Home Waterproofer Resume template
Waterproofer resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what waterproofers 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 waterproofers should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Qualified waterproofer with site experience across residential wet areas, balconies, roofs and below-ground structures. Reads plans and sets out falls and levels, prepares and primes substrates, and installs liquid and sheet membranes to AS 3740 and AS 4654. Known for careful detailing around penetrations and floor wastes, and for flood testing work properly before the tiler moves in.
Key skills
- Substrate preparation, cleaning, priming and minor render repair
- Liquid and sheet membrane installation to AS 3740 and AS 4654
- Detail work at junctions, penetrations, hob joints and expansion joints
- Flood testing and compliance documentation
- Reading plans, specifications, falls and wet area setouts
- National Construction Code and wet area compliance knowledge
- Flashings, drainage outlets and shower waste installation
- Worksite safety, working at heights and hazardous materials handling
- Moisture meters
- Airless spray and roller membrane applicators
- Notched trowels and detailing brushes
- Procore
- Xero
Experience: example bullet points
- Prepared and primed substrates across residential bathroom and balcony jobs, repairing minor screed and render defects before membrane application.
- Installed liquid and sheet membranes to wet areas, balconies and podiums, keeping detail work around floor wastes, thresholds and penetrations watertight.
- Flood tested completed wet areas and recorded results, cutting callbacks from tiling crews and builders.
- Set out falls and levels from plans for shower recesses, thresholds and balcony drainage, coordinating with tilers and builders on site.
- Installed flashings, drainage outlets and expansion joints on roof and podium decks to specification.
- Kept daily site records, material use and job costs in Procore and Xero, giving supervisors clear progress reporting.
- Worked safely at heights and alongside other trades while keeping White Card, working at heights and state licensing current.
- Trained two junior labourers in priming and detailing technique, raising the standard of finish on handover.
Education
Certificate III in Construction Waterproofing (CPC31411), typically completed through an apprenticeship or traineeship, plus a current White Card and state waterproofing licence or registration where required.
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.
- AS 3740
- AS 4654.1
- National Construction Code
- wet area waterproofing
- flood testing
- liquid membrane
- sheet membrane
- substrate preparation
- priming
- flashings
- expansion joints
- White Card
- working at heights
- Certificate III in Construction Waterproofing
- waterproofing licence
- compliance certificate
- Procore
- Xero
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.