Plough Crew - Telstra's Aura Network

Ventia

The Role

Overview

Install and maintain fiber optic cables for Telstra's Aura Network in regional NSW.

Key Responsibilities

  • civil works
  • plant operation
  • cable hauling
  • fence repair
  • excavation
  • rod handling

Tasks

-Civil works – repairing blockages, operating plant and equipment (dozer, excavator, vacuum trucks, HR trucks, mobile cranes) -Rod, Rope & Hauling – handling and hauling fibre cables by hand or machinery -General labouring – fence cutting and repair, manual and mechanical excavation

Requirements

  • driver’s licence
  • hauling course
  • white card
  • high risk

What You Bring

-Current Driver’s Licence -Pit, Pipe & Cable Hauling course -Current Construction White Card -High Risk Licence

Benefits

-Health and wellbeing programs – Fitness Passport, EAP, Healthy Minds & Healthy Bodies -$30.62 – $37 per hour, plus plenty of overtime opportunities -Weekend penalty rates – time and a half & double time -Employee benefits including discounts with major brands -Full-time, permanent roles – job security and growth -Vehicle Loading Crane ticket -Generous LAHA (Living Away From Home Allowance): $280 per day -21/7 roster – work hard, then enjoy a full week off -Paid fatigue management days – your wellbeing matters

The Company

About Ventia

-Fused decades of engineering and service expertise into a single powerhouse. -Delivers end-to-end infrastructure services—from design and maintenance to decommissioning. -Typical projects include keeping hospitals, schools, and transport systems running, as well as building telecommunications networks and remediating contaminated land. -Specializes in defence, telecoms, transport, water and utilities, environmental works, and social infrastructure across public and private sectors. -Ensures 24/7 functionality of traffic, power, networks, and critical facilities.

Sector Specialisms

Infrastructure

Telecommunications

Defence

Education

Energy Networks & Renewables

Health

Industrial

Justice

Local Government

Transport