In the ‘Watching for jobs …….’ series we are going to be running over Australian Mining and Construction projects all over the country. In each post we will include an Overview of the project, a Location Profile, the Companies involved, the Occupations required, the skills / qualifications that will help you to get your foot in the door and the Enterprise Bargaining Agreements. This will help you to stay in the loop and know how to skill up where needed. The aim is to help you get yourself into the best position to land a start on the major sites and projects around Australia.

About the Gold Coast Light Rail Stage 2 Project

Construction of a 7.3km light rail between Parkwood and Helensvale on Queensland’s Gold Coast.

Quick Facts:

$420 million project
7.3 kilometre light rail link between Parkwood and Helensvale.
Major Construction commenced in July 2016.
Project due for completion in late 2017, in time for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Occupations Potentially Required at the Gold Coast Light Rail Stage 2 Project

Electrical Trades
Mechanical Trades
Metal Trades
Building Trades/Formworkers
Steelfixers/Concretors
Scaffolders
Riggers
Doggers
Labourer / Trades Assistant
Peggy’s /Cleaning Staff
Health & Safety
Supervisors

Qualifications to help you get a foot in at the Gold Coast Light Rail Stage 2 Project

Relevant Trade Qualifications and / or QLD Licences
Occupational Health and Safety – Construction Induction (White Card)
Australian Drivers Licences
High Risk Work Licence for any required plant, eg. EWP, Forklifts, Mobile Crane, Loaders.
- We provide Elevated Work Platform Courses here – Cribhut Premium members receive a 10% discount
Safely Working at Heights – for EWP workers
- We provide Working at Heights Courses here – Cribhut Premium members receive a 10% discount
Ability to pass Medical including Drug and Alcohol screening
Dogging/Rigging/Scaffolding tickets
- We provide Dogging, Rigging and Scaffolding Courses here – Cribhut Premium members receive a 10% discount
CPR and First Aid Certificate
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Companies / Organisations Involved with the Gold Coast Light Rail Stage 2 Project

GoldLinQ – Operator Franchisee of the Gold Coast light rail system.

CPB Contractors – $200 million design and construct contract for Stage 2 of the Gold Coast light rail project

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Interstate Licence Recognition

A helpful tool to finding out whether your trade qualification needs mutual recognition when working interstate.
Check out the Cribhut Daily post – Thinking about Working Interstate – Licence Recognition

Gold Coast Light Rail Stage 2 Project Union Greenfields Enterprise Bargaining Agreements

An Enterprise Bargaining Agreement (EBA) is a collective industrial agreement between either an employer and a trade union acting on behalf of employees or an employer and employees acting for themselves.

At this stage of the project we are unable to find any EBA’s. As any EBA’s are released / found they will be updated into this article.

Disclaimer: Cribhut provides this information with the best intentions, but purely as a guide. Like most things in life, there are no guarantees. Your lively hood is your own responsibility and even if following the above recommendations, it is still up to you to do your own research, to be patient, persistent and put in the hard work.

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