Where do I Begin?

What is the Civil Construction Industry?

In the Civil Construction Industry you can build just about anything. From a major freeway to railways, water storage reservoir or even new housing subdivisions. Civil Construction workers do the site clearance, excavations, sewerage and drainage, lay the asphalt for roads and ballast for railways and dam walls.

Civil construction is anything to do with the earth, water or transport infrastructure. It is a $10 billion a year Australian business that is crucial to Australia's economy and it needs you. Jobs range from the plant operators who drive the earthmoving equipment on construction sites, to the engineers who design the structures and manage their implementation.

There is a shortage of skilled workers in the industry so there are plenty of jobs. In civil construction you will have a great future, be able to work anywhere in Australia; in local government councils, private contracting firms and the mining industry.

Who is it for?

Civil construction is for people who want to make a difference. It is a job where you can really make an impact, leave your mark, work with other talented people and be well rewarded.

As an engineer you can shape your city for the future and be in demand across the world. As a plant operator you literally shape Australia's infrastructure and will also have a skill in demand across Australia and internationally.

Choose a Career

You can choose your own career and pathway - anything from designing a new rail corridor, managing the building of a new freeway to driving the massive earthmoving equipment.

You can enter civil construction straight from school or after university studies.

Civil Construction Worker

If you are a practical person who likes to work with their hands and perhaps would like to operate earthmoving plant you can become a trainee in the industry.

As part of the job you'll enjoy good wages, good mates and a good plus formal career development and training both in the field and at industry training organisations and TAFE. You may work your way up to become a supervisor, team leader, foreman or even site supervisor.

Civil Engineer

If you like maths and science subjects you could go to university to become a civil engineer. You would commence work as a graduate and gain incredible experience in a range of projects. A civil engineer's work is diverse- in an office designing roads, bridges and the like or on site managing operations.

Graduate programs are run by government and private contracting firms. They provide excellent career development and guidance from experienced engineers. Graduates may become a Project Engineer, Works Engineer or Estimator determining project costing and the materials required for major projects.