Laing O’Rourke was officially awarded the circa AUD 500 million Initial Works and Early Works package for Suburban Rail Loop East Cheltenham to Box Hill in Melbourne. Victorian Government and the Suburban Rail Loop Authority have chosen Laing O’Rourke to be their Managing Contractor partner. Laing O’Rourke will be the first major partner to hit the groundLaing O’Rourke were ambitious in our bid, committing to 14 per cent of the deemed project hours to be worked by apprentices, trainees or cadets – well exceeding the Victorian Government’s 10 per cent target. We did this because we know how critical it is for industry to upskill workers to meet the unprecedented pipeline of work in Victoria. To reach this target, Laing O’Rourke intend to partner with She Works, Brotherhood of St. Laurence and CareerSeekers to particularly support people facing barriers to employment. In addition, we will leverage our national partnership with CareerTrackers to provide internship opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Laing O’Rourke was officially awarded the circa AUD 500 million Initial Works and Early Works package for Suburban Rail Loop East Cheltenham to Box Hill in Melbourne. Victorian Government and the Suburban Rail Loop Authority have chosen Laing O’Rourke to be their Managing Contractor partner. Laing O’Rourke will be the first major partner to hit the groundLaing O’Rourke were ambitious in our bid, committing to 14 per cent of the deemed project hours to be worked by apprentices, trainees or cadets – well exceeding the Victorian Government’s 10 per cent target. We did this because we know how critical it is for industry to upskill workers to meet the unprecedented pipeline of work in Victoria. To reach this target, Laing O’Rourke intend to partner with She Works, Brotherhood of St. Laurence and CareerSeekers to particularly support people facing barriers to employment. In addition, we will leverage our national partnership with CareerTrackers to provide internship opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
