What does a civil construction (level 2) trainee do?
A civil construction (level 2) trainee, is involved in: • compacting, leveling and spreading materials to form roads and footpaths • performing minor repairs to damaged surfaces, maintaining bridges and repairing signs and guideposts • general roadside maintenance such as grass cutting, weed control and litter collection. As a civil construction worker, you must generally be able to: • clear scrub, strip grass and remove topsoil • assist with preparation for laying drains • spread gravel to form the road base • operate tank-truck distributor or hose to spray tar, road oils and emulsions on the surface before surfacing • operate levers to discharge hot-mix asphalt into the hoppers of paving machines or spread stone chips, gravel or clod mix asphalt onto road surfaces • erect and dismantle barricades and construction signs • direct traffic through the construction area • load and unload equipment and clean the work site • landscape the surrounding area using trees and grass seed and erec