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 Koodaideri Iron Ore Project – WA

Quick Facts:

Owner – Rio Tinto.
Project scope approx US$2.6 billion
Project includes:
- Dry crushing and screening plant.
- Non-process infrastructure.
- Accomodation village.
- Product stockyards.
- Rail loop and load-out.
- 170 kilometre of rail.
Located in Western Australia’s Pilbara region.
If approved construction is expected to start in 2019.
Expected to provide up to 1600 jobs during construction and 600 operational roles if approved.
Production expected to commence in late 2021.

Occupations Potentially Required for the Koodaideri Iron Ore Project – WA

A construction job like this will usually require:

Mobile Plant Operators / Truck Drivers
Crane Operators
Electrical / Instrumentation 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 Koodaideri Iron Ore Project – WA

Relevant Trade Qualifications and WA 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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Cert IV or III Instrumentation (For Electricians)
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- We provide Cert III Electrical Instrumentation Courses here – Cribhut Premium members receive a 10% discount

Companies / Organisations Involved with the Koodaideri Iron Ore Project – WA

Rio Tinto – Owner / Operator

Worley Parson – Engineering Services for Feasibility Study
- Worley Parsons Careers Page
- Worley Parsons Linkedin Page

NRW Civil & Mining – Bulk Earthworks & Prestrip
- NRW Careers Page
- NRW Linkedin Page
Pindan Contracting – Accomodation Camp Construction – Koodaideri Village
- Pindan Careers Page
- Pindan Linkedin Page
DTMT – Concrete works and underground services
- DTMT Careers Page
- DTMT Linkedin Page
Laing O’Rourke – Structural, mechanical and piping
- Laing O’Rourke Careers Page
- Laing O’Rourke Linkedin Page

Primero – Mine NPI Facilities
- Primero Careers Page
- Primero Linkedin Page

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

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Koodaideri Iron Ore 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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