In the ‘Watching for jobs …….’ series we are going to be running over Australian Mining and Construction projects from 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 Clare Solar Farm project

Quick facts:

Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) is the owner and developer of the 100MW Clare Solar Farm project.
Up to 200 jobs created during construction
EPC & OM contract valued at $190 million
Construction to start in early 2017
Project location : 35km south-west of Ayr, North QLD.

Occupations Potentially Required for the Clare Solar Farm project

A construction job like this will usually require:

Mobile Plant Operators / Truck Drivers
Crane Operators
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 that may help you get a foot in at the Clare Solar Farm project

Relevant Trade Qualifications and 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.
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Safely Working at Heights – for EWP workers
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Ability to pass Medical including Drug and Alcohol screening.
Dogging/Rigging/Scaffolding tickets
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CPR and First Aid Certificate
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Companies / Organisations Involved with the Clare Solar Farm project

FRV – Owner and developer of Clare Solar Farm project
- FRV Project Website
Downer – awarded the Engineering, Procurement and Construction and a two-year Operations and Maintenance contract by FRV for the Clare Solar Farm.

Note: As we are made aware of further contracts being awarded we will update this article.

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Clare Solar Farm project 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.

We are yet to find any EBA’s for this project. As we find any EBA’s they will be added to 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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