Construction & Maintenance (12 Month Contract)
Join Our Construction & Maintenance Team & Make a Positive Impact in Our Community!
Salary Range: $75,812 - $77,180
Are you someone who enjoys working outdoors, thrives in a team environment, and wants to contribute to building and maintaining essential community infrastructure? We want to hear from you!
This position is offered as a 12-month fixed-term contract, with the potential to become an ongoing permanent role for the right person (subject to organisational staffing requirements and operational needs).
What You’ll Be Doing:
As part of our hardworking and friendly team, you'll be involved in a variety of construction and maintenance tasks that directly improve the facilities and infrastructure our community relies on every day. These tasks include road maintenance, excavating and maintaining drains, footpath construction and facilitating a wide range of capital projects. No two days are the same – it’s rewarding, practical work with meaningful outcomes.
We're Looking For Someone Who Is:
- Competent, reliable, and safety-conscious
- Energetic and ready to take on new challenges
- Enthusiastic about making a difference
- A team player with a strong work ethic and a “can-do” attitude
To Be Successful, You'll Need:
- A current HR licence (essential)
- A positive and punctual approach
- A passion for providing quality service to the community
- The ability to work well within a team environment
- A current HC licence would be highly regarded
- A National Police Clearance to be obtained prior to commencing employment.
Why Work With Us?
We offer more than just a job — we offer a supportive, family-friendly workplace where your contributions matter. You’ll enjoy a nine-day fortnight for great work-life balance, flexible working hours, a diverse and inclusive work culture & opportunities for career growth.
Wakefield Regional Council is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to gender inclusion and diversity. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, people living with disability, and individuals from diverse backgrounds. Job advertisements can be made available in alternate formats upon request.
The position description is available from Council’s here or by email hr@wrc.sa.gov.au. If you would like to have a confidential discussion, please contact People & Culture Officer, Talia Andrews on 8862 0800.
Written applications, including a resume and cover letter, close at 5pm, Monday 2 November, and should be addressed to:
Talia Andrews, People & Culture Officer
Wakefield Regional Council
Position: Construction and Maintenance (12 Month Contract)
PO Box 167
BALAKLAVA SA 5461
or email to hr@wrc.sa.gov.au
Applications will be regarded strictly in confidence