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Bricklayer resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what bricklayers actually do day to day, not generic filler. Download and replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details.
Which resume format should you use?
Reverse chronological
You have a steady work history. This is the format almost every recruiter and ATS expects by default.
Functional
You're changing fields or have gaps in your employment. Leads with skills rather than a job-by-job timeline.
Combination
You're early career or have worked consistently but for only a few employers. Blends a skills summary with a shorter chronological history.
This template uses the reverse chronological format: the one most bricklayers should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Qualified bricklayer with trade certification in blocklaying and construction, experienced in reading architectural plans and laying masonry to Australian Standards on residential and commercial sites. Comfortable working from footings to finished courses, with a steady focus on level, plumb and joint consistency under site deadlines.
Key skills
- Reading plans and specifications
- Mortar mixing and application
- Worksite safety management (WHS)
- Building codes and standards (AS 3700)
- Quoting and estimating
- Spirit level and plumb line work
- Trowel and hand tool work
- Brick saw operation
- Scaffolding setup and use
Experience: example bullet points
- Laid brick and block walls to blueprint specifications across residential and commercial builds, maintaining consistent mortar joint width within tolerance
- Checked alignment, level and plumb on completed courses using spirit level and plumb line, reducing rework flagged at builder inspection
- Cut and shaped bricks and blocks with a brick saw to fit around openings, corners and arches per architectural detail
- Mixed mortar to specified ratios to maintain bond strength across multi-course and multi-storey sections
- Cleaned and finished joints to architectural standard, achieving sign-off from site supervisors on first inspection
- Followed worksite safety procedures including scaffold checks and PPE use in line with WHS requirements
Education
Certificate III in Bricklaying and Blocklaying (CPC33020), typically completed through a trade apprenticeship, the standard entry pathway for the majority of bricklayers in Australia
Keywords an ATS is likely to scan for
Applicant tracking systems match your resume against terms in the job ad before a person ever sees it. Only include the ones that actually apply to your experience, but if a term below matches something you've done, use the same wording the job ad uses.
- White Card
- Certificate III in Bricklaying and Blocklaying
- CPC30320
- AS 3700 masonry structures code
- WHS compliance
- mortar mix ratios
- spirit level
- plumb line
- brick saw
- scaffolding
- National Construction Code
- quoting and estimating
- builder's licence
Getting past ATS screening
- Match the specific skills, certifications and terms used in the job ad, not just your own wording for the same thing.
- Keep formatting simple: no tables, text boxes, columns, headers/footers or graphics. Parsers frequently drop content placed in these.
- Submit as .docx or PDF unless the job ad specifies otherwise.
- Use standard section headings (Experience, Education, Skills) rather than creative alternatives.
- List your core skills and technical competencies in their own section so a keyword scan can find them instantly.
This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Tailor every bullet point to your own real experience and the specific job ad.