2024 by the Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI).

The initial award followed recognition of our work to introduce gender neutral titles for our customers, championed by AGL Shine, our LGBTQ+ employee network.

Our Platinum Employer status highlights our commitment to create a welcoming, safe and inclusive environment for LGBTQ+ people.

Internal diversity and inclusion networks

Connect with like-minded individuals and focus on community, support and advocacy. All our people are welcome to join any of our employee networks.

First Nations Employment and Career Pathways

Together we’ll power First Nations communities and careers, now and into the future.

Join us and join the change. 

Looking for more than just a job? Want to be part of a team that respects each other and welcomes diverse perspectives? Join AGL and together we’ll help you develop your career.

Opportunities at AGL can put you at the forefront of the energy transition, with ongoing education, mentoring and skill development. You’ll have opportunities to play a role in protecting the future of Country in which we all live as we work with local Indigenous communities to achieve outcomes that benefit us all.

Our Reconciliation Action Plan

Builds on our solid foundation of respect for Traditional Owners and our Purpose, Powering Australian Life. We’re strongly committed to contributing to reconciliation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

Through our commitments we have been building relationships and cultural understanding with Traditional Owners of lands on which we operate.

Learn more about our Reconciliation Action Plan.

Career, community and Country

Join the change and together we’ll power First Nations communities and careers.

Careers at the forefront of the energy transition

We provide opportunities to help you reach your full potential through First Nations mentoring and ongoing skill development.

Keshia, proud Migi Buai woman, tells us about the career opportunities she’s experienced since joining AGL.

Play a role in protecting Country

Reducing reliance on fossil fuels and protecting the heritage and wildlife of local communities are some of the drivers at the heart of our transition towards renewable energy.

Hear from proud Kamilaroi and Darkinjung man, Mitch, about the opportunities he’s had to care for Country in his work at AGL.

Engage with community and local partners

We partner with Indigenous communities and organisations to support local projects and help Indigenous communities achieve positive outcomes.

Proud Ngarrindjeri woman, Rohanna, talks about the positive outcomes she’s achieved working with Indigenous communities.

Discover more about First Nations careers at AGL.

Accessibility at AGL

Our commitment to creating and fostering a safe and supportive workplace for employees with disability is reinforced in our purpose of Powering Australian Life and our value of Be safe. Be supportive.

At AGL, we’re committed to building a diverse workforce and an inclusive workplace culture. We recognise that by valuing diversity and inclusion we’ll have a better understanding of, and engagement with, the customers we serve, our employees and the communities in which we operate. AGL’s Diversity & Inclusion Council oversees a comprehensive strategy to build inclusion and foster diversity in all its forms across AGL workplaces.

Our Inclusion Strategy is brought to life by our employee-driven diversity network groups that are available for all employees to be a part of and play a part in. We recognise there is always more we can do. That’s why we continue to enhance our inclusion policies, as well as our broader Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, to build a safe and more inclusive workplace for all our people.

AGL’s Reasonable Adjustments Guidelines (PDF)
AGL’s Diversity and Inclusion Policy (PDF)

Disability Action Plan

Our FY2025-2026 Accessibility Action Plan (AAP) builds on the work that AGL has undertaken over the past few years to improve its disability access and inclusion maturity. The action items contained in the AAP have been carefully developed to drive further meaningful change within our organisation for our employees, customers and the community. The AAP also highlights some of the improvements made in FY23-24 in relation to disability access and inclusion at AGL, with many improvements stemming from the achievement of action items from AGL’s FY23-24 Disability Action Plan.

The AAP is championed by Melinda Hunter (General Counsel & Company Secretary) who is the Executive Sponsor of AGL Ability (AGL’s Disability Employee Network) and is overseen by the AGL Ability Committee.

Do you need adjustments to the recruitment process, your work processes or workplace? We offer reasonable adjustments so that you can fully participate.

These include:

• modifying equipment, jobs or work processes
• adjusting access to buildings and rooms
• flexible work practices.

You’ll be prompted through the recruitment process to let us know any reasonable adjustments we can make or contact recruitmentqueries@agl.com.au to find out more.

Valuable 500

We have committed to The Valuable 500, making us the first Australian energy company to join the global collective.

The Valuable 500 is a global movement putting disability inclusion on the business leadership agenda. The movement is calling on 500 of the most influential business leaders and their organisations to ignite systematic change for the 1.3 billion people living with disabilities around the world. As members, we will join a community of like-minded businesses committed to raising their game on disability.

Our Climate Commitments

Our approach to the environment and climate change

We are working hard towards reducing our future greenhouse gas emissions and minimising our environmental footprint.

We’re committed to the environment

As Australia’s largest integrated electricity generation and retailing company, we recognise we have a special role to play in supporting and enabling the three major forces of change: customer demand, community expectations and the development of technology.

Electricity from renewable sources, backed by flexible energy storage technologies, will power our homes, businesses and vehicles. Energy will be both affordable and smart, and greenhouse gas emissions will be much lower, helping us to tackle climate change. At AGL, we accept the climate science behind this vision.

We’re taking action to responsibly reduce greenhouse gas emissions and manage our environmental footprint, while providing customers with secure and affordable energy. For information about our environmental performance progress, visit our Annual Reports page.

Climate Transition Action Plan

AGL released our inaugural Climate Transition Action Plan on 29 September 2022, demonstrating our commitment to communicating fully and transparently with our stakeholders about our approach to decarbonisation.

Our Climate Transition Action Plan documents our target to exit coal generation by the end of FY35 and outlines our emissions reduction targets and our ambitions to invest in new renewable and firming capacity. It also documents our commitments to continue to advocate for a responsible transition that balances energy reliability and affordability with the need to decarbonise, and to working with and supporting our people and communities through a responsible and orderly transition.

Responsibly transition our energy portfolio

AGL is committed to working constructively with our stakeholders, including the communities in which we operate, our people, our customers, government and regulators. As we plan the retirement of our large thermal sites, we are working closely with local business, industry, government and educational institutions to identify new investment prospects and encourage economic diversification.

AGL is committed to repurposing its thermal generation sites into energy hubs. The Hunter Valley, Torrens Island and Latrobe Valley hubs seek to bring together energy production and energy-intensive industries around a shared infrastructure backbone, with a focus on circular economy principles, including innovative re-use of valuable infrastructure, recycling and co-location of complementary industries.

Rehabilitation

AGL Energy is committed to providing ongoing, transparent disclosure in relation to our approach to the progressive and final rehabilitation of assets at the end of their operational lives. For the latest information on rehabilitation plans and provisions, refer to our FY24 Annual Report.

Environment, Social & Governance (ESG)

At AGL we’re embracing ESG – in fact, it’s one of our foundational strategic pillars and is critical to the successful delivery of our strategy.

Embracing ESG means thinking about the responsibilities we have to our people, customers, investors, communities and the environment in which we operate.

Partners in Progress

We’re always striving to create a better workplace for our people.
We’re proud to partner with, and be recognised by, organisations who help guide us towards becoming a more inclusive workplace.

Interested in a Career at AGL?

We’re so glad you’re thinking of joining us!  We’re looking for the best and the brightest to help us bring our purpose and values to life.

We want you to have an inclusive and accessible recruitment experience, so let us know if you need any adjustments to help you with the application and interview process.

A huge variety of areas and roles

You might see yourself working in energy production, engineering or infrastructure, based at a generation site or out in the field. Perhaps you enjoy helping customers and looking after communities. Or working with data or technology might be your thing.

Every year we have apprentice intakes at our generation sites and limited graduate places are available in both our corporate team and energy operations.

Whatever role interests you, joining AGL will help you grow your skills and experience at one of Australia’s leading energy companies.

Applications

Found a job with us you’d like to apply for? Apply online through the AGL Jobs Board.

Create or sign in to your account

When you find a job you’re interested in, select ‘Apply’ to get started. You’ll need to sign in to your Candidate Profile account or set one up.

Fill in your application

We’ll ask to you to tell us a bit about yourself, like your work experience and education. You can fill in some details automatically by uploading your resume or you can enter your details manually.

You don’t have to finish it all in one go. You can save your application and complete it later (check if the job ad has a closing date for applications).

You’ll need to provide a copy of your resume or CV, saved as a Word document or PDF. Make sure it includes your most relevant experience in the first couple of pages, with enough detail to help us understand your experience and strengths. Cover letters are optional – if you’d like to provide one, include it when you submit your resume.

Submit your application

When you’ve completed all your details, remember to select the Submit button.

We’ll confirm with you that we’ve received your application, and we’ll be in touch to let you know what happens next. As a Circle Back Initiative member, we’re committed to responding to every job applicant.

To check on the progress of your application, sign in to the AGL Jobs Board and go to ‘Candidate Home’

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