In team secondment, Environmental Advisor
The CopperString 2032 project involves planning, approvals, design and construction of a new 840km high-voltage transmission network in Queensland extending from Townsville in the east to Mount Isa in the west. The transmission line will connect Queensland’s North West Minerals Provine (NWMP) to the national electricity grid.
The $5 billion expanded project will include a 500-kilovolt (kV) line from Townsville to Hughenden to connect the NWMP to the North Queensland Renewable Energy Zone (NQREZ), the largest renewable energy zone in the nation.
This connection will form an essential part of the new Queensland SuperGrid transmission backbone to be delivered under the $62 billion Queensland Energy and Jobs Plan.
CopperString 2032 is the largest ever economic development project in North Queensland, and the largest expansion to the power grid in Australia.
Cowie sat within the project team as an environmental advisor to assist with environmental due diligence assessments, permits and approvals, provide advice and technical expertise and identify environmental impacts.
This role involved assisting with environmental approvals, permitting and assessments and providing advice and technical expertise for the planning stage of the CopperString project as an in-team secondment position.
Cowie gained valuable experience sitting in a mega project and working with a large team within a different company.
Sustainability support
Sustainability support
Sustainability support
Sustainability support