The contract, valued at over AUD$80m (£45m) expects to create 135 new Australian jobs, all located onsite at Ashburton North, 12 kilometres west of Onslow in Western Australia.

Jobs include approximately 95 skilled scaffold erectors supported by 40 supervision, safety, administration and management roles.

Cape chief executive Joe Oatley said, "We are delighted to announce the award of this contract which will create new local employment opportunities and recognises the management and expertise of our recently reshaped Australian business."

"We look forward to working closely with our client, and supporting them in delivering safe, efficient and productive construction activities on one of Australia’s largest resource construction projects," Oatley added.

The Chevron-operated Wheatstone Project is located at Ashburton North, 12km west of Onslow in Western Australia, the project will consist of two LNG trains with a combined capacity of 8.9 million tonnes per annum and a domestic gas plant.