Junior Site Engineer- Spoil Administrator/Waste Coordinator

About Select Plant Australia

Select Plant Australia is one of the largest Specialist Plant Hire service providers in Australia, playing an integral role in the delivery of a wide variety of innovative, high-quality construction projects as part of the Laing O'Rourke Group. Our primary driver is to guarantee the provision of the highest quality plant and associated services to Laing O'Rourke construction projects and the wider market.

Select Plant Australia provides a full service offering through its seven major categories: Cranes and Lifting Solutions, General Plant, Heavy Plant, Site Solutions (Buildings and Accommodation), Specialist Rail, Sustainability and Innovation, and Vehicles.

As Laing O'Rourke has grown into a $6 billion engineering enterprise dedicated to challenging and changing the face of construction worldwide, Select Plant Australia has mirrored the growth of the parent company, servicing a larger portfolio of projects, both in numbers and complexity. Select Plant Australia is the only total solutions provider within the plant industry and continues to grow and maintain one of the broadest plant ranges and capabilities within its global markets.

About the role

A consortium between Gamuda Australia and Laing O’Rourke has been awarded a $2.16 billion contract to start tunnelling on the Sydney Metro West project.

With works recently commenced, the Gamuda Australia Laing O’Rourke Consortium is looking for an experienced Junior Site Engineer with Spoil Administrator / Waste Coordinator role to assist the project with managing over 3.5 million tons of spoil removal including 2.5 million ton off-site haulage and disposal and 1 million ton internal site transfer.

Key responsibilities

• Managing the projects spoil register
• Reviewing sub-contractors payment claims and cross checking against spoil register and disposal dockets
• Manage EPL licenses and Tip approval forms and documentation with sub-contractors and environmental department
• Obtain and file tip dockets and weighbridge reports daily from sub-contractors
• Coordination with excavation teams and environmental consultants to facilitate the waste classification process
• Coordination with site supervisors, logistics coordinators and transport subcontractors to facilitate environmentally compliant waste disposal (including the vetting of tipping facilities)
• Site observation and documentation of waste generation on-site in order to gather evidence and data to facilitate all of the above

About you

• Have advanced knowledge of Waste Classifications
• Assist with the design and daily maintenance of a one-stop waste register that is a centralised source of data encompassing the cradle-to-grave waste cycle, providing data for the following:
  • environmental auditing and site validation reporting
  • logistical auditing on truck data
  • excavation tracking
  • commercial reporting
  • sustainability reporting
  • any other uses of data for problem solving relating to waste
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft excel
• Ability to generate and enter data into reports I.E spoil registers

We work hard to create an environment that brings out the best in our people. We believe in building careers through providing a safe, connected and innovative culture that supports ongoing growth and development. We offer industry-leading benefits such as specialised learning and development programs, a mental health and wellbeing program, industry leading paid parental leave policy, family friendly work practices, additional purchased leave option and coaching programs for staff on parental leave.

Diversity & Inclusion

We are committed to building a workforce that reflects the diverse society in which we live and work. We recognise the increasing importance of flexible work arrangements and family friendly work practices to enable and maintain a diverse, adaptive and high performing workforce. Laing O'Rourke is proud to hold the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) Citation - Employer of Choice for Gender Equality.

Laing O'Rourke actively supports a diverse workforce and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. Download our Stretch Reconciliation Action Plan at https://www.laingorourke.com/company/diversity-and-inclusion

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be considered.