Development Coordinator

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia • Full-time
AI Job Summary
  • 5+ years as an Executive Assistant or similar supporting senior leaders or multiple stakeholders.
  • Experience coordinating projects, trackers/timelines, including maintaining trackers, status reports, and versioning.
  • Experience managing senior leaders’ diaries, correspondence, and domestic/international travel bookings.

Role Type

On-site • Permanent • Full-time • Admin

Description

About us

Benmax has built a reputation on delivering quality work, investing in our people and creating real opportunities to grow. Our work spans commercial mechanical services through to the cooling systems behind Australia’s AI and data centre infrastructure. As that work expands, we’re looking for a Development Coordinator to support our Strategy and Development division across new sites, new facilities and new projects.

It’s a strong fit for a senior administrator or executive assistant who enjoys variety, is comfortable working alongside senior stakeholders and wants real exposure to high level strategic work.

Want to know more about us? Visit benmax.com.au or follow us on social media.

About the role

Based at our Hume, ACT office, you’ll provide executive and administrative support to senior leaders across the division, along with project administration support across our development activities.

Your work will span diary management, correspondence and travel coordination through to project tracking, document control and support for new site and facility establishment. You’ll work closely with the Strategy team and Project Managers, and at times you’ll be exposed to commercially sensitive information, including matters relating to mergers and acquisitions, so we’re after someone with the seniority and judgement to handle that with discretion.

What you’ll be doing

  • Manage diaries, correspondence and travel for senior leaders, including domestic and international bookings
  • Prepare agendas, minutes and briefing notes, and track action items from meetings
  • Manage expenses, including card reconciliation, invoicing and purchase orders
  • Provide project administration support across development activities, working closely with the Strategy team and Project Managers
  • Maintain project trackers, timelines, status reports and document version control
  • Support new site and facility establishments
  • Undertake desktop research to support the evaluation of new locations
  • Coordinate Strategy team documentation, including planning cycle materials
  • Liaise with international locations and coordinate with external vendors, consultants and contractors on contracts, invoicing and scheduling
  • Support development engagements that progress to a merger or acquisition

About you

  • 5+ years’ experience as an Executive Assistant or similar, supporting senior leaders or multiple stakeholders.
  • Confident working independently, with strong initiative and problem-solving skills
  • Experience coordinating projects, trackers or timelines
  • Highly organised, with strong attention to detail
  • Confident communicating with senior stakeholders and external contacts
  • Sound judgement and discretion with commercially sensitive matters
  • Strong research skills
  • Ability to travel nationally, and occasionally internationally
  • Current Australian driver’s licence
  • Tertiary qualifications in Business or Project Management (desirable, not essential)
  • Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office

How to Apply

Please submit your application by uploading a cover letter outlining your suitability for the role, along with your most recent CV, via the Apply button.

Please note: candidates must have permanent working rights in Australia. We do not offer sponsorship.