Careers at Council

Apply for one of our professional roles and be a part of building our world-class city.

We offer careers in: 

• accounting

• administration 

• architecture

• contact centre 

• engineering

• environmental health 

• finance

• human resource management 

• information and communication technology

• law 

• landscape architects

• libraries 

• marketing and communication

• planning. 

We’re one of the biggest civil construction and maintenance employers in Queensland with a range of opportunities across trades, including: 

• automotive 

• carpentry

• electrical 

• fitting and turning

• general labour 

• mechanics

• panel beating 

• plumbing.

Our tradespeople are provided with tools and uniforms, penalty rates where applicable, ongoing training and career development, as well as other great benefits of working for Council.  

Council has one of the biggest bus fleets in Australia, with more than 1200 vehicles. Apply for a Council bus driver job and you’ll get:

• paid on-the-job training with ongoing support (no previous bus driving experience is necessary)
• uniform provided
• flexible hours and a variety of shifts
• weekly pay, including penalty rates and allowances
• 10.5% superannuation contribution and opportunity to make your own voluntary contributions.
  

Choose from:

• casual employment
  
  • You can work as a casual bus operator and get paid by the hour. Most casual work is rostered in the morning and afternoon peak periods from Monday to Friday, but can vary depending on when buses are needed. Casual bus operators also drive charter and special event services.
    
• full-time traineeships
  
  • Council offers full-time traineeships for new bus operators. Trainees are employed on a temporary full-time basis (38-hour week) during the traineeship and complete a Certificate III in Driving Operations. Traineeships take up to two years to complete, depending on your experience.
  • If you meet the standards during your traineeship, you may be offered a permanent bus driver job.

Diversity is what makes Brisbane great, and our people are as diverse as the communities they serve. 

We don’t tolerate discrimination in any form.

At Council we've worked hard to foster a culture where diversity is valued, inclusion is intrinsic and where people feel they can bring their whole selves to work, regardless of their background, ability or circumstance.

This is cemented in our culture through our Inclusion Blueprint and Communities of Inclusion (COI).  

Recognising those with lived experience as experts, COI members are provided with paid work time to progress inclusion across the organisation. Our current COIs include:

• BrisAbility supports Council employees to build disability confidence, find solutions to barriers and celebrate good practice.

• Multicultural Connect represents our culturally and linguistically diverse employees. It promotes initiatives for connectedness, builds relationships and reflects diverse perspectives.

• One Mob is committed to truth-telling and celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and their cultures through advice, information and education. 

• River City Pride represents our LGBTIQ+ employees by supporting the diversity of sexuality and gender identity to make sure no-one experiences fear or discrimination in the workplace.

• BrisWomen Alliance supports women in leadership and other under-represented paths, such as trades.

• Council strives for zero harm (mentally and physically) to everyone in the workplace, at home or in public spaces through our 'Zero Harm' policy.

• We have zero tolerance for any unwelcome or harassing behaviour of a sexual, discriminatory or offensive nature. 

• 14% superannuation for permanent employees, combined with 5% personal contribution, total 19% (conditions apply).

• 17.5% annual leave loading

• ability to purchase additional leave (conditions apply).

• flexible working hours

• six weeks paid leave for the birth of your children 

• 12 weeks primary caregiver leave at full pay (can be combined with birth-related leave)

• four weeks secondary caregiver leave at full pay 

• adoption and surrogacy leave

• unpaid parental leave. 

We value all our employees and are committed to making sure all genders are paid equally.

If you choose to work for Council, you’ll be paid according to your skills, responsibilities and working conditions in a non-discriminatory way.