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 Collinsville Solar PV Project

Quick facts:

$100 million project near Collinsville, Qld.
Collinsville Solar PV will consist of approximately 180,000 individual solar PV panels and have a generation capacity of 42.5 megawatts.
It will produce enough electricity each year to power up to 15,000 homes.
The project will have a peak construction workforce of 120 and employ two permanent staff once complete
Construction is expected to start before the end of June

Occupations Potentially Required for the Collinsville Solar PV 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 Collinsville Solar PV 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.
- We provide Elevated Work Platform Courses here – Cribhut Premium members receive a 10% discount
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 Collinsville Solar PV Project

Ratch Australia Corporation – Owner and developer of Collinsville Solar PV Project
- RAC Project Page

UGL – awarded the Engineering, Procurement and Construction contracts to design and build the Collinsville Solar Farm in Queensland for Ratch Australia. UGL will supply Ratch Australia with EPC and testing, generating revenue of $83 million over 13 months. The contract also involves O&M services for five years.

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

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Interstate Licence Recognition

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Collinsville Solar PV 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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