Specialised Transport Coordinator - Flexible Work & Growth

Coates; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work options

Employee discounts

Wellbeing program

Purchased additional leave

Novated leasing

Salary sacrifice

Paid parental leave

Volunteering opportunities

Sustainable future initiatives

Job summary

Coates Truganina is seeking a Specialised Transport Coordinator to manage the safe, compliant movement of portable buildings and specialised assets across Victoria and beyond. You will plan deliveries, coordinate with customers and providers, and monitor movements to minimise delays and costs.

In this role you will ensure load restraint and CoR obligations are met, raise POs, and drive continuous improvement while supporting asset utilisation and profitability across the branch and operations

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating specialised transport, heavy equipment, portable buildings or oversized loads.
• Understanding of load restraint, loading/unloading risks and transport critical risks.
• Understanding of Chain of Responsibility and shared transport chain responsibilities.
• Experience in transport, hire, construction, quarry, infrastructure or heavy vehicle environments.
• Strong commercial awareness, including transport costs, utilisation and productivity.
• Ability to analyse transport requirements and balance safety, service and cost.
• Strong organisational skills to coordinate multiple deliveries and providers.
• Confidence to stop or challenge unsafe or non-compliant transport activity.
• Strong administration and systems capability including transport documentation, purchase orders and invoicing.
• Continuous improvement mindset to identify safer, simpler, more efficient ways of working.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate portable building deliveries, collections, transfers and relocations.
• Plan transport movements to maximise truck utilisation and minimise delays, waiting time and costs.
• Coordinate with customers, transport providers and internal teams to ensure readiness and clear transport requirements.
• Monitor transport movements and proactively manage delays, access issues and changing customer requirements.
• Ensure transport activities comply with safety standards, load restraint requirements and CoR obligations.
• Raise purchase orders, maintain transport records and monitor transport costs and utilisation.
• Challenge unsafe or inefficient transport practices and contribute to improvements.
• Collaborate with Branch and Operations teams to support asset utilisation and profitability.

Skills

Transport coordination

Load restraint

CoR understanding

Cost awareness

Decision making

Organisational skills

Safety compliance

Administration

Continuous improvement

Problem solving

Job description

Coates Truganina is seeking a Specialised Transport Coordinator to manage the safe, compliant movement of portable buildings and specialised assets across Victoria and beyond. You will plan deliveries, coordinate with customers and providers, and monitor movements to minimise delays and costs.

In this role you will ensure load restraint and CoR obligations are met, raise POs, and drive continuous improvement while supporting asset utilisation and profitability across the branch and operations