Concern has been raised about the hiring practices on a major Federal Government-backed infrastructure project.

There seems to be no shortage of furore over the multi-billion-dollar East West Link project, which seeks to create a shortcut across Melbourne in the form of about $8 billion worth of tunnels and tollway.

The partners in the group building the joint venture are Spanish infrastructure firm Acciona, Lend Lease and French company Bouygues.

Victorian Premier Denis Napthine says the project will created up to 200,000 jobs, but there are now fears that those jobs may already be filled by non-residents.

A job advert posted by Acciona has sparked outage, as it appears to call for a new staff member specifically tasked with bringing in foreign workers on 457 visas.

The listing calls for a “talented Immigration Advisor” for a 6 month term to “collect required documentation and [lodge] all 457 applications”, “provide advice on visas required”.

It states that the applications must bring in foreign workers to “meet the needs and objectives of the organisation in accordance with internal policies” and Department of Immigration and Border Protection legislation.

Acciona says the role was created to help deal with “rapid growth due to commencement of several large-scale road construction tenders and projects across the Eastern state of Australia”.

Debate has been raging, with no official comment from Acciona yet, as people vent their fears for the local workforce via the #EWLink and #SpringSt Twitter hashtags.

The full listing can be seen here, courtesy of ABC Melbourne.