The Details:
- Permanent Full Time | 9 day fortnight
- $74,199 pa (ie. $37.55/hour) - incl. industry and uniform allowance + 12% super (level 3) - effective 1 July
- 76 hour fortnight
- Location: Narangba
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Work as part of our Natural Areas team delivering a range of environmental maintenance and conservation activities across diverse natural environments. You’ll work within small crews led by a Crew Leader, supporting the ongoing care of areas such as riparian zones, foreshore areas, urban interface zones and rainforest environments across a designated area.
This role involves a mix of field based activities, focused on maintaining and improving natural areas while supporting ecological outcomes.
This includes:
- Ecological restoration and natural area conservation works
- Maintaining recreational and fire trail networks
- Participating in prescribed burns
- Carrying out soft landscaping within natural areas
- Undertaking general vegetation maintenance across a range of sites
The role is hands on and involves manual labouring tasks, chemical spraying and operating a range of plant and equipment, including 4WD vehicles, UTVs (utility terrain vehicles) and trucks.
Through this work, you will contribute to the preservation and enhancement of natural areas, helping to maintain safe, accessible and environmentally sustainable spaces for the community and local ecosystems.
Click here for Position Description - please note, this position is internally titled "Labourer Operations"
Interested in future or other opportunities within our Parks team? Register your interest through our EOI here.
About you
You have experience working in natural areas or similar environments and are comfortable undertaking a variety of manual and outdoor tasks.
You’ll also bring:
- Experience in ecological restoration, vegetation management or similar field based work
- The ability to safely perform manual labouring tasks and use relevant equipment
- A willingness to work across a range of environments and conditions
- Basic knowledge or experience with chemical spraying and environmental maintenance activities
- The ability to work effectively as part of a small crew environment
In addition, you’ll also need to hold:
- A current truck licence (minimum MR)
- Construction Induction Card (or willingness to obtain prior to commencement)
Why City of Moreton Bay?
What you do with your life matters. It’s the same with your career.
We’re the third-largest council in Australia and one of the fastest-growing areas. As Australia’s newest city, we’re building something that’s never been done before: a new kind of city, inspired and empowered by a new kind of council.
This is your opportunity to develop skills and experience in a truly unique place, at a truly unique point in time.
At City of Moreton Bay, we’re focused on the vital work we do today. But we’re also focused on the future. On what can be – for our city, our Council and your career.
Here’s what you’ll love about a career with us:
- See it. To build a city of the future, first, you have to see it. The polycentric city we’re building will bring greater prosperity, sustainability and affordability to our city. This is your chance to contribute to something that’s never been done before.
- Shape it. You’ll get hands-on in a rewarding career, serving and strengthening our communities for today and tomorrow. Our work is diverse, interesting and it matters – and it’s yours to shape and own.
- Live it. Contribute to the city you and your family want to live in and enjoy the lifestyle you deserve. And if you don’t live here, you’ll still find pride and connection in so many ways with our successful, resilient team.
You’ll also enjoy a range of other benefits:
- Find a better work-life balance with a nine-day fortnight.
- Negotiated salary increases locked in through our EBA - 4.5% in July 2026 and a further 4% in July 2027 (or CPI capped at 4.5%, whichever is greater).
- Advance your skills and career through our Study, Training And Research Scheme (STARS).
- Make your pay go further with salary packaging options on novated leases, superannuation payments, smartphones and devices.
- Prioritise your health and wellbeing with discounted health insurance, free annual flu vaccinations and our Fitness Passport Program.
- Get support when you and your family need it most with our 24/7 confidential counselling service and Mates in Construction program.
- Our Depots have free local parking on site making for an easy commute.
Ready for a career that matters?
Join City of Moreton Bay, and help shape our city of the future.
Click on the 'Apply Now' button below to complete your online application. Please upload a current resume that demonstrates how you meet the requirements for this role. You will also have the option to add a cover letter should you wish.
As part of the recruitment process, applicants will be required to undergo a medical and hearing assessment with an independent professional nominated by Council, and a National Criminal History Check (all at no cost to you).
To obtain further details please contact our Careers team at careers@moretonbay.qld.gov.au.
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City of Moreton Bay extends across the traditional lands of the Jinibara, Kabi Kabi, and Turrbal peoples, and we acknowledge and pay respects to Traditional Custodians. We believe diversity of thought, background and experience creates better outcomes for our people and communities, and we strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people of all ages, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.
