Trades Assistant

6 days ago

Canberra, Australia Downer Group Full time

Full time Max Term - January 2026
- Monday - Friday with a Monthly RDO
- Royal Military College - Duntroon ACT

Our Social Infrastructure and Citizen Services - Defence business currently provides asset management, facilities management and large range of support to ADF site across Australia. We have an opportunity for an experienced Trade Assistant to join the team. You will be reporting to the Service Delivery Manager and working alongside our highly capable internal trades team, and Service Delivery Partners. Your role as a Trades Assistant will see you based at Royal Military College, Duntroon, delivering maintenance services to the various asset buildings. Your primary day to day responsibilities will include responding to reactive maintenance, with a focus on improving the longevity of fixed plant and equipment and assisting (where required) with preventative maintenance.

**ABOUT YOU**
- General Handy man experience in All trades (Carpentry, Electrical, Plumbing)
- Electrical Test & Tag qualifications
- Construction White Card
- Forklift Licence (Desirable)
- **Australian citizenship**and eligibility for Defence TSPV security clearance.
- Strong teamwork skills and commitment to collaborative work environments.
- Proficient written and oral communication abilities.
- Class C Driver's Licence, ensuring mobility on-site.
- Dedication to achieving 100% compliance with Work Health and Safety (WHS) standards, contributing to a zero-harm workplace culture.

**ABOUT US**

Downer is the leading provider of integrated services in Australia and New Zealand. Through trusted relationships and world leading insight we work closely with our customers to design, build and sustain assets, infrastructure and facilities.

Our Facilities & Asset Services business provides end-to-end facilities management and asset lifecycle support services for Australia’s critical social and economic infrastructure. Operating across the health, education, government, future energy, power generation, oil and gas and industrial sectors, we work closely with our customers to optimise the reliability, efficiency and whole of life costs of their assets and facilities.

Downer is made up of more than 33,000 people who are all different. Different preferences and perspectives. Different histories and heritages. We are different in the way we think, the actions we take and the unique value we contribute to Downer and it’s these differences that are Downer’s greatest strength.

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