Brisbane Metro jobs: Major transport project on hiring blitz
The consortium delivering Brisbane Metro will embark on a hiring blitz over the next 12 months, looking to fill 2600 jobs across a host of categories as it ramps up work on Brisbane City Council’s signature new public transport project. SEE THE JOBS LIST
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THE consortium delivering Brisbane Metro will embark on a hiring blitz over the next 12 months as it ramps up work on Brisbane City Council’s signature new public transport project.
Council is fast-tracking major infrastructure works like Brisbane Metro and the Kangaroo Point and Breakfast Creek green bridges to stimulate jobs and the economy in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.
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Construction ramps up on Brisbane Metro
The first stage of Brisbane Metro – a 21km service connecting 18 stations along dedicated busways between Eight Mile Plains and Roma St – will start in operation in 2023.
Staff are employed on early works at sites in South Brisbane and the Rochedale depot, and the project will generate 2600 jobs throughout planning, design and construction.
Council allocated $79.6 million in the Budget on Wednesday – and also revealed the overall Metro budget had blown out by $300m to $1.24 billion – as the detailed design phase progresses this year.
Brisbane Move is now hiring engineers, environmental and sustainability specialists, contract and procurement officers, communication and stakeholder engagement specialists and administration staff for the design work.
Labourers, leading hands, plant operators and tunnellers will be recruited ahead of planned construction starting in the middle of next year.
Stage 1 of Brisbane Metro will connect the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital through to Victoria Park and University of Queensland, while stages 2 and 3 could see the system expanded to Carindale, Chermside and the Brisbane Airport.
Once fully operational, Brisbane Metro will boast a fleet of up to 60 battery electric vehicles connecting key rail and bus services from the city to the suburbs.
The Courier-Mail, in partnership with Brisbane City Council, is highlighting major infrastructure projects that will drive the economy out of the pandemic crisis.
“With 2600 jobs in play across the project and hundreds of supplier opportunities on the table, Brisbane Metro will be crucial in rebuilding our city’s economy as we recover from the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic,” Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner said.
“Brisbane Metro is a game-changer for our city with turn-up-and-go services, more travel options, and using clean and green energy to future-proof our beautiful city.”
Caroline Stalker, design director at Arup which is part of the Brisbane Move consortium appointed to deliver the project, said design work on Brisbane Metro would focus on enhancing the city’s liveability.
“We look forward to working with council to incorporate wider footpaths, more shade trees and integrated art and architecture – all designed to celebrate and enhance enjoyment of our beautiful subtropical climate,” she said.
JOBS ON BRISBANE METRO
Architects
Landscape Architects
Urban Designers
Civil, Structural, Geotechnical, Transport, Building Services and Traffic Engineers
Environmental and Sustainability Specialists
Communication and Stakeholder Engagement Specialists
Human Resources
Contracts and Procurement Officers
Health and Safety Officers
Quality Advisors
Administration
Accountants
3D Digital Modellers
Project Management
Foreman and Leading Hands
Tunnellers
Plant operators
Labourers
Visit the Brisbane Metro website for more information.