Area Coordinator, Primary Industries

Queensland Government; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Queensland Government, in Australia, seeks an Area Coordinator for the National Fire Ant Eradication Program to lead day-to-day operational delivery across the area, ensuring safety, productivity and progress toward targets.

You will coordinate resources, oversee work programs, monitor performance and provide practical solutions to operational challenges, while supporting frontline teams with timely reporting for decision-making.

Qualifications

• Experience leading operational or field-based teams.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Confidence making decisions and solving problems in a dynamic environment.
• Ability to motivate staff and build a positive team culture.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience analysing information and providing clear recommendations to management.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate operational teams by setting priorities, allocating resources and ensuring work is delivered safely, efficiently and on schedule.
• Monitor operational performance, identify emerging issues and implement practical solutions to keep activities on track and achieve program targets.
• Supervise, coach and support staff, ensuring standard operating procedures are understood, followed and continuously improved.
• Build strong working relationships across teams and stakeholders, representing your operational area and contributing to broader program outcomes.
• Prepare high-quality reports, recommendations and briefings that support informed decision-making and continuous business improvement.

Skills

Operational leadership

Organizational skills

Decision making

Staff motivation

Communication skills

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical thinking

Job description

As an Area Coordinator with the National Fire Ant Eradication Program, you will lead the day-to-day delivery of operational activities across your area, ensuring teams are safe, productive and focused on achieving program targets. Working in a fast-paced and changing environment, you will coordinate resources, oversee work programs, monitor performance and provide practical solutions to operational challenges. You will play a key role in supporting frontline teams, improving business processes and providing high-quality advice and reporting that informs operational decision-making.

Key responsibilities:

Lead and coordinate operational teams by setting priorities, allocating resources and ensuring work is delivered safely, efficiently and on schedule.

Monitor operational performance, identify emerging issues and implement practical solutions to keep activities on track and achieve program targets.

Supervise, coach and support staff, ensuring standard operating procedures are understood, followed and continuously improved.

Build strong working relationships across teams and stakeholders, representing your operational area and contributing to broader program outcomes.

Prepare high-quality reports, recommendations and briefings that support informed decision-making and continuous business improvement.

What will make you successful

• Experience leading operational or field-based teams.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Confidence making decisions and solving problems in a dynamic environment.
• Ability to motivate staff and build a positive team culture.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience analysing information and providing clear recommendations to management.

Job Ad Reference: QLD/705630/26

Closing Date: Thursday, 12 November 2026

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