Women at Ventia
Empowering the next wave of women leaders
At Ventia our people are at the heart of our success, and our women bring decades of experience, spanning corporate environments and frontline roles, and across a multitude of backgrounds and disciplines. From engineers and executives to cleaners and chefs, managers and mechanics, lawyers and labourers, our women are represented in all sectors, functions, and business roles across Ventia’s portfolio.
We are committed to gender equality, women’s development and progressing careers in flexible ways.
We are committed to gender equality, women’s development and progressing careers in flexible ways.
A sense of mutual respect and mindfulness permeates our culture-in fact, it’s the key to our success.
Our commitment
120+
women have taken part in the Women Leading Program since 2021.
40%
women in senior leadership roles is the target we are committed to reaching by 2030.
Career pathways for you
Leadership development
Supporting your career growth through dedicated programs in mentoring and leadership development
Graduate & apprenticeship programs
Providing tailored support for early-career women
Blue-collar opportunities
Supporting your success in traditionally male-dominated industries.
Real stories from real women
Holly
Graduate program participant
Holly dove into the program with her first rotation in the Transport sector, working on the North East Link project in Victoria. There, she applied her design background to help prepare and review activities in the lead up to Ventia’s tunnel operations.
Raghad Smoqa
Project coordinator
Originally from Iraq, Raghad completed a Bachelor's degree in computer science in Erbil in 2011. Over the next seven years, she held roles in accounting, administration, and customer service, working across the banking, education, and travel industries.
Freya Olsen
Business graduate
During this 6-month period, Freya was able to take the lead on improving the onboarding process for our Defence business unit, manage an event for ANZAC day, refresh position descriptions and shadow key team members to enhance her learning overall.
We are proud to partner with organisations
that share and represent our values
Supportive policies & benefits
Flexible work options
Work from home, part-time, job sharing
Parental leave
Paid leave for primary and secondary carers
Wellbeing programs
Mental health support, EAP, wellness initiatives and Healthy Minds Program
Return to work support
Programs for women re-entering the workforce
Inclusive culture in action
Unconscious bias training
Gender-Balanced recruitment
Employee resource groups
Women’s networks, mentoring circles
Events & celebrations
International Women’s Day, leadership forums