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QUEENSLAND’S biggest in-frastructure project is hiring,with jobs and contracts avail-able now to work on the $5.4billion Cross River Rail.

The project, which has beendescribed as a heart bypassthat will unclog south-eastQueensland’s rail network, willcreate 450 apprenticeships andtraineeships, as well as workfor subcontractors, with 90 percent of firms working on theunderground river crossingand rail work being Queens-land-based, its builders say.

The Cross River Rail Deliv-ery Authority has set up atendering portal for businesseslooking to secure work, whilethere are also positions avail-able with the delivery authori-ty itself and major contractorsCPB and its partners.

More than 1800 people arecurrently working on the pro-ject across eight sites, withnumbers expected to reach3000 as it ramps up.

With construction expand-ing, expressions of interesthave now opened to fill posi-tions for trades and labour,support and rail positions fromcarpenters and form workersto riggers, storepeople, humanresources, engineers and railyard workers with major con-tractor CPB and the deliveryauthority itself.

The Courier-Mail, in con-junction with the Cross River

Rail Delivery Authority, ispresenting a series looking atthe project and what it willbring to the state.

Construction is pouring$2.8 million a day into theQueensland economy – jump-ing to $4 million a day as itramps up even furtherthrough the second halfof the year – and cur-rently employs 1800across eight sites.

The 10.2km rail-way line will runfrom Dutton Parkto Bowen Hills andinclude 5.9km oftwin tunnels underthe river and Bris-bane CBD and four newunderground stations at BoggoRoad, Woolloongabba, AlbertStreet and Roma Street, as wellas upgrades at other stations.

The project is projected totake 47,000 people off roadsand offer a turn-up-and-gotrain timetable.

Matthew Martyn-Jones,CRRDA general manager ofstrategy and people, said thatjob numbers were growing,while the apprenticeshipprogram offered a legacy ofskilled tradespeople.

“It’s only going to get big-ger,” Mr Martyn-Jones said.

“We’ve got about 1800people working on the projectnow and in a couple of yearsfrom now that will peak at over3000 people in 2022. It’s grow-ing all the time.’’

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EXCLUSIVE CROSS RIVER RAIL SERIES Continues all this week in The Courier-Mail

BUILDING TO PEAKOF 3000 WORKERS

JOB OPPORTUNITIES Expressions of Interest from industry and experienced trades and labour professionals are invited for the Cross River Rail TSD project across the following disciplines: TRADES AND LABOUR VACANCIES l Apprentice/traineeshipl Carpentry trades/formworkerl Crane operatorl Concreter/concrete finisherl Dogmanl Operatorl Riggerl Scaffolderl Steel Fixerl Trades assistant/labourerl Tunnellerl Yardperson/storesperson SUPPORT VACANCIES l Engineeringl Financel Project managementl Contracts & procurementl Qualityl Health & safetyl Supervisoryl Human resourcesl Administration RAIL VACANCIES l Rail civil and electrical worksl Brownfield rail surface works

primarily to the north of thetunnel, including an upgradeof Exhibition Station and an augmentation of Mayne Yard

l Upgrade of six suburban stations to the south

l Rail operational systems worksl Rail signalling works

and communication,and integration andcommission activities

CRRDA VACANCIESl Director customer &

operationalintegration

l Customer and travelbehaviour manager

l HR business partnerl HR adviserINFORMATION: Visit https://crossriverrail.qld.gov.au/contact-us/jobs-contracts/for jobs

Luke Garton, of Nudgee, and Jason Nattress, of Warner, enjoy their jobs as plant operators in Victoria Park. Picture: Annette Dew

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