Construction Worker

Build and maintain the infrastructure that keeps our City moving.Join our Construction team at PAE and help us create safer roads, streets and public spaces for everyone.This is a permanent full-time position.The City of Port Adelaide Enfield (PAE) is a welcoming, liveable City: made by people.  PAE acknowledges that we are on the traditional country of the Kaurna people of the Adelaide Plains.  Their cultural heritage, beliefs and relationship with the land are of continuing importance today. We work Better Together to deliver meaningful outcomes, we Grow & Improve our work every day, to ensure we Make a Difference for our community.  Our organisational values underpin our constructive culture and our vision for PAE is a welcoming, liveable city, made by people. With a diverse population of 139,000 residents, including families who have lived here for generations and more than a third of residents born overseas, we celebrate our differences while working together to create a dynamic, thriving, and connected city.You will be part of a team that values equity and belonging, participation, sustainability, integrity, and transformative action. Our goal is to foster a workplace culture that is fair, equitable, discrimination-free and safe for everyone. Your contributions will directly impact our goals of creating a thriving community, developing a prosperous economy, establishing a clean and green city, and building places for people.Diversity at the City of PAE means a workplace where individuals are recognised, respected, and engaged in ways that develop and harness everyone’s strengths.  We provide excellent working conditions with job security, flexible working arrangements and support for professional development.This role supports the delivery of construction and maintenance services by maintaining public infrastructure that ensures safe traffic movement and community safety, including during extreme weather events. It also contributes to keeping the city clean, safe, and well maintained, helping to enhance the community’s sense of place.Key responsibilities of the position include:Carries out a wide range of civil construction and maintenance works, including roads, drainage, kerbs, footpaths, and concrete and paving tasks.Operates and maintains plant, equipment, saw cutting machine and tools, while ensuring works are completed safely, efficiently, and to required quality standards.Supports safe worksites through traffic management, housekeeping, and completion of daily documentation and inspections.The successful applicant will have:1-2 years minimum experience in a similar position is desirable.Knowledge of Civil Construction practices is highly desirable.Work zone Traffic Management.White Card License.C Class Driver’s license is essential.MR licence or ability to obtain one is essential.HR Truck licence is desirable.More information can be found on the Position Description located below.This is a Grade 1-2 position which has a current salary range of $84,128 - $86,854 (plus Super) – depending on experience.Confidential enquiries can be directed to Troy Taylor, Construction Leader on troy.taylor@cityofpae.sa.gov.au.  To apply, simply complete the application process by clicking the ‘Apply’ button and attach your cover letter and resume. Applications close 10pm on 25 January 2026.The City of PAE values diversity and inclusion and we encourage Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples, women, people living with disability, young people, LGBTIQ+ people and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds to apply. We are committed to providing an accessible and inclusive workplace.  We welcome a discussion around any workplace adjustments you may require. #bettertogether #growandimprove #makeadifferenceBenefits of Working at PAEPosition Description AUD Kilburn 5084

Construction Worker

Build and maintain the infrastructure that keeps our City moving.

Join our Construction team at PAE and help us create safer roads, streets and public spaces for everyone.

This is a permanent full-time position.

The City of Port Adelaide Enfield (PAE) is a welcoming, liveable City: made by people. 

PAE acknowledges that we are on the traditional country of the Kaurna people of the Adelaide Plains.  Their cultural heritage, beliefs and relationship with the land are of continuing importance today.

We work Better Together to deliver meaningful outcomes, we Grow & Improve our work every day, to ensure we Make a Difference for our community.  Our organisational values underpin our constructive culture and our vision for PAE is a welcoming, liveable city, made by people.

With a diverse population of 139,000 residents, including families who have lived here for generations and more than a third of residents born overseas, we celebrate our differences while working together to create a dynamic, thriving, and connected city.

You will be part of a team that values equity and belonging, participation, sustainability, integrity, and transformative action. Our goal is to foster a workplace culture that is fair, equitable, discrimination-free and safe for everyone. Your contributions will directly impact our goals of creating a thriving community, developing a prosperous economy, establishing a clean and green city, and building places for people.

Diversity at the City of PAE means a workplace where individuals are recognised, respected, and engaged in ways that develop and harness everyone’s strengths.  We provide excellent working conditions with job security, flexible working arrangements and support for professional development.

This role supports the delivery of construction and maintenance services by maintaining public infrastructure that ensures safe traffic movement and community safety, including during extreme weather events. It also contributes to keeping the city clean, safe, and well maintained, helping to enhance the community’s sense of place.

Key responsibilities of the position include:

  • Carries out a wide range of civil construction and maintenance works, including roads, drainage, kerbs, footpaths, and concrete and paving tasks.
  • Operates and maintains plant, equipment, saw cutting machine and tools, while ensuring works are completed safely, efficiently, and to required quality standards.
  • Supports safe worksites through traffic management, housekeeping, and completion of daily documentation and inspections.

The successful applicant will have:

  • 1-2 years minimum experience in a similar position is desirable.
  • Knowledge of Civil Construction practices is highly desirable.
  • Work zone Traffic Management.
  • White Card License.
  • C Class Driver’s license is essential.
  • MR licence or ability to obtain one is essential.
  • HR Truck licence is desirable.

More information can be found on the Position Description located below.

This is a Grade 1-2 position which has a current salary range of $84,128 - $86,854 (plus Super) – depending on experience.

Confidential enquiries can be directed to Troy Taylor, Construction Leader on troy.taylor@cityofpae.sa.gov.au.  

To apply, simply complete the application process by clicking the ‘Apply’ button and attach your cover letter and resume. 

Applications close 10pm on 25 January 2026.

The City of PAE values diversity and inclusion and we encourage Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples, women, people living with disability, young people, LGBTIQ+ people and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds to apply.

We are committed to providing an accessible and inclusive workplace.  We welcome a discussion around any workplace adjustments you may require.

#bettertogether #growandimprove #makeadifference

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