An Environmental Coordinator helps the construction delivery team do their work without polluting or harming the environment. They monitor water quality, noise, air and dust emissions, and site works to make sure no damage is caused to rivers, trees, animals or the surrounding areas. Every day is different, solving problems and helping the supervisors with…
A Scenes of Crime Officer in Queensland is a sworn, operational police officer who responds to urgent and non-urgent requests via our various communications systems including radio, phone, internal software programs and online public platforms. Urgent requests include murder investigations, sexual assault complaints, fatal traffic crashes, sudden death incidents, armed robberies, workplace accidents and burglary…
Consultants are engaged by government and the private sector. The work undertaken by them differs depending on their service offerings. Consultants who work in commercial, infrastructure and strategy roles get involved in a variety of different and exciting work referred to as projects. Some projects involve analysing financial and business performance to identify problems, such…
Consultants provide expertise to help organisations solve complex problems that they cannot solve themselves. They work closely with clients to help them understand the problem, analyse current processes, and identify potential solutions to help the Business. Consultants introduce a fresh perspective and fill-in knowledge gaps in the organisation. Consultant work is often project-based and therefore,…
Station Officers within the fire service manage Fire and Emergency Incidents. We respond to a wide range of emergencies including structure fires, road traffic crashes, hazardous materials incidents and technical rescues. Fire personnel work closely with other emergency services like Rural Fire Brigade, SES, Police and Ambulance to keep the community safe in times of…
The Project Managers brief is to deliver the new thing being built, whether it’s a bridge or a website, on time, on budget and to the specifications agreed. An IT Project Manager may be responsible for delivering a new app, online shopping website, or installation/deinstallation of IT Hardware. The role is essentially ensuring project team…
A job where no two days are ever the same! A typical day as a Frontline Police Officer can be exciting, unpredictable and challenging. An average shift could see an officer make an arrest, engage with and protect members of the community, and respond to sometimes scary and unfamiliar situations. A Frontline Police Officer, is…
As a commercial graduate in the economics team within Origin’s integrated gas business unit, I assist in evaluating various business projects from an economic perspective. Projects are often assessed through economic modelling, primarily using Excel. The economic models take into account the benefits and costs associated with a project and determine whether the project will be economically beneficial for the…
This role focuses on the ‘people’ side of change. It helps to ensure projects achieve their goals by preparing, equipping and supporting teams and individuals to adopt new ways of working. It includes a LOT of internal communication, a lot of consultation, and often, a healthy dose of compromise. Change is inevitable, particularly in our…
A User Experience Researcher is responsible for ensuring end users of a software are represented in the product design and development process in order to provide an optimal solution for them. They work alongside Product, Design and Technology roles to ensure customer-centric, evidence-based decisions are made throughout the process. The following duties are common: –…
An in-house lawyer in responsible for: – providing high quality and practical legal advice and support to the business, in a timely manner; – reviewing and preparing various legal documents; – developing and operating a legal framework within which the business must comply to meet its legal obligations under statute, contract or otherwise; – co-ordinating…
As a Contracts Administrator, the role encompasses a comprehensive array of responsibilities. Beyond reviewing, negotiating, and managing contracts for diverse projects, they also collaborate extensively with stakeholders across various management levels. From engaging with lawyers and engineers to interacting with project managers, the scope is dynamic and interdisciplinary. The Contracts Administrator plays a pivotal role…
A Project Coordinator (PC) is one of the roles in a builder’s site team, there can be multiple PCs in a team. Essentially, a PC coordinates the project stakeholders during construction, which includes the subcontractors (tradies), the client (government, developer etc) and the consultants (architects and engineers). A lot of the day is spent talking…
A Bushfire Safety Officer supports the coordination and delivery of bushfire mitigation activities by brigades and partners to enhance bushfire preparedness including education and engagement activities. A First Nations Bushfire Safety Officer also undertakes specialised strategic projects aimed at enhancing the department’s fire capacity to improve safety within Indigenous communities. The safety of communities is…
As a consultant soil scientist with an engineering firm, the role includes working with natural and problem soils. This includes assessment and management of acidic, saline and sodic soils, contaminated soils including contamination with heavy metals, hydrocarbons, solvents and other harmful emerging chemicals. It also involves going to remote sites for collecting soil samples for…
The project manager is the key person for driving a project from start to finish, managing stakeholder/customer engagement and ensuring that the project stays within budget and is completed on time. Project managers handle the “project life cycle”. This includes the following stages:
The role of a Police Officer entails providing operational policing services to the community by protecting life and property, preserving peace and safety, preventing crime and upholding law in a manner which has regard for the public good and rights of individuals. General duties of a Police Officer are to respond immediately to calls of…
As a Development Manager, my main role is to manage the development of residential subdivision projects from the initial feasibility stage all the way to the completed product. This means that I get to be involved in every step of the process, making sure that everything runs smoothly and efficiently. A little bit about what…
To be a Firefighter you must successfully complete training in vertical rescue, confined space rescue, firefighting, road crash rescue, swift water rescue, hazardous materials, pump operation and truck driving under emergency turn out. All Firefighters have the same level of training but can go on and do specialist training in various fields. The role of…
This role is effectively the same as any other Firefighter, with the added training and responsibility to act in charge as the officer (the boss!) on a truck when required. The role of a Firefighter involves responding to anything where someone might need help. This could be a fire, a car accident, someone having fallen…