Immediate Start Asset Senior Specialist, Excavator and Drilling Support

Asset Senior Specialist, Excavator and Drilling Support Everyday, all around the world, Thiess supports and celebrates our people. We recognise talent and reward transparency. We champion diversity and embrace change. Join us. Hone your skills and develop new ones. Take on big challenges and grow, through mentorship, collaboration and empowerment. Thiess is the place to make things happen. What you’ll do This role requires a seasoned professional with extensive knowledge of Large Excavator and Drill fleets, systems, and maintenance best practices. You will lead collaborative initiatives across internal teams and external stakeholders to enhance performance standards, coach teams to deliver optimal outcomes, and embed a contractor mentality within site teams. If you are passionate about driving innovation, delivering measurable results, and championing safety and efficiency, this role offers an exciting career opportunity. Key Responsibilities - Drive best practice asset and maintenance management with respect to loading and drilling assets on Thiess operations. - Identify, implement, and report on initiatives to drive year-on-year improvements in fleet performance outcomes at Thiess projects. - Provide effective technical support aligned to Thiess’ Values and Principles, focusing on safe, efficient, and sustainable management of excavators and drilling fleet - Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain strong relationships with internal teams, clients, key suppliers, and regulators, ensuring alignment on fleet performance goals and standards. - Resource Enablement: Ensure teams are equipped with the appropriate resources, tooling, and support to effectively execute maintenance on-site. What You’ll Need to Succeed We are seeking a highly experienced professional with 5+ years of industry experience, ideally in fleet specialist roles or performance improvement roles, and demonstrated leadership within the management of excavator and drilling fleet. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical foundation combined with the ability to drive cultural change, foster collaboration, and deliver measurable results in a dynamic environment focused on safety and sustainability. Key skills and attributes include: - Technical Expertise: Extensive knowledge in implementing preventive maintenance initiatives for optimal performance and longevity of assets - Technical Expertise: Expertise in reading and interpreting technical documents, manuals and schematics. - Commercial Acumen: Strong understanding of business operations and decision-making processes, with proficiency in Microsoft Office. - Collaboration & Engagement: A collaborative approach, with the ability to build relationships, resolve issues, and share best practices across stakeholders. - Communication: Excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to influence and guide internal and external stakeholders effectively. - Proactive Mindset: A solution-focused, proactive attitude with a commitment to safety and sustainability in all operations. What we offer - Supportive, inclusive culture that values innovation and continuous improvement - Opportunity to work with an amazing team on a high-impact project - Collaborative, values-led culture with a global reach. - Access to leading-edge technology and systems. - Competitive salary and employee benefits package About us Thiess works with clients in Australia, Asia and the Americas in the dynamic field of open-cut and underground mining. The pioneering spirit of our founders – the legendary Thiess brothers – is our legacy, and inspires our vision to harness the power of people and technology to drive sustainable change. At Thiess, you will have the opportunity to play a part in the global energy transition. We are growing our commodities portfolio to include metals and minerals critical to the energy transition, and developing services to enable sustainable mining. We’re creating a culture of curiosity, knowledge-sharing, and continuous learning – supporting our people to contribute to Thiess’ success and continued growth in sustainable mining. We’ll support you to hone your skills and develop new ones, take on challenges and grow, through mentorship, collaboration and empowerment. We offer our people ongoing technical training and development opportunities so they can reach their full potential. We also invest in the workforce of the future, with a range of programs for people starting their careers. We recognise the value of an inclusive and diverse workplace through our vision of everyone matters always. We’re focused on creating an inclusive environment to enable our people to bring their best self to work because they feel safe, included and empowered. Should you require assistance applying for this opportunity, please contact us at hiring@thiess.com How to Apply This role is an opportunity to take the next step in your career. With our culture of recognition, development, and a stimulating and satisfying work environment, there is no better time to join Thiess. Thiess follows a Pre-Employment Process for all successful applicants, which includes two employment references, a National Police Check and a medical assessment. These checks are essential to your application, and your recruiter will support you through the process. Please click the “apply” button to apply for this role. Thiess is seeking an experienced and driven Asset Senior Specialist, Excavator and Drilling Support to join our Global Asset Management team. This role is pivotal in delivering industry-leading fleet performance across our projects. Through operational support, coaching, and adherence to best practices, you will play a key role in improving the safety, performance, sustainability, and cost-effectiveness of excavator and drill performance across our operations. Thiess is seeking an experienced and driven Asset Senior Specialist, Excavator and Drilling Support to join our Global Asset Management team. This role is pivotal in delivering industry-leading fleet performance across our projects. Through operational support, coaching, and adherence to best practices, you will play a key role in improving the safety, performance, sustainability, and cost-effectiveness of excavator and drill performance across our operations. e.g. "Mining", "Electrician, Brisbane", Job # #J-18808-Ljbffr