Why Work With Whelans?

At Whelans, we’re more than just a company — we’re a family. As a proudly family-owned business, we’ve built our reputation on trust, integrity, and a genuine commitment to our people. When you join our team, you’re not just filling a role; you’re becoming part of a supportive community that values your growth and well-being.

What We Offer

We believe in creating a workplace where everyone feels respected, empowered, and inspired to succeed. From fostering long-term careers to encouraging innovation and collaboration, Whelans is dedicated to helping you thrive both professionally and personally. We offer many diverse careers in the following fields:

  • Join our major projects team and play a key role in delivering large-scale, complex works from planning through to completion. These roles involve coordinating resources, managing timelines, ensuring quality standards, and working closely with clients and stakeholders to bring ambitious projects to life.

  • Be part of our engineering and estimating team, where precision and problem-solving are key. These roles focus on designing practical solutions, preparing accurate cost estimates, analysing technical requirements, and working closely with project managers to ensure feasibility and efficiency from start to finish.

  • Join our environment team and help ensure projects are delivered sustainably and responsibly. These roles involve environmental planning, compliance monitoring, impact assessments, and working closely with project teams to protect natural resources and meet regulatory requirements.

  • Be part of our stakeholder and communications team, where building strong relationships and clear messaging is key. These roles involve engaging with clients, community groups, and partners, managing project communications, and ensuring transparency and collaboration throughout every stage of delivery.

  • Join our quarry team and keep operations running smoothly. Roles such as foreman and weighbridge operators involve overseeing daily production, ensuring safety and efficiency, managing material flow, and maintaining accurate records for deliveries and dispatch.

  • Join our Logistics and Assets team and help keep operations running seamlessly across the region. You’ll be part of a crew that manages the movement of materials, equipment, and plant, working closely with our truck drivers to transport essential resources safely and efficiently between sites. From coordinating transport schedules to overseeing asset tracking and maintenance, ensuring compliance, and supporting the reliability and longevity of our fleet — this team plays a critical role in keeping projects supplied, connected, and moving forward.

  • Join our civil infrastructure team and help deliver essential projects that shape communities. These roles involve planning and constructing roads, drainage, and other critical infrastructure, ensuring quality, safety, and efficiency while working closely with engineers and project managers.

  • Join our WHS operations and reporting team and help keep safety at the heart of everything we do. These roles involve monitoring workplace health and safety compliance, conducting audits and inspections, managing incident reporting, and supporting continuous improvement to ensure a safe environment for all.

  • Join our business services team and keep the backbone of our operations strong. These roles involve providing administrative support, managing documentation, coordinating office processes, and ensuring smooth communication across departments to help the business run efficiently.

  • Join our roads maintenance team and help keep vital transport networks safe and efficient. These roles involve inspecting and repairing road surfaces, managing drainage systems, performing routine upkeep, and responding to maintenance needs to ensure quality and safety standards are met across all projects.

  • Join our workshop team and keep our equipment and facilities in top condition. These roles involve performing routine servicing, troubleshooting issues, carrying out repairs, and ensuring machinery and infrastructure operate safely and efficiently to support smooth project delivery.

  • Join our finance team and help drive the financial health of the business. These roles involve managing budgets, processing accounts, analysing financial data, and providing insights that support strategic decision-making and sustainable growth.

  • Join our HR team and play a key role in supporting our people. These roles involve managing recruitment processes, onboarding new team members, handling payroll and employee benefits, and ensuring a positive workplace culture where everyone can thrive.

Our Current Opportunities

Civil Machine Operators - Western Victoria

We are seeking enthusiastic Machine Operators to join various projects in Western Victoria. These roles are available for immediate commencement, offering the chance to step straight into meaningful work on various road rehabilitation and lane extending projects. You’ll be part of a crew that values teamwork, safety and delivering results. 

While experience is preferred, we also welcome applicants who are motivated, reliable and eager to build a career in the civil industry.

Quarry Weighbridge Operator

Bruthen Quarry | Full-time | Immediate Start available 

This position plays a key role in ensuring the smooth and accurate operation of our quarry weighbridge while delivering excellent customer service and administrative support across the site. 

This is a key operational role requiring strong attention to detail, accuracy, and a proactive approach. 

Civil Project Administrator

Location: Southeast Melbourne

Employment Type: Full Time, Fixed Term until November 2026

Commencement: Immediate Start!

Are you a skilled and detail-oriented Project Administrator ready to take on an exciting challenge? We’re searching for an exceptional individual to support our management team and ensure smooth operations on a significant infrastructure project. If you're ready to bring your expertise and enthusiasm to a fast-paced environment, we want to hear from you!

  • Respectful management who care about their workers. Family owned and run business - Everyone knows your name, you aren't just another number in a corporate company. Ever changing projects which is good for challenging yourself. Keeps the work day interesting.

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Let’s Work Together

If you’re looking for a career with a company that cares, invests in its people, and celebrates shared success, Whelans is the place for you.