Major Contracts Superintendent - Maintenance

Coronado Curragh; Blackwater; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Curragh is seeking a Senior Major Contracts Superintendent - Maintenance to lead post-award management of major maintenance contracts across operations. Based at Curragh, you will oversee HME and facilities maintenance, drive safety performance, and deliver cost-effective outcomes while engaging with multiple internal stakeholders.

You will bring 10–15 years in mining, with strong procurement/contract management experience and a track record of leadership, risk management, and ERP system usage.

Qualifications

• Significant leadership experience in mining maintenance and contract management.
• Strong focus on safety, performance, and commercial outcomes.
• Experience with major mining, maintenance, or facilities contracts.

Responsibilities

• Champion safety culture and ensure compliance with site safety systems and environmental requirements.
• Lead major maintenance contracts and monitor KPIs, budgets, and service levels.
• Drive continuous improvement in safety, reliability, and cost efficiency.
• Manage contract variations, claims, and risk mitigation activities.
• Coordinate with planners, operations and maintenance teams to align activities.

Skills

Leadership

Contract management

HME maintenance

Procurement

Stakeholder management

Safety leadership

Commercial acumen

Project management

ERP experience

Education

Tertiary qualifications in Mechanical or Electrical trade

Tools

ERP (Oracle)

Job description

Major Contracts Superintendent - Maintenance

Lead major maintenance contracts, drive operational excellence, and make a real impact at Curragh.

Curragh is seeking an experienced Major Contracts Superintendent - Maintenance South to lead the management and performance of key maintenance and service contracts across our operations. This is a senior leadership opportunity for a commercially astute maintenance professional who can balance safety, contractor performance, asset reliability, and financial outcomes while supporting our commitment to operational excellence. Based at Curragh, you'll play a critical role in ensuring facilities, ancillary equipment, and Heavy Mobile Equipment (HME) maintenance services are delivered safely, reliably, and cost-effectively.

About the Role

Reporting within the Maintenance and Facilities team, the Major Contracts Superintendent is responsible for the post-award management of major contracts across Curragh's operations. You will provide leadership to contract partners and internal stakeholders, ensuring the delivery of maintenance and support services that meet operational requirements, statutory obligations, and business objectives.

Your focus will include:

• Leading the management and performance of major HME maintenance contracts.
• Overseeing facilities maintenance and support services across site infrastructure and assets.
• Managing ancillary equipment maintenance contractors and service providers.
• Driving contractor compliance, safety performance, reliability, and cost efficiency.
• Managing budgets, forecasting, accruals, expenditure, and commercial outcomes.
• Supporting contract mobilisation, governance, performance reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Building strong relationships with operational, maintenance, procurement, finance, and contractor stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Champion a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with site safety systems, statutory obligations, and environmental requirements.
• Monitor contractor performance against safety, risk management, and environmental standards.
• Drive continuous improvement in safety and compliance outcomes.

Contract & Commercial Management

• Manage major maintenance contracts in accordance with the Contract Management Framework.
• Monitor contractor performance against KPIs, service levels, budgets, and contractual obligations.
• Lead performance reviews, improvement initiatives, and corrective action plans.
• Support contract variations, claims management, commercial negotiations, and risk mitigation activities.

Maintenance & Operational Performance

• Ensure facilities, ancillary equipment, and HME maintenance services are delivered to agreed standards.
• Improve asset reliability, equipment availability, productivity, and maintenance outcomes.
• Coordinate with planners, operations, and maintenance teams to align maintenance activities with site priorities.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will bring significant leadership experience within mining maintenance and contract management environments, along with a strong focus on safety, performance, and commercial outcomes.

You will possess:

• Appropriate tertiary qualifications and/or a Mechanical or Electrical trade qualification.
• 10-15 years' experience in mining, with demonstrated experience in maintenance operations, HME maintenance, facilities maintenance, or related disciplines.
• At least 10 years' experience in procurement and/or contract management, ideally across major mining, maintenance, or facilities contracts.
• Strong knowledge of maintenance practices, contractor management, and asset reliability principles.
• Proven leadership and stakeholder management capability.
• Well-developed commercial, financial, negotiation, and project management skills.
• Advanced communication skills and the ability to influence across all levels of the business.
• Experience with ERP and maintenance management systems (Oracle experience desirable).
• working towards or commitment to obtain an MEM certificate of competency as per the new RSHQ requirements.

This is a permanent, site based position.