Height Safety Installer / Trade Assistant – Casual

Urban Apex Pty Ltd; Sydney; On-site; AUD 28,000 - 41,000; Part time

Job summary

Urban Apex Pty Ltd, a Sydney-based height safety company, is seeking a casual Height Safety Installer/Trade Assistant. You will work alongside an experienced installer across diverse sites in Sydney, assisting with installation, inspections and documentation of height safety systems on commercial and industrial buildings.

The role suits someone with trade or construction background, good tool skills and a willingness to learn.

Qualifications

• Trade or construction experience required.
• Comfortable working on roofs and at heights.
• Willing to learn and progress in height safety work.
• Attitude and reliability valued over full qualification on day one.

Responsibilities

• Assist with installation of height safety systems (roof anchors, walkways, ladders).
• Set up and use height safety systems on site.
• Perform installation inspections and quality checks.
• Capture site photos and maintain installation documentation.

Skills

Trade or construction experience

Good on the tools

Comfortable working on roofs

Take pride in your work

Willing to learn

Education

Construction White Card

Work Safely at Heights (RIIWHS204E)

Current driver’s licence

Tools

Power tools

Job description

Height Safety Installer / Trade Assistant – Casual

Urban Apex is a growing Sydney-based height safety company specialising in the installation, inspection and certification of height safety and roof access systems on commercial and industrial buildings. You'll initially work directly alongside an experienced height safety installer across projects throughout Sydney. The work is varied and includes exposure to a range of commercial and industrial sites rather than doing the same job every day.

Key responsibilities

• Assisting with the installation of height safety systems - Roof anchor and static lines, Aluminium walkways and guardrail, Access ladders and stairs

• Setting up and using height safety systems

• Installation inspections and quality checks

• Site photos and installation documentation

About you

• Trade or construction experience

• Good on the tools

• Comfortable working on roofs

• Take pride in your work

• Willing to learn

Who Would Suit This Role?

This could be a great opportunity if you're currently working as a:

• Roofing labourer

• Plumbing trade assistant

• Construction worker

• Sheet metal worker

• Height safety installer

• Mechanical installer

• Skilled trade assistant

You may already have a trade background but be looking for something different, or you might be a capable trade assistant who wants to develop more specialised skills.

Attitude and reliability are more important to us than having every qualification on day one.

We're looking for someone who:

• Turns up when they say they will

• Is comfortable working at heights

• Is confident using power tools

• Has good practical and mechanical ability

• Takes pride in doing work properly

• Can work safely without needing to be constantly reminded

• Is comfortable dealing with clients and other trades on site

• Wants to learn and become more capable over time

• Is looking for more than just filling in a few days between other jobs

What You'll Need

• Construction White Card

• Current driver's licence

• Work Safely at Heights (RIIWHS204E)

• Construction or trade experience

• Ability to travel to different sites throughout Sydney

Experience with roofing and an understanding of different roof types would be particularly valuable.

Further height safety, rescue and manufacturer-specific training can be provided as you progress.

Hours & Longer-Term Opportunity

This is initially a casual position with variable hours, generally around 1–4 days per week depending on workload.

Some weeks may be busy with several consecutive days of work, while other weeks may have limited or no work.

We want to be upfront about that.

However, we're not looking for someone simply to get us through one project.

The aim is to find the right person, train them properly and increase the amount of work we can take on as they become more capable.

For someone who works out well, there is genuine potential for the role to become much more consistent as Urban Apex continues to grow.

Over time, the right person could progress from assisting with installations to carrying out installations, inspections and other height safety work with greater independence.

Why Consider Height Safety?

If you've spent a few years roofing, plumbing or working in construction and are wondering what comes next, height safety provides an opportunity to use those existing skills in a more specialised field.

You'll learn about engineered height safety systems, roof access, fall protection, compliance and installation across a wide variety of buildings and projects.

It's practical, hands-on work, but there's also plenty of opportunity to develop technical knowledge and take on more responsibility.