Field Worker

• Do you have civil infrastructure and vegetation control experience?
• Want to work on community roads for City of Newcastle?
• ­­Permanent Full-Time positions - 38 hours per week

City of Newcastle (CN) is seeking multiple Field Workers to join the Civil Construction and Maintenance team in a permanent full-time capacity.

Reporting to the Works Coordinator, you will ­­be responsible for providing effective and efficient maintenance of civil infrastructure and municipal works. We are looking for experienced and dedicated Field Workers who have relevant civil infrastructure maintenance and vegetation control experience.

A day in the life…
Your role as a Field Worker will see you working collaboratively within a team, with a range of responsibilities including:

• Constructing and maintaining road pavement, concrete works, asphalt works, drainage works, and vegetation control.
• Ensuring that safe work practices are adopted and adhered to in accordance with Work Health and Safety (WHS) Guidelines every time you step onsite.
• Promoting the image of City of Newcastle in the field, always aligning with our CREW values.
• Executing instructions (both verbal and written) from supervisors in a timely and efficient manner.
• Maximise productivity, ensuring allocated works are completed within nominated timeframes to minimise the inconvenience to public amenities while also meeting budgetary constraints.
• Continually looking to improve skills and knowledge, always asking for assistance where needed and striving for excellence.

Find out more about your new career by viewing the position description
here
.

Life at City of Newcastle (CN)
You'll get to experience your work up close alongside the brilliant minds of your colleagues who care for one another and the region.

You'll chip away at ambitious plans with a talented, passionate crew alongside you, shaping the very fabric of our community. Showing up for neighbours not shareholders.

Every single day offers the chance to think big and act local. Planning and prioritising to achieve the most important outcomes with the community.

You'll add value in the moments that matter. From librarians to lifeguards, in a range of iconic places, we achieve a better Newcastle together.

Whether we're planning to host major events, providing essential services or supporting creative artists, it's what we do when the cameras aren't rolling that matters most.

And we'll be there for you in important times in your life. We embrace flexible work arrangements to find a balance that allows us to enjoy the city we shape.

Our focus on inclusion and respecting culture, will help you feel a deeper connection with others. You'll connect with internal communities that will help you to feel a sense of belonging and reflect the diversity of the growing region.

You'll do meaningful work and do it sustainably as you take ideas from plan to play, in your own backyard.

With hundreds of different roles, each person adds their uniqueness to our culture and plays their part as we head towards our 2040 vision.

With natural assets and a focus on the environment, co-create a sustainable region with us.

Why join CN?
At CN, we value our employees, and their wellbeing takes priority. We encourage employees to make time for what's important and provide the benefits to enable a work life balance that allow us to enjoy the city we shape. To read more, visit
here

• 38-hour working week with flexible work arrangements including an optional 9-day fortnight
• 4 weeks of annual leave, 3 weeks of personal leave, plus 2 additional paid public holidays
• 17.5% annual leave loading yearly payment
• Paid parental leave for primary carers
• Industry leading employment conditions
• Corporate Fitness program from as little as $12.90 per fortnight
• Access to a range of exclusive CN employee benefits programs including Novated Lease options as well as access to reward and recognition vouchers
• Annual performance development plans and ongoing training and development opportunities
• Leading the CN Way leadership program
• Inclusion, Diversity & Equity (IDE) employee networks and initiatives
• Access to Health & Wellbeing programs including an Onsite Physiotherapist and Psychology, Yoga and Mental Health Ambassador Groups

We champion inclusion so that everyone is valued, and we encourage innovation and creativity. We are committed to creating a safe and inclusive workplace where different styles, backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, encouraged, and respected.

People with diverse lived experiences (including but not limited to, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, people with diverse gender identities and sexualities, people from different cultural, racial, ethnic, religious and linguistic backgrounds, people with disability, carers, and veterans) are encouraged to apply.

Don't just work for the city, co-create it. Join and expand your career at the City of Newcastle.

Application Closing Date:
6 October 2025

Remuneration:
$64, % annual leave loading yearly payment + 12% Superannuation per annum for a 38-hour week

Contact:
John A. Martin - Road Maintenance Manager

If you need any adjustments to be made to the recruitment process or if you would like to discuss any accessibility requirements, please contact

for a confidential discussion.

You must have the right to live and work in Australia to apply for this job.

CN do not accept unsolicited resumes, and we respectfully ask that recruitment
agencies do not contact us at this stage.
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