Technical Lead-Quarries

Fulton Hogan; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Fulton Hogan in Brisbane, Australia, seeks an experienced Technical Manager - Quarry Materials to provide specialist materials expertise across our Queensland quarry operations, customers and contracting teams.

You will turn complex technical information into practical advice for operational and commercial teams, lead material trials and quality investigations, and collaborate with Quarry Managers to improve crushing, screening, and stockpile practices.

Qualifications

• Degree in geology, engineering geology, civil or materials engineering, or related discipline.
• Excellent data interpretation and ability to report clearly.
• Experience with quarry materials and ability to advise across production, sales and customers.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist advice on quarry materials, source-rock quality, and product performance.
• Assess material suitability for road base, asphalt, concrete, sprayed sealing and stabilised pavement products.
• Partner with Quarry Managers to improve crushing, screening, blending, and stockpile practices.
• Provide technical support to sales teams, customers and contracting teams, including specification reviews, tender support and product advice.
• Lead material trials, quality investigations and product improvements using data trends to identify risks and corrective actions.
• Build technical capability across quarry, laboratory and sales teams through coaching and collaboration, while supporting required safety and quality standards.

Skills

Geology knowledge

Leadership

Data interpretation

Excel

Technical reporting

Travel readiness

Education

Geology degree or related

Tools

Excel

QUESTLab

Job description

Life at Fulton Hogan is about making the most of opportunities, taking responsibility, and making it happen. We appreciate our peoples' courage, curiosity and unique perspectives, and look to collaborate as much as possible to explore safer, smarter and more efficient ways of working in this rapidly changing world. We don't stand still - there are always opportunities to do more and do better.

• Keen to progress your career? Take full advantage of our tailored training, leadership, and mentoring programs; or leverage our partnerships with industry association such as Engineers Australia, Chartered Accountants, CPA Australia, Infrastructure Sustainability Council, The National Association of Women in Construction, plus many more.
• Looking to enhance your wellbeing? We will encourage you to explore flexible working arrangements where possible. We offer great benefits, including corporate health and fitness programs, health insurance discounts, personal banking support, a range of retailer discounts, up to 18 weeks paid primary carers parental leave and up to 10 days paid secondary carers leave, access to our Employee Assistance Program (including your immediate family), and the option to take more time for yourself throughout the year with our Purchase Leave Policy.
• Want to help us better the communities we live and work in? Our purpose of creating, connecting, and caring for communities is more than a saying to us - it's a way of thinking, working, and living because we're locals too, and seek to give back in ways that strengthen and build resilient communities. We do this because we genuinely care, enjoy what we do, and even manage to have some fun along the way! You'll find us partnering with local and national community groups, like Clontarf Foundation and Black Dog Institute, in addition to indigenous groups and social enterprises, to ensure that our good work positively impacts and brings about sustainable change within our industry.
• Do we offer a 'competitive' salary package? Of course! Speak to our Talent Acquisition or People & Culture team to learn more.

What's on offer?

We're looking for an experienced Technical Manager - Quarry Materials to provide specialist materials expertise across our Queensland quarry operations, customers and contracting teams.

This is a hands‑on technical leadership role for someone who understands quarry materials from source rock through to finished product and can turn complex technical information into practical advice for operational and commercial teams.

What you'll do?

• Provide specialist advice on quarry materials, source-rock quality, geological variability and product performance across a range of applications.
• Assess material suitability for road base, asphalt, concrete, sprayed sealing and stabilised pavement products.
• Partner with Quarry Managers to improve crushing, screening, blending and stockpile practices, balancing quality, compliance and production efficiency.
• Provide technical support to sales teams, customers and contracting teams, including specification reviews, material selection, tenders and product advice.
• Lead material trials, quality investigations and product improvements, using test data and trends to identify risks, root causes and corrective actions.
• Build technical capability across quarry, laboratory and sales teams through practical advice, coaching and collaboration, while supporting relevant TMR, NATA, safety and quality requirements.

How you'll connect to the role?

• A degree in geology, engineering geology, civil or materials engineering, or a related discipline; alternatively, a relevant diploma combined with substantial quarry-materials experience.
• Intermediate experience in quarry materials or construction materials, with the ability to provide independent technical advice and work effectively with production, sales and customers.
• Strong practical knowledge of aggregates, soils, pavement materials, quarry processing, product variability and specification compliance.
• Working knowledge of relevant Australian Standards, Queensland TMR specifications and test methods, quarry registration. requirements, and NATA/ISO/IEC 17025 laboratory principles.
• Demonstrated capability in data interpretation, technical investigations, product trials, trend analysis and clear technical reporting, including proficiency in Excel and ideally QUESTLab or similar laboratory systems.
• Strong stakeholder communication, commercial awareness and leadership skills, together with a current driver licence and the ability to travel to quarry, supplier and customer sites across Queensland.

Our people share the same set of values that keep us REAL.

We are committed to reconciliation and building and nurturing respectful relationships with First Nations peoples. Through our First Nations Engagement Strategy and Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), we aim to promote opportunities, cultural understanding and partnerships that celebrate and acknowledge the contributions of Indigenous communities.

For over 90 years, Fulton Hogan has been delivering high-quality infrastructure to improve the lives of people every day. Our 10,000+ team works in every kind of weather and environment, creating, connecting, and caring for communities across Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific.