Cadet Engineer – Waste Services

• Are you currently studying in Civil/Mechanical or Environmental Engineering or equivalent studies and in your penultimate or final year of study
• 2-3 year Fixed-term contract 35 Hours per week

City of Newcastle has an opportunity for an Undergraduate Engineer to join our Waste Services team.

This position will see you support the Infrastructure Delivery & Asset Coordinator in the planning delivery and management of infrastructure and fixed assets to City of Newcastles Waste Services Facility.

What are the opportunities you will have

This hands-on position offers valuable experience in infrastructure project support asset data management and system development.

Youll work closely with operational safety and environmental teams to implement procedures maintain documentation and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

This is a unique opportunity to develop technical and professional skills in a dynamic environment while contributing to the safe compliant and efficient delivery of infrastructure and the strategic goals of the organisation.

Find out more about your new career by viewing the position description here.

Life at CN

At CN we value our employees and their wellbeing takes priority. We encourage employees to make time for whats important and provide the benefits to enable a work life balance. To read more visit here!

We are focused on making a real difference in our community and achieving our vision of creating a smart liveable and sustainable global city. We are proud to deliver services valued by our community.

We champion inclusion so that everyone is valued and we encourage innovation and creativity. We are committed to creating a safe and inclusive workplace where different styles backgrounds experiences and perspectives are valued encouraged and respected.

People with diverse lived experiences (including but not limited to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians people with diverse gender identities and sexualities people from different cultural racial ethnic religious and linguistic backgrounds people with disability carers and veterans) are encouraged to apply.

Application Closing Date: Tuesday 11 November 2025

Remuneration: $37856.48 - $75712.71 12% Superannuation per annum for a 35-hour week.

Contact: Melissa Moore - Career Ready Advisor -

If you need any adjustments to be made to the recruitment process or if you would like to discuss any accessibility requirements please contact for a confidential discussion.

You must have the right to live and work in Australia to apply for this job.

CN do not accept unsolicited resumes and we respectfully ask that recruitment agencies do not contact us at this stage.