Why work with Woollam?

Picture this: a workplace that offers you countless opportunities to accelerate your skills, progress your career, give your work-brain a break, help you cope with life’s challenges, and assist your overall health and wellbeing.

Interested?

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To thrive, you need to have the best environment to be supported and grow, which is why we’re keen to introduce you to our Woolbeing program, before you even think about joining our team. Highlights include:

Flexible work and wellbeing including wellbeing days;
Opportunities to volunteer and attend community events;
The freedom to create your own destiny at the click of a button with an online training and development system;
Access to our Employee Assistance Program, which offers a 24/7 counselling and support services free of charge to you and your immediate family members; and
Access to our exclusive Employee Benefits Program, including great commercial discounts on a range of products and services for you and your family.

A little about us:

As the country’s oldest privately owned construction company, Woollam has helped power local economies, shape communities and left a mark on the architectural heritage of our towns and cities. From a small family business started by an optimistic migrant in the late 1800s, the company continues to create, design, build and maintain buildings for the times in the heart of the cities, and right across regional Australia. Our offices are located in Brisbane, Ballina, Gold Coast, Rockhampton, Mackay and Townsville.

In line with our endorsed Reconciliation Action Plan, Woollam acknowledges First Nations people as the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we work and live. Feel free to ask us more about our Reconciliation Action Plan when you apply!

The Role

An exciting opportunity exists for a Building Cadet to be based at our East Brisbane office and across multiple projects. We are looking for someone who is preferably in their first or second year of their studies in Construction Management, Quantity Surveying or similar to join our team.

Our cadet program has been developed to ensure you gain a diverse range of skills that will see you master an array of disciplines across the industry through mentoring, site visits, information sessions and more.

With the program offering both office and site-based role rotations to broaden knowledge and skills including tendering, estimating, programming, contract and project admin, design, safety, services, and finance.

The Person

A positive attitude along with strong organisational skills and attention to detail will ensure you succeed in this role. You will enjoy the challenge of managing competing demands and will have the ability to multi-task and prioritise your work to ensure deadlines are met.

The successful applicant will have:

Current enrolment in a Construction related tertiary study program
Proven competency in Microsoft Office software packages
Problem solving skills
Ability to learn current OH&S, construction and building requirements
Strong communication and organizational skills
Excellent time management skills

What are you waiting for?

Hit that "Apply" button and send your resume and covering letter to ***********@woollam.com.au. We’ll be in touch if we think you might be the one!