Are you an experienced civil labourer with a background in roadworks and concrete construction? We have immediate opportunities for long-term project work with Council’s civil construction team, delivering intersection upgrades, road widening, kerb and channel, and footpath infrastructure across Brisbane’s southern suburbs.
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Depending on project needs, this role is split roughly 80% nightshift and 20% dayshift:
Nightshift
- Time: 7PM to 5AM
- Hourly Rate: $68 p/hr first 3hrs then $91 p/hr for the rest of the night - Travel Allowance per day + Super
- Monday night to Thursday night
Dayshift
- Time: 6:30AM to 3:27PM
- Hourly Rate: $45 p/hr + Travel Allowance per day + Super
- 9 Day Fortnight - Every Second Friday Off
About your new role
You will assist with civil works throughout Brisbane. You will be someone who adheres to strict WHS practices. Some of your duties may include:
- Setting up and stripping formwork (boxing) for kerb and channel, footpaths, driveways, and pram ramps
- Pouring, screeding, and finishing concrete
- Laying stone pitching for batters, embankments, and drainage protection
- Preparing road base, trimming subgrades, and compacting using whacker packers and small rollers
- Building traffic islands, medians, and roundabout works for intersection upgrades
- Raising and adjusting pit lids and manholes to match new levels
- Installing road signs, bollards, and tactile pavers
- Spotting around excavators, skid steers, and trucks
- Using concrete saws, jackhammers, and general hand tools
- Reinstating nature strips with topsoil and turf once works finish
It is essential that you have the following:
- White card
- Civil Construction labouring experience
- A minimum of a C class drivers license
Highly desirable tickets
- Confined Space Ticket
- High Risk - Dogman / Riggers
What you will get in return
Brisbane City Council is one of the biggest civil construction and maintenance employers in Queensland. There are many benefits including
- Working on iconic council owned projects.
- Competitive Council EBA pay rates.
- Overtime, allowances and shift penalties; where applicable.
- This position is on a causal basis with full time hours with overtime readily available on certain projects with overtime allowances.
Next steps
If you are ready to join the construction team with Brisbane City Council, send your resume today.
Have a question before applying? Please email saia.mafi@randstad.com.au or call 3640 6802.
If this role isn’t right for you, we often have other Trade and labour positions including electrical, mechanics, panel beating, plumbing, fitting and turning, carpentry, automotive and general labour related vacancies. Email bcc@randstad.com.au to be added to the talent pool.
At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.
At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.
