Description
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.
About you
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.
Why Work with Us?
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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