Horizontal Directional Drillers / Locators

HDD DRILLERS, LOCATORS & DRILL HANDS WANTED

PDR Group - TMR & Major infrastructure specialist (SEQ)
PDR Group is a leading SEQ-based horizontal directional drilling contractor delivering complex infrastructure projects across transport & main roads (TMR) highway upgrades, major road widening programs and Queensland Rail Corridors.

We specialise in compliant, high-specification HDD works within live traffic corridors and critical infrastructure environments.

Due to secured project pipelines across TMR, Rail and major utility relocation programs, we are expanding our team and are seeking:

• Experienced HDD Drillers
• Experienced HDD Locators
• HDD Drill Hands / Offsiders / Vac Operator

Our Work

• TMR highway upgrades & road widening projects
• Major arterial road service relocations
• MRTS-140 compliant HDD works
• Rail Corridor bores
• Large-diameter and technically complex underbores
• Power, communications, water, gas & sewer installations

HDD Drillers

• Proven HDD industry experience
• White Card
• MR License minimum (HR or HC highly regarded)
• Experience operating HDD rigs across multiple machine classes
• F5+/ARES locating capability highly regarded
• Experience with recycling systems and drilling fluids / mud management systems highly recommended

HDD Locators

• Proven HDD locating experience
• Experience with F5+/ARES locating systems highly regarded
• MR License minimum (HR or HC highly regarded)
• Strong understanding of bore profiling and service avoidance
• Experience working around live services and infrastructure corridors
• Experience with recycling systems and drilling fluid / mud management systems highly recommended

HDD Drill Hands

• HDD or civil construction experience preferred
• White Card
• MR License minimum requirement
• Strong work ethic and willingness to upskill into drilling or locating roles
• Exposure to recycling systems and mud management processes highly recommended
• Vac truck experience preferred

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR ALL ROLES

• Rail Industry Worker (RIW)
• Safely access the rail corridor (SARC)
• Working in electrified territory (WET)
• Excavator / skid steer / Vac VOC's
• Experience working in live service corridors
• Strong working knowledge of MRTS-140/PR9788/MD-20-173 specifications

What We Offer

• Above-industry remuneration packages
• Consistent 50 hour weeks (Monday - Friday) with available over time
• Strong pipeline of TMR and QR works
• Working away allowances when applicable
• Full uniforms supplied (rail-approved long sleeves included)
• All PPE supplied (boots excluded)
• Long-term career progression within an established infrastructure contractor