NIGHT SHIFT - TRAFFIC SIGNAL TECHNICIANS

Personnel Area: Infrastructure Services

Branch: Construction

Salary Range: The position attracts a competitive remuneration and benefits package dependent on the skills and experience of the successful candidate.

Work type: Permanent Full-time x 2 (night shift)

Location: Eagle Farm Regional Operations Centre and various onsite locations in Brisbane

You can be part of Brisbane City Council, which has a central role in readying the city for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games over the coming years.

Our Business

Infrastructure Services brings together Council's asset management, infrastructure planning, design, project management, construction, services, maintenance and transport operations activities.

Traffic Network Services install and maintain traffic signals, intelligent transport systems, including traffic CCTV, Variable Message Signs (VMS), the fibre optic cabling and data network to support the traffic signals and Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) devices throughout Brisbane. 

The Role  

Join our small team of night shift, Traffic Signal Technicians and support Brisbane to keep moving safely. Your nights will transform with ever changing, fault finding, problem solving and testing of traffic signals, planned construction and reactive maintenance across our entire network.

Street lighting, closed circuit television cameras (CCTV), and other ITS installations, will be how you will spend your evenings, stay away from the summer heat and enjoy Brisbane by night.

Night shift means you work in a small team of 3 or 4, Monday to Thursday each week, from 7pm – 430am, with paid breaks, 25% loading and potential for additional paid overtime on top. Start and finish from the same location each shift.

Starting position is C8 with associated skills payment with an opportunity to progress to C7 with skills payment in your future career.

Ongoing certified training and upskilling provided for Confined Space, EWP over 11mtrs, MR licence and dogman licence training available.

To be successful you will have:

• knowledge and ability to apply Workplace Health and Safety Act, Electrical Safety Act, and Electrical Wiring rules
• ability to interpret instructions and engineering drawings
• proven ability to work from ladders, at heights and in confined spaces
• experience in electrical construction and maintenance in a commercial and operational environment
• ability to work in a team, including providing guidance and support to apprentices and other team members.

Mandatory requirements for this role are:

• a C class drivers' licence
• an electrical workers licence
• a work safely in the construction industry (white card)
• ability to work night shift.

Benefits of working for Council include:

• free gym and wellness centre
• training and development programs
• award winning superannuation fund
• generous leave provisions
• competitive salary.

Benefits of working for Council: CLICK HERE

How to apply:  Click on the 'I’m interested' button to complete your online application. Please upload your resume and covering letter demonstrating your interest and suitability for the position.

You may be required to undertake a pre-employment medical assessment to assess your ability to perform the genuine occupational requirements of the role.

 For more information: Please call Penny Fedin on 07 3178 1155 

People from diverse backgrounds, including those living with a disability and/or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, who may have questions about the recruitment process or working at Council, are encouraged to reach out to the contact above, who can connect you with a member of Council’s Diversity and Inclusion team.

Application Closing Date: Monday 18 August 2025 at 11:55pm AEST. 

Brisbane City Council is a multi-award winning accessible and inclusive workplace where our people represent the diverse communities we serve, are supported, and can feel safe. Council has been awarded Employer of the Year at the National Disability Awards and has been recognised multiple times with ‘Gold Employer’ status from the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTI inclusion.