Coordinator - Electrical

Whitehaven Coal is a leading player in Australia’s coal mining industry. With a culture based on our STRIVE values, our reputation for excellence in project delivery and safe, efficient and environmentally responsible operations continues to grow.

Our STRIVE Values connect us and define how we behave. Whitehaven Coal award, recognise and celebrate individuals and teams going above and beyond the requirements of their role to deliver excellent outcomes while demonstrating our values of Safety, Teamwork, Respect, Integrity, Value and Excellence. 

About Daunia Mine:

Daunia mine is a high performing operation in Queensland's Bowen Basin, producing premium metallurgical coal for global export since 2013. Located southeast of Moranbah and neighbouring Whitehaven's Winchester South project, Daunia is equipped with world class infrastructure and autonomous haulage technology, enabling safe and efficient operations.

What truly sets Daunia apart is its people. We’re proud to foster a supportive, collaborative culture that values everyone’s contributions, encourages personal growth, and focuses on safety. At Daunia, our team doesn’t just work together, they build each other up, creating an environment where skills, ideas, and passion for the work we do thrives.

About The Role:

The Electrical Coordinator plays a vital role within Daunia’s Infrastructure team, supporting the safe, compliant, and efficient operation of High Voltage (HV) electrical systems. This position is focused on maintaining a high standard of HV electrical compliance while driving continuous improvement across our electrical assets and processes.

You will help deliver departmental objectives by coordinating activities, supporting technical initiatives, and ensuring regulatory and safety standards are consistently met. You will also provide EEM delegate cover during periods of leave, ensuring continuity of leadership, oversight, and decision-making within the team.

Please note, this is a site-based position working a 4on/3off Monday to Thursday roster.

What You'll Do:

• Drive HV compliance and safety by reviewing critical and statutory work, ensuring correct permits, safe repair execution, and up-to-date switching sheets and drawings.
• Lead and coordinate HV maintenance activities, including shovel cable management, vendor liaison, work order coordination, and outage planning (CHPP and SV501).
• Strengthen reliability and performance by analysing electrical downtime events, implementing corrective actions, and partnering with the Reliability team on continuous improvement initiatives.
• Oversee change and asset management, supporting MOCs, maintaining lifecycle programs, ensuring equipment remains fit for purpose, and contributing to shutdown scopes and technical specifications.
• Provide operational continuity and leadership support, including EEM delegate cover during periods of leave.

What You'll Bring:

• A strong commitment to safety, compliance, and fostering a continuous improvement culture.
• A recognised Electrical Trade Certificate, with a Bachelor’s Degree highly regarded.
• EEM qualification, or the ability and willingness to obtain it.
• Proven experience in infrastructure maintenance (highly desirable).
• Experience in process plant maintenance environments (highly desirable).

Why Whitehaven Coal?

• FIFO from Brisbane or Cairns plus DIDO and local residential options available.

• Enjoy a competitive salary package with salary-sacrificing options, including local living benefits and novated leases.
• Access generous benefits such as 26 weeks paid parental leave and a $4,000 employee referral bonus.
• Take advantage of a wide range of employee discounts on groceries, fuel, fashion, entertainment, and more.
• Grow your career with ongoing development opportunities, mentorship, and professional coaching.
  
  

Whitehaven Coal is committed to increasing the representation of women and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the workplace. We strive for an inclusive workplace that engages people from diverse backgrounds and welcomes diversity of gender, culture and experience. 

Whitehaven Coal is working with the RSL Employment Program to support veterans and partners of current or former Defence members in finding meaningful and sustainable employment. If you would like assistance with your application, you can reach out to the program via the following link: https://www.rslqld.org/find-help/employment 

To be considered for this position you must have the right to work in Australia.