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 Logan Enhancement Project

Quick facts:

$512 million project,
Construction is expected to commence in mid-2017 and be completed by 2019,
The project will support 1300 direct jobs during construction,
Transurban Queensland will finance 100% of the project (cost will be recouped through tolls).

Occupations Potentially Required at the Logan Enhancement Project

Formworkers / Concretors
Dogging / Rigging / Scaffolding
Mobile Plant Operators / Truck Drivers
Crane Operators
Labourers / Trades Assistants /
Peggy’s /Cleaning Staff
Health & Safety
Supervisors

Qualifications to help you get a foot in at the Logan Enhancement 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
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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 Logan Enhancement Project

Transurban Queensland – The Queensland Government has approved Transurban Queensland’s $512 million Logan Enhancement Project to proceed to detailed design and construction.
- Logan Enhancement Project Website

CPB Contractors – has been selected by Transurban Queensland as the preferred contractor to design and construct the $512 million Logan Enhancement project in Queensland.
- CPB Contractors Project Announcement

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Interstate Licence Recognition

A helpful tool to finding out whether your trade qualification needs mutual recognition when working interstate.
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Logan Enhancement 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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