Are you handy on the tools, happy working outdoors and keen to be part of a crew that keeps our community running?

Join Mackay Regional

Council’s Field Services team and put your labouring, construction and maintenance skills to work on essential water and sewerage infrastructure.

What You’ll Do

- Carry out hands-on labouring for water and sewerage construction, repairs and maintenance.
- Support plumbers, leading hands and supervisors with pipe laying, concrete work and other practical site tasks.
- Join daily pre-starts and toolbox talks, spot hazards and help the crew put practical controls in place.
- Assist with traffic management and site set-up activities.
- Ensure worksites are maintained in a clean, protected and professional condition.
- Work with a down-to-earth team while providing helpful service to the community and other Council teams.
- Be available for some overtime and out-of-hours work when required.

What You Need

- Current General Construction Safety White Card.
- Current Queensland C Class driver licence.
- Practical experience in construction or maintenance labouring, ideally across water and sewerage networks, roads or drainage.
- Experience with concrete finishing and pipe laying.
- Confidence using motorised equipment and hand tools safely.
- A safety-first attitude, solid communication skills and the ability to work well in a crew or independently.
- A current skid steer ticket and/or MRC Class drivers licence is handy, but not essential.

Why work for Mackay Regional Council?

- Base annual salary from $69,354.82-$70,813.93 (the level offered will be determined on the successful candidates’ qualifications and experience)

- Up to 18% superannuation (conditions apply).
- Choice of 4 or 5 weeks’ annual leave with 17.5% leave loading.
- 9 day fortnight roster.
- May be eligible for salary sacrificing options.




- Membership to lifestyle benefits program including corporate discounts.
- Study and assistance programs for career development.
- Learning and career development opportunities.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Employee health and wellbeing initiatives.
- Active Social Clubs.

Want to know more about this role? View the Position Description (PD) in the document attachments.

How Toapply

Prepare and submit your cover letter and resume, outlining your relevant experience for this role. If applying for this job via a 3rd party job board such as SEEK, LinkedIn etc. you will be redirected to the Mackay Regional Council Careers (eRecruit) website to apply.

Follow the prompts to submit your application (the Recruitment Process Guide and the Frequently Asked Questions can assist).

After submitting, you will receive an automated confirmation email. Should you not receive this, please ensure you have submitted your application and your email address on your account is correct.

Applications Close

Thursday, 5th November 2026

Having troubles submitting your application?

Reach out to one of our friendly Talent and Onboarding Team by phoning 1300 MACKAY (1300 622 529).

- Important information for applicants:

To be considered for this position, all candidates must have the appropriate working rights for Australia. Your Australian work rights will be verified during the recruitment process. Applicants who progress beyond the interview stage will be required to undergo a pre-employment process, which includes comprehensive Pre-Employment Medical Assessments (inclusive of Drug and Alcohol testing).

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer, where all applicants are treated fairly and respectfully and have equal access to all available opportunities.

At Mackay Regional

Council, diversity is about creating a respectful and inclusive workplace that recognises our employees' unique contributions and perspectives, working together to deliver extraordinary results.

📌 Labourer – Water & Sewer Construction (Mackay)
🏢 Mackay Regional Council
📍 Mackay