Cadet Engineer – Waste Services

24 hours ago

Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia City of Newcastle, Australia Full time $60,000 - $90,000 per year
  • Are you currently studying in Civil/Mechanical or Environmental Engineering, or equivalent studies and in your penultimate or final year of study?
  • 2-3 year Fixed-term contract, 35 Hours per week

City of Newcastle has an opportunity for an Undergraduate Engineer to join our Waste Services team.

This position will see you support the Infrastructure Delivery & Asset Coordinator in the planning, delivery, and management of infrastructure and fixed assets to City of Newcastle's Waste Services Facility.

What are the opportunities you will have?
This hands-on position offers valuable experience in infrastructure project support, asset data management, and system development.

You'll work closely with operational, safety, and environmental teams to implement procedures, maintain documentation, and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

This is a unique opportunity to develop technical and professional skills in a dynamic environment while contributing to the safe, compliant, and efficient delivery of infrastructure and the strategic goals of the organisation.

Find out more about your new career by viewing the position description
here.
Life at 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. To read more, visit here

We are focused on making a real difference in our community and achieving our vision of creating a smart, liveable, and sustainable global city. We are proud to deliver services valued by our community.

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.

Application Closing Date:
Tuesday 11 November 2025

Remuneration:
$37, $75, % Superannuation per annum for a 35-hour week.

Contact:
Melissa Moore - Career Ready Advisor

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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