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Title: Temporary Solutions Sales Specialist

Job Posting Date: 14 Sept 2026

Company: Coates

Position Type: Permanent Full Time

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At Coates, we're proud to be Australia's leading equipment and solutions provider, supporting major construction, infrastructure, utilities and industrial projects across the country.

We're looking for a Temporary Solutions Sales Specialist to join our South Australian team. This is an exciting prospect for a commercially minded sales professional who enjoys working with customers, identifying project requirements and delivering practical temporary solutions.

Working closely with contractors, project teams, the wider Coates sales team and our operational specialists, you'll help customers select the right shoring and pumping equipment for their projects. You'll build strong relationships, develop new business opportunities and support customers from the initial enquiry through to solution delivery and completion.

What you'll do

This is a hands-on, customer-fac ing sales role where no two days are the same. You will work directly with customers on some of South Australia's biggest construction, civil infrastructure, utilities and industrial projects, helping them solve complex site and project challenges with practical temporary solutions.

You will:

- Spend time with customers on site and in project offices, building relationships with contractors, project managers, site supervisors, engineers, procurement teams and other key stakeholders.
- Identify upcoming projects and understand each customer's requirements, including site conditions, excavation needs, water management challenges,



access constraints, project timeframes and budget.
- Work with customers to provide fit-for-purpose shoring, pumping, dewatering and other technical solutions that help keep their projects safe, productive and on schedule.
- Respond to customer enquiries, attend site meetings and turn project requirements into clear, practical equipment and solution recommendations.
- Collaborate with Coates branches, operations, product specialists and technical teams to confirm equipment availability, develop solutions and coordinate delivery, installation, servicing and return requirements.
- Prepare quotations and proposals, manage the sales process from initial enquiry through to close, and negotiate outcomes that deliver value for the customer and Coates.
- Follow projects through delivery and completion, staying close to the customer and resolving issues as they arise.
- Build and maintain a strong sales pipeline by identifying new opportunities, upcoming infrastructure projects and potential customers across South Australia.
- Conduct customer presentations, product demonstrations and toolbox discussions to build confidence in Coates' solutions.
- Share customer insights and market feedback with the wider Coates team to support product development and category growth.
- Maintain accurate customer,



opportunity and pipeline information and provide regular updates on sales activity and project progress.
- Champion Coates' Safety First culture in every customer, site and stakeholder interaction.

What you'll bring

- Experience in sales, business development, equipment hire or solution-based selling.
- Experience in or knowledge of shoring, pumping, civil construction, infrastructure, utilities, earthworks or related industries.
- A strong understanding of how to uncover customer needs and recommend practical equipment solutions.
- The ability to build trusted relationships with contractors, project managers, site teams and procurement stakeholders.
- A proven focus on sales growth, customer outcomes and profitable results.
- Strong commercial awareness, including experience with quoting, negotiation and managing sales opportunities.
- Excellent communication, presentation and relationship-building skills.
- A proactive, self-motivated approach and the ability to manage multiple opportunities and projects.
- A practical understanding of site-based work, equipment hire or temporary solutions will be highly regarded.
- Commitment to safety, teamwork and continuous learning.

This is a sales role focused on temporary shoring and pumping solutions. It offers the opportunity to combine customer engagement, commercial development and practical problem-solving while supporting some of South Australia's most important construction and infrastructure projects.

You'll join a supportive team where collaboration, customer success and practical solutions are valued. You'll also have the opportunity to grow your career with an industr

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