Civil Construction Technician

For over 90 years, Fulton Hogan has been delivering high-quality infrastructure to improve the lives of people every day. Our 10,000+ team works in a range of environments, creating, connecting, and caring for communities across Australia and New Zealand.

What's on offer?
The Civil Construction Technician position is responsible for monitoring asphalt compaction. This position will also perform coring of the asphalt and testing. This position is full-time, requires regular travel, night work and weekends through peak season.

As part of this role, you will have the opportunity to learn and develop on the job whilst studying to obtain your Cert IV in Civil Construction. You will be responsible for:

• Communicating with the Site Engineer and Supervisor for daily duty assignments
• Work with asphalt paving foreman and roller operators on roller patterns to achieve optimum compaction through use of a Pavement Quality Indicator (PQI)
• Troubleshoot, identify, correct and prevent quality control issues
• Perform field testing
• Quality Control reporting and record keeping
• Core asphalt for density testing
• Additional duties as assigned by management, as this job description is non-exhaustive
• Willingness to perform duties outside normal scope of work (i.e. work in poor weather conditions or outside normal hours)

Previous experience in a production environment with asphalt is highly desired but not crucial. The ideal candidate will have the following attributes:

To be successful in this position you will require the following skills/experience;

• Have a construction induction card (White Card) - not essential
• Possess a strong commitment to safety
• Possess a current drivers' license
• Possess strong written and oral communication skills
• Basic knowledge with technology

The pre-employment process will include a medical check, including drug and alcohol screening.

• Want to be rewarded for the good work you do? Apply now to learn more about the applicable hourly rate and allowances.
• Looking for a company that places people at the heart of everything? Our Living Safely culture ensures that we care for ourselves, each other and the communities that we work in.
• Keen to progress your career? We invest in our people's career development and provide pathways in the form of apprenticeships, traineeships, or certificate(s) opportunities. If additional tickets and licenses are required, we can help with that too.
• Never worked in our industry before? We open new doors for people with transferable skills and experiences, helping them to thrive in the world of infrastructure construction. Where applicable, we provide training and support to help you succeed in the role.
• Looking to enhance your wellbeing? We offer benefits, including corporate health and fitness programs, health insurance discounts, personal banking support, a range of retailer discounts, and access to our Employee Assistance Program (including your immediate family).
• Want to help us better the communities we live and work in? Our purpose of creating, connecting, and caring for communities is more than a saying to us - it's a way of thinking, working, and living because we're locals too, and seek to give back in ways that strengthen and build resilient communities.

Our people share the same set of values that keep us REAL. Respect, Energy and Effort, Attitude and Leadership are what we stand for at Fulton Hogan and encourage us to foster a diverse and inclusive culture where we listen to, care for, celebrate, and respect everyone.

If our REAL values resonate with you, please submit an application for the position.

If you're not sure that you meet 100% of the selection criteria, that's okay, we would still like to hear from you and potentially discuss how your skills could be utilised at Fulton Hogan.