About us

Specialised Utility Group is an organisation with expertise in excavation, horizontal boring, pipe laying, hydro excavation, drain cleaning and tree root maintenance. We currently hold a few major civil contracts including Ventia (Yarra Valley Water), Service stream and Downer (South East water). We mainly work within the South Eastern and Northern suburbs of Melbourne and we perform main to meter water service renewals, new installations, reactive water maintenance and hydro excavation.

We are looking for someone who is highly motivated, energetic, willing to learn and willing to work hard and grow within the company.

We offer an average yearly salary of between $66,000 and well over $100,000 including overtime.

Hourly pay rate will vary depending on tickets/ licences and experience.

We are a very close team and are looking for the right person/s to join us and fill in the available positions;

Truck driver, excavator operator

Pipe layer/ labourer

Hydro excavation operator/ driver for one of our Cappellottos

WE HAVE TWO STARTING LOCATIONS FOR CIVIL WATER MAINTENANCE CREWS - HAMPTON PARK AND COBURG.

ALL HYDRO EXCAVATION TRUCKS DEPART AND RETURN TO HAMPTON PARK DAILY.

Benefits

Working within a friendly environment

Working in different locations day to day.

Gaining new knowledge, experience and training in the civil industry

Potential to grow within the company

Required Tickets and Licences

White card - Construction induction card

Minimum MR truck licence (Or willing to get a truck licence)

HR truck licence required for hydro excavation

First aid and CPR

Traffic management

Spotters

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

Committed to safe work practices

Knowledge in SWMS / JSEA

Truck driving experience

Strong on the shovel and not afraid of manual labour

Experience in reading DBYD plans

Experience in locating underground services including Gas, Water, Telecommunications and Electricity

Excavator operating around live services experience - Big advantage

Spotting experience - Big advantage

Experience in boring with Grundomat - a big advantage

Knowledge in South East Water's computer program (Montage) - an advantage

Knowledge in Yarra Valley Water's computer program (Click) - an advantage

Some plumbing experience - an advantage

A SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE REQUIRES

Physical fitness, reliability and punctuality

Reliable transport

Attention to detail

Working autonomously

Good work ethic

Self motivation

Sound verbal and written skills

Taking pride in their work

Scope of duties to be performed including and not limited to:

Work under strict OH&S conditions

Performing daily maintenance and safety checks on vehicles and equipment

Reading plans and communicating with supervisors and members of the public

Reading Dial Before You Dig plans

Service locating

Conduct problem solving activities for water board defects

Excavation around live services, traffic and pedestrians in nature strips, roads and footpaths

Safe operation of construction equipment such as tipper trucks, excavators, front end loaders

Safe use of a demolition saw, jack hammer, power tools and jumping jack wacker

Working in deep excavations

Underground boring

New water service installations from main to meter

Temporary road reinstatement

On offer to strong candidates is an attractive hourly rate with plenty of overtime available.

PLENTY OF OVERTIME IS AVAILABLE AND IS AT TIMES REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE JOB.

WEEKEND WORK IS AVAILABLE AND WILL BE REQUIRED AT LEAST ONCE EVERY SIX WEEKS