Specialised Transport Coordinator | Flexible Hours & Leave

Coates Hire Operations Pty Limited; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career progression

Flexible working

Employee discounts & wellbeing

Job summary

The Specialised Transport Coordinator at Coates Truganina plays a critical role in coordinating the safe, compliant and efficient movement of portable buildings and specialised assets across Victoria and beyond. We’re looking for someone who understands transport critical risks, complex delivery requirements, and balancing safety, customer outcomes, transport utilisation and cost control.

If you’ve worked with portable buildings, heavy equipment, oversized loads or specialised transport

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating specialised transport, heavy equipment, portable buildings, oversized loads or similar operations.
• Demonstrated understanding of load restraint, loading/unloading risks and transport critical risks.
• Practical understanding of Chain of Responsibility and the shared responsibilities of parties across the transport supply chain.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate portable building deliveries, collections, transfers and relocations.
• Plan transport movements to maximise truck utilisation and minimise delays, waiting time and unnecessary costs.
• Coordinate with customers, transport providers and internal teams to ensure buildings are ready and transport requirements are clearly communicated.
• Monitor transport movements and proactively manage delays, access issues, failed deliveries and changing customer requirements.
• Ensure transport activities comply with Coates safety standards, load restraint requirements and Chain of Responsibility (CoR) obligations.
• Raise purchase orders, maintain transport records and monitor transport costs and utilisation.
• Challenge unsafe or inefficient transport practices and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
• Work closely with Branch and Operations teams to support asset utilisation, profitability and the "right truck, right load, right time" approach.

Skills

Specialised transport

Load restraint

Chain of Responsibility

Delivery planning

Cost awareness

Stakeholder coordination

Safety compliance

Administration

Problem solving

Job description

The Specialised Transport Coordinator at Coates Truganina plays a critical role in coordinating the safe, compliant and efficient movement of portable buildings and specialised assets across Victoria and beyond. We’re looking for someone who understands transport critical risks, complex delivery requirements, and balancing safety, customer outcomes, transport utilisation and cost control.

If you’ve worked with portable buildings, heavy equipment, oversized loads or specialised transport