- Permanent / Full Time
- Salary: $64,207 - $72,166 gross p.a. plus 12% Super plus L1 Adverse Working Conditions Allowance
- 38 hours per week (Monday to Friday) with a 9 day fortnight
- Based from Shoalhaven Water Operations Depot, Flinders Road, South Nowra
- Applications close: Tuesday, 16 September 2025 (at midnight)
About the Role
Join our Shoalhaven Water team as a Truck Driver and participate in hands-on, high-impact work that helps power essential services across our region. Based out of our South Nowra depot, you'll be behind the wheel of well-maintained vehicles and operating cranes to support the construction and maintenance of vital water and wastewater infrastructure. If you enjoy variety, teamwork, and the satisfaction of seeing the results of your work every day, this is the role for you.
Reporting directly to the Major Construction Supervisor, the primary focus of this role is to:
- Operate trucks and mounted cranes crane for the work teams carrying out the construction/maintenance of water mains, sewer mains, pump stations and water and wastewater treatment plants
- Perform labouring duties and operating plant equipment e.g. backhoe, excavator and forklift
- Organising, loading, and delivering material from truck, including operation of crane and slinging loads.
- Assist with confined space duties
- Maintain accurate records and logs
- Liaise with customers and internal teams to ensure smooth operations
Please refer to the Job Description under the Job Attachments for a comprehensive list of duties, responsibilities and skills required.
Being available to be on-call and complete reasonable overtime is a requirement of this position.
About You
To be successful in the position, you will have:
- Class HC Drivers Licence. (If HR licensed only, then must obtain HC within 3 months)
- Dangerous Goods Drivers Licence (or willingness to obtain)
- Truck Mounted Crane Operator Certificate of Competence equivalent to Class C2 WorkCover Certificate (Note: certification must allow the operation of the crane and rigging loads).
- High Risk Forklift Ticket (or willingness to obtain)
- Backhoe Ticket (Ticket LB/LL or equivalent) (or willingness to obtain)
- Excavator Ticket (Ticket LB/LL or equivalent) (or willingness to obtain)
- Hazardous Goods and Workplace Substances Licence (or willingness to obtain)
- Class B Non-Friable Asbestos Removal (or willingness to obtain)
- Dogman Ticket (or willingness to obtain)
- Proof of Australian residency or citizenship, or authority to work in Australia (visa)
Our ideal candidate will have proven experience in truck driving and crane operations with a solid understanding of traffic control, plant equipment and WHS procedures
How to Apply
To submit an application, click Apply and complete each Step of the application. You will be required to attach your resume (and cover letter if required) and respond to questions regarding general information about you.
In addition, you will be required to demonstrate how you satisfy the requirements of the position by answering the below questions relevant to the essential criteria as outlined in the job advertisement.
- At Shoalhaven City Council our corporate core values are: Collaboration, Adaptability, Integrity and Respect. Please choose one value and advise how you have enacted this value in a professional setting
- Please list your qualifications, certifications and licenses relevant to this position.
- How do you actively participate in WHS practices?
Applicants who progress to pre-employment checks may be required to undergo a Qualification Check, Work Rights Verification, Reference Checks and Medical (High Risk). Employment is subject to satisfactory outcomes for all required checks.
For tips and more information on how to submit a great application, please visit how to apply on Councils website. If you require assistance submitting your application, please contact the Talent Acquisition Team on 02 4429 3253.
Applications Close: Tuesday, 16 September 2025 (at midnight)
If you have any questions about this role, please contact Daniel Price Coordinator - Water Treatment - 02 4421 1707
Why Work with Us
The Shoalhaven area is a unique place of great natural beauty, offering an enviable lifestyle and positive work-life balance. Our workforce is our greatest asset, and we pride ourselves on our people. Our teams are talented and inclusive and work together to provide better outcomes for our community, who are at the heart of everything we do. With a diverse range of professions and roles, we offer many career options and pathways, actively promoting opportunities and encouraging staff professional development.
Benefits include:
- Generous leave entitlements
- Long Service Leave after 5 years
- Option of flexitime for indoor staff
- 9 day fortnight for outdoor staff
- Flexible and remote working arrangements
- Novated lease arrangements available
- Opportunities for professional development and training
- Corporate wellbeing programs, including Fitness Passport and Employee Assistance Program (EAP), discounted health insurance
**Conditions apply as per the Local Government State award, and Council policies
Shoalhaven City Council is an equal opportunity employer committed to embracing diversity and inclusion, and encourages applications from people of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds. Applicants with a disability are encouraged to reach out if they require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment processes to enable them to fairly demonstrate their skills and capabilities to meet the requirements of the job.
Shoalhaven City Council is a Child Safe Organisation that recognises and advocates for the rights of children and young people and are committed to providing a safe workplace
