Building the Education Revolution creating and maintaining jobs

Brookfield Multiplex has joined forces with The Salvation Army Employment Plus (TSAEP) to help job seekers find work on the refurbishment projects, new libraries and multipurpose halls springing up across school communities as part of the Building the Education Revolution (BER).

Brookfield Multiplex is one of seven Managing Contractors appointed by the New South Wales Department of Education and Training to manage almost $3 billion worth of design and construction in 1,800 primary schools across the state. Brookfield Multiplex is responsible for 189 school projects in Western Sydney.

The rapid pace of building activity means the company is looking to engage more local suppliers and subcontractors to complete the building projects.

As part of Brookfield Multiplex’s long-term vision of a socially inclusive workforce, the New South Wales Construction Director, Mr Laurie Foy, is tapping into TSAEP pool of job seekers to fill the newly created positions that range from administration and cadets, to project management and on-site access controllers.

“The long-term goal of Brookfield Multiplex is to create a closer relationship with TSAEP, to not only fill current vacancies but to extend this relationship onto future projects,” Mr Foy said.

“With the BER jobs created, Brookfield Multiplex and TSAEP are encouraging Indigenous people and the long-term unemployed to take advantage of the range of job opportunities available,” said Mr Foy.

TSAEP representative, Ms Kirrilee Trist, said they had already filled more than a dozen positions and are looking for interested job seekers to fill 40 more roles.

“The program targets sections of the community where there is genuine talent and genuine need – for example, it meets the Australian Government’s social inclusion and Indigenous participation requirements – and provides short and long-term employment opportunities,” Ms Trist said.

“TSAEP are also managing any up-skilling or necessary training required, including Green Skills Australia accredited training to help reduce the carbon footprint on construction sites,” she said.

“We’re delighted to see that the initiative is now being rolled out with other contractors and becoming widely accepted as a tailored industry solutions package for construction and building,” Ms Trist said.

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