Works Officer

City-of-Greater-Geelong; Geelong; On-site; AUD 64,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Greater Geelong is seeking a hands-on Labourer to support the City Works team in Geelong. You will perform essential labouring tasks to maintain city assets, deliver safe construction and maintenance services, and accurately record team activities.

This is a fixed-term full-time role classified as Band 3, offering $70,838.95 per annum plus super. A Current Victorian Driver's licence and a Medium Rigid truck licence (or willingness to undertake) are required.

Qualifications

• Experience in road-related maintenance or civil construction tasks.
• Ability to perform manual work including lifting as per OH&S guidelines.
• Knowledge of safe work practices within civil engineering environments.
• Good communication skills and ability to engage residents.
• Strong time management and ability to organise own work to objectives.
• Current Victorian Driver's licence; MR truck licence or willingness to undertake.

Responsibilities

• Respond to and deliver safe construction/maintenance services for City Works activities.
• Assist in providing a customer-focused and commercially driven operation.
• Accurately record and forward operational documentation weekly or as required.
• Operate and maintain plant and equipment in a safe and efficient manner.
• Adhere to health and safety policies and use PPE as provided.

Skills

Manual labour

Safe work practices

Communication

Time management

Driver's licence

Job description

Job no: 500899
Work type: Fixed Term Full Time
Classification: Band 3 - $70,838.95 pa plus super
Categories: Trades, Labour and Waste Services

About the role

In this role, you will perform essential labouring tasks focused on maintaining city assets as part of the City Works team. You will deliver efficient and safe construction and maintenance services, actively contributing to a customer-focused and commercially driven operation, and accurately recording and reporting team activities.

Work type: Fixed term contract 8 months.

Classification: Band 3 $70,838 pa plus super.

Key responsibilities include:

• Respond and deliver an effective, efficient, safe construction and/or maintenance service to a variety of City Works activities.
• Assist the City Works Department in providing a customer focused service and commercially driven operation.
• Accurately record and complete all operational documentation that records the activities of the team, and forward to the supervisor on a weekly basis or as required.
• Operate and maintain plant and equipment in an effective and efficient manner and in compliance with relevant laws/regulations, codes of practice and organisational directives.
• Work within all relevant health and safety policies promoting the use of appropriate personal safety equipment provided.

About you

To be successful in this role, you will have demonstrated skills and experience in undertaking a variety of road related maintenance and/or civil construction tasks.

• Ability to perform manual work including lifting of weights in accordance with Occupational Health and Safety guidelines.
• Working knowledge of relevant safe work practices within a civil engineering environment.
• Communication skills including the ability to gain cooperation from residents.
• Time management skills and organising own work to established objectives.
• Current Victorian Drivers licence.
• Medium Rigid truck licence or above or willing to undertake.

Preferred candidates will be required to undertake a National Police Check and a pre‑employment medical assessment as part of the recruitment process (funded by the City).

Child Safety Responsibilities

We are committed to being a child-safe organisation and have zero‑tolerance for child abuse. We have specific policies, procedures, and mandatory training in place to support employees, volunteers, and contractors to achieve and adhere to these commitments. Please read our Child Safe Standards Management Policy .

Diversity and Inclusion

At the City we want a workforce that reflects the community we live in. We welcome and embrace everyone, all people with their own unique experiences, and support and encourage all our employees to do their best work, have equal access to opportunities and a just working environment. For this reason, we particularly welcome and encourage applications from First Nations people, people with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, from the LGBTQIA+ community, people with disability and people of all genders, ages and diverse experience.

We are the City

From parks to offices, childcare centres to works depots, leisure facilities to the Wool Museum and waterfront, our team plays a vital role in shaping our vibrant and growing community. Our community counts on us to get the essentials right while looking for ways to go beyond. By listening, collaborating, and focusing on sustainability, we strive to do the basics brilliantly and create a lasting impact. If you’re ready to be part of something bigger, join us in shaping the future of Geelong.

We support accessibility and encourage discussions about any adjustments or support you may need during the recruitment process.

We collect demographic data to help us learn who our advertisements are reaching and how we can reach an even more diverse audience. We are committed to building a more diverse team. Your responses to our demographic questions are strictly confidential and will not be individually shared.

Advertised: 28 Oct 2026 9:00 AM AUS Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 15 Nov 2026 11:55 PM AUS Eastern Daylight Time

We Acknowledge the Wadawurrung People as the Traditional Owners of the Land, Waterways and Skies. We pay our respects to their Elders, past and present. We Acknowledge all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are part of our Greater Geelong community today.