Excavator Operator (Wheeled & Tracked) | Renewable Energy Projects | Southern NSW

JWC Excavations [Company Name] delivers civil construction and earthworks for renewable energy infrastructure, including wind farms, solar farms, access roads, foundations and underground electrical works. We’re looking for a skilled Wheeled Excavator Operator with solid tilt rotator and final trim experience to join our team full time on projects based in [town / project name], in the Queanbeyan-Palerang region.

About the role

- Operating tilt rotator–equipped wheeled excavators to complete final trim on batters, formations, pads and drainage to design tolerances
- Excavating for wind turbine foundations, cable trenches, electrical infrastructure, access tracks and drainage
- Trenching, backfilling, grading, profiling and preparing formation levels
- Using GPS machine guidance to achieve accurate levels and grades
- Changing and operating attachments such as trenching and grading buckets, hydraulic hammers and rippers
- Working from construction drawings, survey set-out and excavation levels
- Working safely around underground and overhead services and maintaining exclusion zones
- Carrying out daily pre-starts,



routine operator maintenance and defect reporting
- Following environmental controls, including erosion and sediment control and dust suppression
- Coordinating with supervisors, surveyors, spotters and other crew
- Tracked excavators are also used on site as projects require. You may occasionally help with general site support, but skilled excavator operation is the core of the role.

About you

- Minimum 3 years’ experience operating excavators fitted with tilt rotators
- Proven final trim capability on civil, earthworks or infrastructure projects
- Wheeled excavator experience
- Excavator competency or verification of competency (VOC)
- Construction Induction White Card
- Ability to read construction drawings, survey information and levels
- Sound knowledge of safe excavation practices and service locating
- Tracked excavator experience
- Experience in renewables, roads, utilities or large-scale civil projects
- Willingness to work in regional locations as part of a multidisciplinary team

What we offer

- Full-time, 50 hours per week
- Modern, GPS-equipped wheeled excavators with tilt rotators

📌 Excavator Operator (Queanbeyan)
🏢 JWC Excavations
📍 Queanbeyan