Southwest Pipeline Project – Environmental Project Officer
Project details
Client: Seqwater
Location: Beaudesert, South Eastt Queensland.
Industry: Construction
Business Services Provided: Provision of afull time client-side Environmental Project Officer
Summary
The Southwest Pipeline is a State-government-funded water infrastructure project involving the construction of a 25 kilometre pipeline and new water treatment plant ensuring a reliable long term water supply for the Beaudesert and developments in the Scenic Rim region.Cowie supplies a full-time Environmental Project Officer who provides assurance services and expert advice to the client for the project. Cowieprovides a significant contribution to the project ensuring sound environmental management practices on site, legislative compliance, and minimisation of potential environmental impacts contractors throughout project delivery.
Key Roles and Responsibilities
Environmental Project Officer
The Environmental Project Officer provides an important contribution to the delivery of the Southwest Pipeline Project. Responsibilities include environmental monitoring and reporting, conducting HSE audits and assurance activities to ensure contractor’s compliance with environmental management plans, investigating and reporting environmental incidents and complaints onsite to the project manager and other internal stakeholders and offering expert environmental advice to the on project requirements.Cowie also acted as cultural heritage liaison, providing coordination between traditional owners and contractors and reporting of cultural heritage matters to Seqwater’s Cultural Heritage Consultants
Key Outcomes
- Cowie successfully provided environmental support and assurance activities through the construction phase of the project.
- Cowie ensured the contractor’s compliance with environmental management plans and legislative requirements and approval conditions
- Environmental Project Officer acted as the onsite cultural heritage liaison between traditional owners, archaeologists and Seqwater