Engineering Solutions Specialist

Coates

The Role

Overview

Field-based specialist delivering engineering solutions and sales support for temporary works.

Key Responsibilities

  • site assessment
  • opportunity id
  • product awareness
  • technical expertise
  • safety leadership
  • stakeholder relations

Tasks

-Assessing sites with customers and identifying opportunities whereby Coates can offer solutions to advance their projects. -Working with local and regional sales plus operations teams to drive product awareness and technical product expertise to existing and new customers. -Leading our uncompromising Safety-First culture throughout the organisation and customer relationships. -Developing key relationships a broad range of internal stakeholders and with civil and construction customers.

Requirements

  • solution selling
  • problem solving
  • customer-facing
  • resilience

What You Bring

-Experience in technical solution selling (preferred) with problem solving capabilities. -Customer facing experience with a healthy resilience.

Benefits

-Development and career progression pathways -Paid Parental Leave -Purchased additional leave program -Volunteering opportunities through the Coates Foundation -Novated leasing and salary sacrifice -Flexible start/finish times -Field based role with Company supplied Vehicle, mobile phone and laptop -Access to our employee discounts, benefits & wellbeing program

The Company

About Coates

-It evolved from machinery manufacturing to pioneer equipment rental in Australia. -Expanded into engineering and equipment hire, supporting global customers. -Operates across ~150 branches and delivers oversized fleets and specialist solutions in sectors like mining, rail, infrastructure, and power. -Beyond rental, it offers in-house temporary works engineering, industrial shutdown management, and turnkey Power & HVAC services. -Typical projects include major construction shutdowns, remote mining tool stores, large-scale events, and complex infrastructure builds. -The firm invests heavily in technology—IoT-enabled portals, BIM content, drones, telemetry—and collaborates with universities to develop innovative temporary-works solutions.

Sector Specialisms

Mining

Metals

Oil & Gas

Government

Infrastructure

Construction

Power

Ports

Shipyards

Rail

Heavy Manufacturing

Light Manufacturing

Chemicals

Pulp & Paper

Energy

Water Management

Traffic Management

HVAC

Industrial