Specialised Engineering Technologies (SET) delivers specialised electrical and mechanical services, overhauls and skilled trade labour to the NSW coal mining sector. We are a growing, well-respected business that prides itself on doing quality work, looking after our people, and building long-term relationships with the mines we service.
We are expanding our full-time-equivalent (FTE) trade labour operations across surface coal and are looking for a NSW Surface Operations Coordinator to help lead and grow this side of the business.
About the Role
This is a hands-on coordination role for someone who knows the surface coal environment inside out — open cut mines and coal handling and preparation plants (CHPPs) — and wants to step up into a role where they can both stay connected to the tools and help build and manage a growing team of skilled tradespeople.
You will be the go-to person keeping our on-site FTE and project-based trade crews running smoothly — looking after our people, maintaining strong relationships with the mines and washeries, and actively helping us grow into new sites and opportunities. You will still get your hands dirty when the job calls for it, but your real value is in coordination, relationships and growth.
What you will be doing
· Coordinating and supporting our full-time-equivalent and project-based trade labour across open cut coal and CHPP sites in NSW
· Regularly checking in with our on-site crews — looking after their welfare, retention and day-to-day needs
· Building and maintaining strong relationships with mine site and CHPP contacts,
supervisors and management
· Identifying and helping win new opportunities — recent sites, new scopes, new roles to bring into the SET team
· Helping recruit, onboard and mentor new tradespeople into the crew
· Jumping on the tools when required to support the team or cover critical work
· Being a key point of contact between the mines, our crews and SET management
What we are looking for
· A trade qualification — electrical trade
· Currently (or very recently) working in the NSW surface coal space (open cut and/or CHPPs) — you know the environment, the sites and the standards
· Solid coordination and organisational skills — you can juggle people, sites and priorities
· Genuinely good with people — the sort of person crews trust and mines want to deal with
· Still happy to be on the tools when it is needed
· A growth mindset — you spot opportunities and go after them
· Willing to travel to various sites across NSW as required
· Valid driver licence and current coal mining competencies
What is in it for you
· Healthy performance bonuses tied to revenue growth — the more you help the business grow, the more you earn. A genuine opportunity to share in the success you help create.
· Flexible engagement — take it on as full-time, casual or subcontract, whatever suits your situation.
· A key leadership role in a growing business where your work directly shapes the team
· Real autonomy and the backing of a supportive management team
· Long-term, secure work in a business that values its people