Ground Penetration Permits Coordinator

2 weeks ago


Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Symal Infrastructure Full time

Make it yours.

Experience the excitement of building a career in an evolving construction business where people and performance make amazing things happen.

The Victorian Government is upgrading the Eastern Freeway with new express lanes, new traffic management technology and Melbourne's first dedicated busway. These changes will slash travel times and improve public transport in Melbourne's east.

Symal is part of the Eastern Freeway – Burke to Tram Alliance with Major Road Projects Victoria, Laing O'Rourke, Arcadis and WSP. Our scope of work includes a new interchange connecting the Eastern Freeway to the North East Link tunnels, major road and bridge upgrades between Burke Road and Tram Road, smart traffic management technology upgrades and new noise protection to meet Victoria's toughest traffic noise standards. The local community will also benefit from new and upgraded walking and cycling connections, upgrades to Koonung Creek Reserve and revitalised wetlands and open spaces.


The role:

As our Alliance continues to grow, we are looking a Ground Penetration Permit (GPP) Coordinator to join the Project in a permanent role.

Reporting to the General Superintendent, you will be responsible for the governance of the EBTA GPP permit process and achieve compliance through proactively supporting delivery teams. This will ensure permits are appropriately documented and implemented in the field.


Your every day:

  • ​Reviewing submitted Ground Penetration Permits (GPP's) to ensure accuracy of information
  • ​Conducting site walks with relevant personnel, identifying existing utility assets, reviewing critical control measures and sign off of GPP with Responsible Person
  • ​Liaison with stakeholders (e.g. USP's) to ensure compliance to their standards
  • ​Ensuring that newly installed utilities are correctly recorded daily and updated on all GPP's in use
  • ​Administering of the Ground Penetration Permit process on site, working closely with engineers and supervisors in charge of work groups
  • ​Auditing of the implementation of the GPP process (field and desktop) for compliance
  • ​Liaising with the project management team to achieve project objectives and coordinate and review the scopes of work and direct personnel accordingly.
  • ​Develop opportunities to innovate and streamline permit to work processes including permit preparation, approval and communication to subcontractors
  • ​Monitor compliance with permit to work requirements in the field and give proactive and constructive advice to delivery teams on how to improve compliance and specific risk areas
  • ​Support, guide and upskill delivery personnel in the permit to work process in the level of detail and information required prior to submission and approval.
  • ​Proactively support delivery personnel in managing permit to work processes from end to end, including where possible preparation of permits to a stage where the permit can be reviewed by the delivery lead responsible for submission to the approval authority.
  • ​Support project teams in meeting obligations under the FSR standard and legislative requirements.

Who are you?

  • Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management or related
  • More than 5 year's experience in an on-site role within Construction, working on a major infrastructure, rail or road Project
  • More than 3 year's experience in a GPP Coordinator or Permit to Work role or similar
  • Strong commitment to Health, Safety & Wellbeing across all facets of the Project
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with all stakeholders and external parties
  • Ability to travel to and work from site offices in the eastern suburbs
  • Australian or New Zealand Citizenship or Permanent Residency required, as this is a permanent, full-time position
  • Passion for developing your career with Symal and be mentored by industry experts across Eastern Freeway Burke to Tram Alliance


A career with us

Symal is an equal opportunity employer. Our teams are made up of individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, with aligned ways of working, enabling us to overcome any challenge, advance our careers and outperform competitors.

Staff perks and benefits offered to build an engaged and talented workforce include:

  • Tailored professional development opportunities for career advancement
  • Opportunities to work on a wide variety of exciting and complex projects
  • Annual social calendar of fun activities and events
  • A corporate social responsibility program for the chance to support not-for-profits and social
    enterprises
  • Bonus leave days, including your birthday off and a day of wellbeing
  • Hundreds of discounts at leading retailers with our employee perk program
  • Access to free curated health and wellness content
  • Bupa corporate healthcare benefits
  • Flexible working arrangements

We're committed to ensuring that our recruitment process is fair, inclusive, free from bias and accessible for all candidates.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply.



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