About Select Plant Australia

Select Plant Australia is one of the largest Specialist Plant Hire service providers in Australia, playing an integral role in the delivery of a wide variety of innovative, high-quality construction projects as part of the Laing O'Rourke Group. Our primary driver is to guarantee the provision of the highest quality plant and associated services to Laing O'Rourke construction projects and the wider market.

Select Plant Australia provides a full service offering through its seven major categories: Cranes and Lifting Solutions, General Plant, Heavy Plant, Site Solutions (Buildings and Accommodation), Specialist Rail, Sustainability and Innovation, and Vehicles.

As Laing O'Rourke has grown into a $6 billion engineering enterprise dedicated to challenging and changing the face of construction worldwide, Select Plant Australia has mirrored the growth of the parent company, servicing a larger portfolio of projects, both in numbers and complexity. Select Plant Australia is the only total solutions provider within the plant industry and continues to grow and maintain one of the broadest plant ranges and capabilities within its global markets.

About the role

Select Plant Australia operates as part of the Laing O'Rourke Group and has one of the industry's largest and most diverse ranges of equipment, accommodation and tools to deliver on every type of construction project.

We have a rare and exciting opportunity for a Hire Controller to join our Select Plant Australia team. 

You will support our customers with their plant and equipment hire needs to enable the build of big and exciting construction projects, working location is primarily based in Laverton North.

Key Responsibilities

Some of your responsibilities, but not limited to;

• Fulfil customer requests for the hire of construction plant, equipment, vehicles, site accommodation and tools.
• Obtain weekly timesheets from suppliers for any operated plant transactions and enter these hours into the system.
• Address all customer queries in a timely and effective manner.
• Reconcile project charges each month prior to charge run to ensure all customer invoicing is current and accurate.
• Regular weekly site visits to your allocated projects to integrate with the project team.
  
  

About you

• Previous experience working in the Plant and Equipment Hire industry
• The ability to plan and coordinate in order to meet and exceed customer requirements.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Understanding of commercial drivers and how to interpret financial information
• Self-organised, have attention for detail and motivation to succeed and complete work to deadlines.
• Driven to work in a fast-paced environment and able to prioritise workload
• Experience with Microsoft Office packages, in particular Excel and excellent data entry skills

Benefits

We work hard to create an environment that brings out the best in our people. We believe in building careers through providing a safe, connected and innovative culture that supports ongoing growth and development. We offer industry-leading benefits such as specialised learning and development programs, a mental health and wellbeing program, industry leading paid parental leave policy, an additional purchased leave option and coaching programs for staff on parental leave.

Diversity & Inclusion

We are committed to building a workforce that reflects the diverse society in which we live and work. Laing O’Rourke is proud to hold the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) Citation - Employer of Choice for Gender Equality.

Laing O'Rourke actively supports a diverse workforce and strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. Download our Stretch Reconciliation Action Plan at https://www.laingorourke.com/company/diversity-and-inclusion

Applications from recruitment agencies will not be considered.