Join Our High-Performing Team as an Operations & Projects Coordinator

Are you the type of person who notices the details that others miss? Do you love keeping things running smoothly, making everything line up, and taking ownership of making things better? We’re looking for a sharp, highly organised early-career professional who’s ready to grow with us.

Core Engineering Group is a fast-growing fire engineering consultancy with a passion for safety, sustainability, and smart systems. Based in Sydney, we’re building out a high-functioning operations team to support our next phase of growth—and we need someone who thrives on coordination, structure, and making a real impact.

We work on a wide range of projects, from state-of-the-art Data Centres to Residential Build-to-Rent developments and everything in between! Learn more about us at www.coreengineering.com.au.

This role is perfect for someone who:

Loves being the person others rely on to keep things on track

Is hungry to learn across operations, projects, admin, and business systems

Has outstanding attention to detail and follow-through

Is looking for a long-term role where they can develop, be mentored, and step up

What you’ll do:

Coordinate internal projects, tasks, and timelines using Monday.com

Prepare and edit reports and support client/project communications

Provide high-level scheduling and administrative support to our Directors

Assist in HR, onboarding, travel and office logistics

Process and track project invoicing, assist with finance admin & coordinate with clients and project managers to ensure the timely payment of project invoices.

Support the rollout of strategic projects, system upgrades and process improvements

Maintain records, track project deliverables, and assist with internal systems & development

Support and mirror broader administrative and operational functions as required, contributing flexibly as the business grows

What We’re Looking For:

Experience: 1–3 years' experience in operations, admin, or project coordination

Skills: Exceptional attention to detail, strong written and verbal communication, and confidence managing competing priorities

Mindset: Proactive and forward-thinking—you don’t wait to be told, you anticipate needs, spot inefficiencies, and take initiative to solve them

Tech-savvy: Comfortable with learning new systems, harness your AI capabilities and as well as back-end processes (experience with platforms like Monday.com, SharePoint, or Xero is a plus!)

Why join CORE?

Meaningful Impact: Your work will help create safer buildings and public spaces. You’ll contribute to projects that make a lasting difference.

Strategic Growth: Be part of a business actively implementing new systems and ways of working—your input and initiative will help shape the way we grow

Flexibility & Support: We provide personalized development plans, mentorship opportunities, and flexible working arrangements to support your growth and work-life balance.

Career Pathway: We’re hiring with the long-term in mind. This role is designed to evolve alongside the business—there’s scope to take on more project responsibility, improve internal systems, and grow into a senior coordination or operations role over time.