Training Manager

CPB Contractors; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellbeing program

Discount portal

Flexible work arrangements

Career development opportunities

Job summary

CPB Contractors is seeking a Senior Training and Competency Manager for the Logan and Gold Coast Faster Rail project near Brisbane. You will lead training delivery, manage budgets and ensure compliance with client requirements and regulatory standards.

You will build a high-performing team, liaise with internal leaders and subcontractors, and drive workforce competency management across the project lifecycle, reporting monthly and quarterly as required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business administration or education is highly desirable.
• 10+ years’ experience in training and development within construction or related industries.
• Strong understanding of construction methods, safety regulations and industry tools.
• Demonstrated leadership and ability to build high performing teams delivering excellence.
• Excellent interpersonal and written/oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage training budgets and resources for the LGCFR project.
• Maintain Training Needs Analysis and matrices to meet client expectations and legislation.
• Ensure workforce training meets Queensland Rail and TMR competency requirements.
• Verify personnel competencies before access to rail corridors or critical works.
• Liaise with project leaders and subcontractors to confirm training needs and gaps.
• Support the training team’s professional growth and knowledge sharing.
• Manage Rail Industry Worker system reporting and competency expiries.
• Prepare monthly reports and quarterly Skills Development progress.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business/Education

Tools

Rail Industry Worker system

Job description

CPB Contractors is Australia’s leading contractor and the largest infrastructure construction company in our region. Part of the CIMIC Group, we are proud to be constructing Australia’s future and do so collaboratively with our partners and clients.

We hire for careers, not project life. CPB Contractors has more than 50 major infrastructure projects in delivery, across all key sectors of the construction industry, including roads and bridges, rail, tunnelling, defence, airports, buildings and resources, providing you with career opportunities for years to come.

The Project

The Logan and Gold Coast Faster Rail (LGC) Project will double the number of rail tracks and upgrade stations for a section of the Gold Coast Line from Kuraby, a suburb approximately 16km south of Brisbane’s CBD, to Beenleigh, a suburb of Logan City.

Key elements of the project scope include:

• Approximately 20km of new tracks and rail systems between Kuraby and Beenleigh stations, increasing the corridor from two to four tracks, including reconstruction of more than half the existing alignment
• Station upgrades to improve accessibility, safety and amenity, including platform straightening, and new pedestrian bridges
• Decommissioning of the existing Loganlea Station and tie-in of new track alignment to the new Loganlea station (which will be constructed as part of a separate project)
• Level crossing removals at Kuraby, Woodridge, Bethania and Holmview
• Park 'n' ride upgrades including a new carpark at Beenleigh Station
• Extension of the cattle siding at Holmview
• Active transport facilities and paths along the majority of the corridor
• Readiness for a European Train Control System (ETCS) Level 2 signalling system

Reporting to the HR Manager, your main responsibility is to ensure the provision of effective worker competence and accurate training services, information and systems for the LGCFR project.

The role includes, but is not limited to:

• Managing training budgets and resources effectively
• Maintaining the LGCFR Training Needs Analysis and other relevant matrices for the project, proposing training that complies with client expectations and relevant legislation for the project
• Ensuring all workforce training meets Queensland Rail and Transport and Main Roads (TMR) competency requirements
• Verifying that all personnel possess required competencies before accessing rail corridor or critical works
• Liaising with internal project leaders and subcontractors to confirm training requirements, gaps and upcoming skills
• Supporting the professional growth of the training team by offering guidance, constructive feedback and sharing expertise in workforce competency management
• Managing and maintaining Rail Industry Worker system for the project, monthly reporting or relevant competency expiration dates
• Monthly reporting against the Qld Government Building and Construction Training Policy
• Preparing Quarterly Skills Development Progress Report

To be successful in this role you will have:

• Bachelor’s in human resources, business administration, education (highly desirable)
• Minimum 10+ years’ experience with training and development, specifically within construction, engineering or a related industry
• Strong understanding of construction methods, safety regulations and industry tools
• Demonstrated leadership skills and the ability to build a high performing team that delivers excellence
• Effective interpersonal and written and oral communication skills
• Demonstrated high level analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Positively demonstrate ActivUs’s principles through behaviour at all times and promote a culture based on integrity, accountability, innovation and delivery
• Demonstrate a commitment to ActivUs’s SHEQ Cultural Framework and lead by example to create a united and collaborative culture where safety underpins everything that we do

We particularly welcome and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, women, the LGBTQIA+ community, mature workers, Veterans and Active Defence Reserve members, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds. CPB Contractors is proud to hold the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) Citation - Employer of Choice for Gender Equality.

We’re always looking for ways to make CPB Contractors a more rewarding place to work and offer a unique set of benefits, including:

• A rewarding career where we support your development, training and promote from within.
• Opportunities across all construction sectors so that there is always an opportunity suitable for the next stage in your career.
• Competitive remuneration and excellent benefits including a health and wellbeing program, discount portal and company-funded salary continuance insurance.
• Flexible work arrangements and a culture that values diversity and innovation.