Jobs at SA Expo

Skills shortages exist across a number of industries in Australia.
The Opportunities Australia Expo provides you with a great opportunity to kick start your migration, assess your employment prospects and talk to the people that can make your dream of a new life in Australia a reality.
Some of the companies who attended the expo in South Africa in November 2011 are below. Click on the logos for info on each employer and for a list of roles they were recruiting for specifically:
Jobs employers were looking to fill in 2011 were:
Engineering:
Construction Managers
Controls Leads
Cost Engineers
Electrical Engineers
Engineering Managers
Engineers with metals and/or coal experience
Construction Managers
Estimators
Geologists
Geotechnical Engineers
Intermediate/Senior Civil Engineers
Lead / Senior Project Engineers
Lead Engineers – Chemical, Process, Civil, Electrical
Maintenance Engineers
Materials Handling Engineers
Mechanical Engineering Principals
Mechanical Engineers (mining & oil & gas experience)
Mechatronics and/or Automation Engineers
Metallurgists
Metallurgical Engineers
Planners
Process Engineering Principals
Project Controls Managers
Project Directors
Project Engineering Managers
Project Managers
Project Services Managers
Rail Construction and Maintenance Supervisors
Resource Geologists
Senior Design Engineers - Mechanical
Senior Mechanical Design Drafters
Senior Project Engineers
Senior/Lead Estimators
Senior/Lead Principal Mechanical Engineers
Senior/Lead Principal Process Engineers
Study Managers
Technical Services Managers
Ventilation Engineers
Mining:
Advanced Riggers
Advanced Riggers
All-rounder Operators
Ancillary Operators
Bid Managers
Business Improvement Specialists
Civil Estimators
CO Crane Operators
Commercial Advisors/Managers
Construction Managers
Construction Supervisors - All disciplines
Contract Admin/Managers
Cost Controllers/Managers
Crane Operators
Database Geologists
Diesel Fitters
Diesel Fitters and Leading Hand Diesel Fitters
Drill & Blast Engineers
Electrical Engineers
Electricians
Environmental Managers
Estimators – Civil
Estimators - E & I
Estimators – SMP
Excavator Operators
Experienced Dump Truck Operators
Exploration Geologists
Fixed Plant Fitters
Geologists
Geologists – production and exploration
Geology managers - Exp/Mine/Resource
Geotechnical Engineers
Intermediate Geochemists
Intermediate/Senior Civil Engineers
Intermediate/Senior Geotechnical Engineers
Intermediate/Senior Hydrogeologists
Intermediate/Senior Hydrogeologists (Modelling)
Laboratory Technicians - Asphalt/Civil
Maintenance Planners
Maintenance Supervisors
Mechanical Engineers
Mechanical Underground Engineers
Metallurgists
Mine / Finance Accountants
Mine Geologists
Mine Managers
Mine Planning Engineers
Mine Surveyors
Mining Engineers
Mining Engineers – production and planning
Mining Managers/Alternates
Multi Skilled Operators
Planners
Process Engineers
Process Managers
Procurement Officers/Managers
Production Superintendents
Project Control Managers
Project Directors
Project Engineers - All disciplines
Project Managers
Project Managers – Asphalt
Project Managers – Civil
Project Managers - Water/Roading
Project Managers (Mining & Metals)
Project Managers (Oil & Gas)
QA Engineers
QA's/QC's
Recruitment Specialists
Reliability Engineers
Reliability Engineers and Asset Management Specialists
Resource Geologists
Senior Tailings Engineers
Site Clerks
Study Managers
Surface Mining managers
Surveyors
Tech Services Managers
Telco Service Techs
Trades - Electrical / Instrumentation /Mechanical
Traffic Planners / Engineers
Truck Operators
Underground Mining Managers
Water treatment specialists
Rail:
Bid and Project Managers
Boilermakers
Business Analysts
Senior Developers
Electrical Engineers
Electricians
Estimators - SMP, E&I & Power Transmission
Freight Maintenance
Pipe Fitters
Planners & Schedulers
Project Engineers
Project Managers
Riggers
Scaffolders
Senior HV Technicians
Senior Project Engineers
Senior Project Managers
Service Engineers
Welders
Technical Services
Commissioning Engineers
Electrical Engineers
Electrical Technicians
HV Commissioning Engineers / Technicians / Supervisors
Project Coordinators
Protection Testing Technicians
Senior HV Technicians
Technical Services Managers
Seamless Resourcing
Automation Technicians / Supervisors / Managers
Commissioning Managers / Coordinators
Completions Connect Administrators
DCS Commissioning Engineers / Technicians
Electrical & Instrumentation Commissioning Technicians / Supervisors
Electrical Construction Supervisors
Electrical Engineers / Commissioning Engineers / Mechanical Engineers
Electrical Supervisor Control Systems
Electrical Technicians / Fitters / Supervisors
HV Technicians / Supervisors
Instrument Tube Fitters
Instrumentation Technicians
Mechanical Isolation Technicians / Supervisors
Mechanical Technicians / Fitters / Supervisors
Permit Technicians
Project Coordinator / Project Managers / Project Planners
Precise Facilities
Calibration Technicians / Supervisors
Civil/Construction
Construction Managers
Construction Superintendents
Construction Supervisors
Project Managers
Engineers
Supervisors
Superintendents
Electrical
Lead Engineers
Principal Engineers
Senior Engineers
Supervising Engineers
Instrumentation
Lead Engineers
Principal Engineers
Senior Engineers
Supervising Engineers
Mechanical
Lead Engineers
Principal Engineers
Senior Engineers
Supervising Engineers - Piping
Process Metals
Lead Engineers
Principal Engineers
Senior Engineers
Supervising Engineers - Process Oil and Gas
Project Management
Project Managers
Project Engineers
Estimating
Principal Estimators
Senior Estimators
Want to move to Western Australia?
The Government of Western Australia will be at the event to discuss state based sponsorship for people on their Skilled Migration Occupation List. Find out more about the Western Australia feature at the expo by clicking here
Northern Territory
While there are jobs available across a range of disciplines in the Territory, some skills and professions are in greater demand.
Professions
Like most of Australia, the Northern Territory is constantly looking for skilled professionals in traditional areas such as nursing, medicine, specialist teaching and engineering. The Northern Territory Government has invested significantly in these areas over the past three years, meaning more opportunities have opened up.
The Territory’s unique geography and demography offers professionals the opportunity to enjoy interesting and diverse careers.
Right now the hottest demand is for the following professionals:
- Engineers
- Doctors
- Dentists
- Nurses
- Teachers
- Community workers
Skilled Trades
The Territory is predicted to experience strong economic growth over the next five years, so it’s not surprising that skilled tradespeople are in high demand. If your skills appear on the NT Occupations Shortage list then Territory businesses want to hear from you.
New Zealand
Discover all your mining options down under with employers from New Zealand as well as Australia.
Civil Estimators
Project Managers - Water
Project Managers - Roading
Telco Service Techs
Canada
Discover all your mining options with employers from Canada as well as Australia.
Lead Projects Engineer
Rock Mechanics Engineer
Senior Mine Engineer
Senior Mine Geologist
Senior Network Administrator
Senior Process Engineer
Senior Scheduler