Technical Equipment Manager

BMT is a leading global consultancy in design, engineering, science, and risk management in the maritime sector, known for excellence and innovation.

With 1,300+ experts across the UK, Europe, Asia, Australia, and the Americas, we help clients make informed decisions by delivering practical solutions, with the environment and sustainability at their core. As an employee-owned company, we reinvest profits into technology, strategic growth, and profit sharing, driving a safer, more efficient future.

BMT is hiring its first Equipment Manager to support our Environment team in Brisbane or Perth. You'll lead the management of over 300 pieces of specialized equipment and assets. From water monitoring kits and sediment tools to diving gear, cameras, boats, and vehicles.

As our first Equipment Manager, you'll lead the development of frameworks and processes to ensure the strategic oversight, coordination, and optimization of scientific equipment used in aquatic environmental assessments across Australia.

This role is key to ensuring our scientific equipment is available, reliable, cost-effective, and compliant across diverse aquatic field operations. You'll drive improvements in planning, logistics, asset tracking, and cost models, supporting teams nationwide.

In this role you will:

• Maintain and improve the scientific equipment register, ensuring accuracy and up-to-date records for tracking, usage, maintenance, and insurance purposes.
• Develop and manage systems for equipment standardisation across teams and regions.
• Coordinate the efficient logistics of shipping equipment to and from remote or aquatic field sites.
• Ensure timely dispatch and return of equipment, minimizing downtime and supporting smooth project execution.
• Work with commercial and finance teams to improve budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting related to equipment.
• Contribute to procurement decisions for new or replacement scientific equipment, based on technical knowledge, field requirements, and supplier capability.
• Maintain awareness of emerging technologies and innovations in marine and aquatic monitoring to inform investment decisions.

To be successful in this role, you should:

• Experience managing complex scientific or technical assets, ideally in environmental consultancy or field-based research
• Strong organisational and problem-solving skills, especially when coordinating logistics to remote locations
• Good communication and stakeholder management skills
• Proficiency in using and managing asset tracking systems or equipment registers
• Financial literacy and experience developing cost models for equipment use or hire

Knowledge and practical experience with specialized marine and aquatic scientific equipment, particularly water quality monitoring instrumentation is highly desirable.

At BMT, we value flexibility, career growth, and an inclusive culture where diverse perspectives thrive.

• We offer remote, hybrid, and part-time work options, with offices across Australia. We're proudly 'flexified' with Flexa
• Our industry competitive benefits include a competitive salary offering, performance bonuses, and companywide bonuses as part of being an employee benefits trust
• Defence Reserve Leave enabling defence reservist employees to undertake ADF obligations without financial disadvantage.
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• We invest in learning and development to help you grow.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are at our core. We foster a workplace where everyone feels valued and supported, promoting innovation, collaboration, and respect.

Our values—Trust, Innovation, Passion, Respect, and Collaboration—define who we are and how we work.

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BMT is a maritime-orientated high-end design house and technical consulting firm driven by a passion for solving complex, real-world problems

Our core business comprises distinctive and sustainable capabilities, which we leverage to address the needs of our customers and markets and are the primary focus of future capability development.

We exist to navigate the most important and impactful engineering challenges of our time. We create environments where people with outstanding technical knowledge deliver meaningful, practical solutions. We are driven by a commitment to a safer, more efficient, effective and sustainable future.