Apprentice - Plant Operator - Civil Construction

Infrastructure | Operations Centre, Natalie Way, Balcatta
- Closing date: 20/03/2025

**About Us (Select Relevant Directorate Blurb)**

The Infrastructure Directorate is the City of Stirling’s largest and most diverse Directorate, managing many of the City’s important assets and services while delivering a multi-million-dollar portfolio of projects.

This Directorate is responsible for the ongoing delivery of the City’s sustainability program, as well as contributing heavily to the City of Stirling’s vibrant local economy, liveable neighbourhoods and thriving communities.

**About the Position**

The City of Stirling has an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual looking to start a career in civil construction, specialising in Civil Construction and Maintenance. The apprenticeship is a three-year training program during which a variety of construction and maintenance skills will be learned through a combination of on
- and off-the-job training.

**About You**:
Applicants are expected to share the commitment to enhancing choice, opportunity, and prosperity for the community by:

- Being a positive team member
- Demonstrating a willingness to get things done
- Providing effective and punctual time management

**In addition, the following skills and/or qualifications are required**:

- Basic interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Awareness of safety principles and issues
- Preparedness to work outdoors in a variety of weather conditions
- Have a minimum C class driver’s licence
- Willingness to obtain a formal qualification

**Great benefits, including flexibility in when and where work is performed to ensure work-life balance**:

- Free parking
- Superannuation matching of up to 6%
- Professional development opportunities, including training, memberships, and study assistance
- Excellent leave entitlements including annual leave loading and the ability to purchase up to an additional 4 weeks’ annual leave per year
- 50% discount on gym memberships at Stirling leisure centres
- Amazing in-house employee canteen
- Up to 10 weeks paid parental leave
- Employee health and wellness program
- Access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and their families
- Generous study assistance
- Active social club
- Employee recognition program
- Novated leasing (where applicable)

This is a temporary full-time position for up to 3 years, designed to allow the completion of a **Certificate III in Civil Construction**

**To work for the City of Stirling, you must provide or be able to obtain**:

- A copy of an Australian driving licence
- National Police Clearance (valid within the last 3 months)
- Pre-Employment Medical and DAS clearance
- The rights to work in Australia

This is a 3 Year full-time position. The salary range for this role is between **$46,774 and $66,389.**

**More about the City**

The City of Stirling is a diverse and thriving local government in Western Australia, with over 243,000 residents, spanning 30 suburbs, the City is a cosmopolitan, multicultural and economic hub.

With over 1,400 employees, the City embraces its diverse workforce by supporting work-life balance and offering opportunities for progression and development. Here at City of Stirling we celebrate and support inclusion and diversity.

We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the City of Stirling, the Wadjak People of the Nyoongar Nation, and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Australia. We will act with compassion and respect towards all people and value people of all abilities, ages, religions, faiths, sexualities, gender identity and cultural backgrounds.