Field Officer Civil Maintenance

City of Tea Tree Gully; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 75,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Tea Tree Gully is seeking a Field Officer, Civil Maintenance to carry out a wide range of general civil maintenance tasks across the city. You will work hands-on in the field, delivering quality works safely and to council standards.

Based in Golden Grove, the Civil Maintenance team looks after footpaths, kerbs, paving and stormwater assets, delivering planned and reactive works to keep streets and public spaces safe, accessible and well maintained for the community.

Qualifications

• White Card and construction safety compliance.
• WZTM/TMI1 and TC1 traffic management qualifications.
• South Australian HR licence required.
• Willing to undergo pre-employment medical.

Responsibilities

• Assist with removal and reinstatement of concrete footpaths and kerbs.
• Carry out stormwater and creek maintenance tasks.
• Operate civil plant, backhoes, excavators, and tipper trucks.
• Set up temporary traffic management and site safety controls.
• Complete site risk assessments per WHS procedures.
• Occasional out-of-hours work.

Skills

Hands-on civil maintenance

Teamwork

Safety focus

Education

White Card

HR licence

WZTM/TMI1/TC1

Tools

Backhoes / Excavators

Tipper trucks

Job description

Reporting to Team Leader Civil Maintenance, this position is responsible for carrying out a wide range of general civil maintenance tasks across the city. You'll be working hands-on in the field, delivering quality works safely, efficiently, and to council standards.

Our Civil Maintenance team looks after the city's footpaths, kerbs, paving and stormwater assets. Based in Golden Grove, we deliver both planned and reactive works to keep our streets, reserves and public spaces safe, accessible and well maintained for the community.

To support this work, we're looking for a skilled Field Officer Civil Maintenance to join our team.

Key Responsibilities of this role:

• Assisting with the removal and reinstatement of concrete footpaths and kerbs, including site preparation, operating tipper trucks, and disposal of materials
• Carrying out stormwater maintenance tasks including side entry pit repairs, lid replacements, and general infrastructure upkeep
• Performing creek and waterway maintenance including erosion control, vegetation management, and sediment removal
• Working safely in and around civil plant and equipment including backhoes, excavators, and tipper trucks
• Setting up and maintaining temporary traffic management and general site safety controls
• Completing site risk assessments and following council's WHS procedures
• Working as part of a team and supporting apprentices or new staff where required

Position Description - Field Officer, Civil Maintenance, Field Services

About you:

You'll be someone who takes pride in doing quality work safely, and is reliable as part of a team. You'll bring hands-on experience in civil maintenance, and a practical approach to getting the job done properly.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Work Safely in the Construction Industry (White Card)
• A Work Zone Traffic Management (WZTM) or Temporary Traffic Management Implementor 1 (TMI1) and Traffic Controller 1 (TC1)
• Current South Australian Class HR licence
• Be willing to undergo a pre-employment medical.

This job will include:

• This position may be labour intensive at times and requires physical capacity for activities associated with the regular use of minor plant and hand tools.
• Working with teams across the Field Services Department as required by the Supervisor, Civil Operations.
• Occasional out of hours work may be required.

We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander identity, as well as people of culturally diverse backgrounds and diverse abilities, to apply.

Please let us know about any adjustments that would help you to be your best self during the selection process. We welcome conversations towards workplace adjustments.

Salary range is between $75,220 to $76,478 plus superannuation guarantee and will be negotiated commensurate with skills, experience and qualifications.

Applications close 5pm Wednesday, 21 October. For more information or a confidential discussion, please contact Brandon Oster, Team Leader, Civil Maintenance on 0410 379 030

Discover your potential at the City of Tea Tree Gully.