Pavement Advisor

Pavement Advisor
Location: Townsville, QLD
Employment Type: Casual
**Training:**Available and offered to those with strong transferable skills

For over 90 years, Fulton Hogan has been delivering high-quality infrastructure to improve the lives of people every day. Our 10,000+ team works in a range of environments, creating, connecting, and caring for communities across Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific.

About the Role
Infrastructure Services business based in Townsville are now seeking a reliable and self-motivated Pavement Advisor to support our clients asphalt crew. Instead of being on the tools you will be running a PQI380 to monitor pavement compaction in real-time, marking core test locations, and feeding critical information back to the Foreman and Site Engineers. You will also handle end-of-shift reports, capturing the events of what went right, and what needs attention.

This is a structured role where consistency, clear communication, and attention to detail are required. If you like owning your patch, staying one step ahead, and helping the crew hit spec every shift, you’ll thrive here.
We are seeking an individual who is comfortable working with technology, with compaction testing gear or soil testing experience advantageous.
Key Responsibilities

• Monitor asphalt compaction using specialised testing equipment.
• Collect, record and interpret pavement quality data.
• Identify and mark pavement core locations for testing.
• Provide real-time feedback to supervisors and operational teams regarding compaction performance and quality outcomes.
• Conduct asphalt and pavement testing in accordance with specifications and procedures.
• Complete daily production, testing and quality reports.
• Maintain accurate records using both manual and digital reporting systems.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance quality and operational performance.
• Ensure compliance with all safety, environmental and quality requirements.

About You

• Experience in asphalt, civil construction, road construction, materials testing, quality assurance, manufacturing, laboratory environments or similar industries.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to accurate data recording.
• Process-driven and able to consistently follow procedures and testing methodologies.
• Comfortable working independently with minimal supervision.
• Self-motivated with a strong sense of accountability.
• Ability to communicate effectively with site crews, supervisors and project stakeholders.
• Confident using testing equipment and digital reporting systems, or willing to learn.
• Manual and digital data entry experience is highly regarded but not essential.
• Current Driver’s Licence.
• Willingness to travel and work occasional night shifts and weekends as required.

What We Offer

This position will provide you with growth, a long-term and stable career pathway, access to formal training and support from a strong team culture.
You will be rewarded with above award pay plus all travel expenses covered.
Night shift and occasional away work will be required. A valid drivers’ licence is essential***.***

• Want to be rewarded for the good work you do? Apply now to learn more about the applicable hourly rate and allowances.
• Looking for a company that places people at the heart of everything? Our Living Safely culture ensures that we care for ourselves, each other and the communities that we work in.
• Keen to progress your career? We invest in our people’s career development and provide pathways in the form of apprenticeships, traineeships, or certificate(s) opportunities. If additional tickets and licenses are required, we can help with that too.
• Never worked in our industry before? We open new doors for people with transferable skills and experiences, helping them to thrive in the world of infrastructure construction. Where applicable, we provide training and support to help you succeed in the role.
• Looking to enhance your wellbeing? We offer benefits, including corporate health and fitness programs, health insurance discounts, personal banking support, a range of retailer discounts, and access to our Employee Assistance Program (including your immediate family).
• **Want to help us better the communities we live and work in?**Our purpose of creating, connecting, and caring for communities is more than a saying to us – it’s a way of thinking, working, and living because we’re locals too, and seek to give back in ways that strengthen and build resilient communities.

Our people share the same set of values that keep us REAL. Respect, Energy and Effort, Attitude and Leadership are what we stand for at Fulton Hogan and encourage us to foster a diverse and inclusive culture where we listen to, care for, celebrate, and respect everyone.

We are committed to reconciliation and building and nurturing respectful relationships with First Nations peoples. Through our First Nations Engagement Strategy and Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), we aim to promote opportunities, cultural understanding and partnerships that celebrate and acknowledge the contributions of Indigenous communities.

If our REAL values resonate with you, please submit an application for the position.