Civil engineering labourers

Civil engineering labourers perform routine tasks in connection with the building and maintenance of roads, railways, dams and other civil engineering projects.

Role Responsibilities

• Digging and filling holes and trenches using hand-held tools
• Shovelling and spreading gravel and related materials
• Trimming and cutting rocks and concrete and bitumen surfaces using jack-hammers
• Loading and unloading construction materials, excavated material and equipment and transporting them around construction sites using wheelbarrows and hand trucks
• Cleaning work sites and removing obstructions