Ground Penetration Permit Coordinator

**We are Symal**
Symal is a dynamic infrastructure and construction group providing innovative solutions for a diverse range of clients across Australia. We’ve always been a construction company determined to make a meaningful difference and we’re proud to have some of the best in the game working with us. We’re known as a young and ambitious group filled with energy, momentum, and innovation to drive change with bold thinking making us leaders in the building and construction industry. We cover the construction spectrum - from building to civil infrastructure, concrete structures, rail, bridges, plant hire, earthworks and property development.
Together, we’re setting a new benchmark for collaboration, innovation, engineering and outstanding delivery for the construction industry. We are driving change together.
**The role**
Reporting to the Utilities Manager, as a link between management and site based operations, you will be responsible for reviewing and issuing of permits and ensuring conformance of on-site activities with controls nominated by the relevant Utility Authorities.
Major responsibilities will include:

- Review of all Ground Penetration Permits ensuring:

- All known assets are identified, present on the permit and their depth/location is correct
- The controls for all assets are correct and applicable
- Review to ensure that methodology outlined on the Ground Penetration Permits are able to be undertaken in accordance with the requirements of Utility Authorities
- Confirm that all known assets have been positively identified
- Issue Ground Penetration Permits to work crew with supervisor on first issue
- Undertake full site walk through with work crew on first issue to adequately convey the location of all services and the controls relevant to each service.
- Undertake daily audits of ground penetration permit conformance/ adherence/ implementation
- Manage register of permits, ensuring up to date permits are available at all times
- Liaise with Utility Authorities to ensure all relevant permits (e.g. VESI) and DBYD plans are available, and up to date.
- Booking of all external supervision or suppression as required (e.g. HV Power Suppression)
- Book and manage all service proving on-site, including subcontractors.
- Manage collation and review of Combined Services Plan, ensuring accuracy

**About you**
- a construction or civil engineering qualification
- a minimum 5 years experience working around live utility services
- technical knowledge to identify and communicate relevant utility service provider duty of care requirements
- demonstrated ability to interpret construction and engineering plans and specifications.
- Stakeholder Management skills
- A proven track record of assisting project delivery

**Why Symal**
We demonstrate genuine care for each other and our environment. As a company built on family values, we respect the views and opinions of others and work hard to create a positive, inclusive, and safe environment for all our people
At Symal, we believe in fostering partnerships today to create a better tomorrow. For our people, that means creating a culture of opportunity, enterprise, inclusion, and equality where we celebrate, nurture, and educate.
Committed to building an engaged and talented workforce, staff incentives include:

- Tailored professional development opportunities for career advancement
- Opportunities to work on a wide variety of exciting and complex projects
- Annual social calendar of activities and events
- Bonus leave days including your birthday off and a wellbeing days
- Flexible working arrangements

**Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply.**
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