Western Australia - January to March 2010

Ambit Engineering Recruitment

Salary & Contract Index

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Market Commentary
We predict that 2010 will see a major resurgence in the WA mining and resources sector, driven by several key projects across the state
ramping up. While rates and salaries have remained static during the first two months of 2010, we have witnessed very strong hiring activity,
which we believe will lead to a skills shortage and upward pressure on rates and salaries by mid year.
Our review of more than 150 jobs in the resources sector shows that rates and salaries are at the same levels now, as they were in reviews conducted May
and October 2009. In comparison however, todays rates and salaries are up to 15 percent less than those paid in August 2008.
2010 however has brought renewed confidence in Australias resources sector, and with an estimated $200 billion in resources projects now scheduled, WA
employers are expressing intentions to hire - at rates suggesting the market is on the brink of resurgence.
Peter Acheson, CEO of Ambit Engineering Recruitment comments that by next month, the companys Perth office will have twice as many jobs available as it
had in April 2009.
While this number would bring Ambits activity levels back to relatively normal, Acheson comments that the number of employers who are intending to hire, in
the next quarter, will shift the market to higher-than-usual levels.
One client, alone, is seeking to hire about 150 new staff in the next six months, Acheson says.
If the anticipated lift in hiring activities is sustained, we could see the local resource pool fully committed by mid-year at which point we will be turning
to our national and international database to supply skilled candidates, especially for the contract roles that make up nearly 80 percent of the sectors
workforce, he adds.
As a consequence, we are likely to see remuneration start climbing back to 2008 levels in the second half of this year, he says.
Some key projects such as Gorgon Gas have an estimated life of 10+ years which means that we are likely to be just at the beginning of a sustained
boom for the resources sector and will provide a flow-on effect for the broader WA economy, Acheson concludes.

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Oil & Gas: Engineering
Position Titles

Contract Rates

Permanent Salaries

low

mid

high

low

mid

high

Engineering Manager

$135

$140

$145

$240,000

$250,000

$260,000

Principal/ Chief Engineer

$125

$130

$135

$220,000

$230,000

$240,000

Lead Engineer

$115

$120

$125

$205,000

$215,000

$225,000

Senior Engineer

$105

$110

$115

$185,000

$195,000

$205,000

Engineer

$75

$85

$95

$135,000

$150,000

$170,000

Oil & Gas: HSE

Position Titles

Contract Rates

Permanent Salaries

low

mid

high

low

mid

high

HSE Manager

$85

$90

$95

$150,000

$160,000

$170,000

Senior HSE Advisor

$80

$85

$90

$140,000

$150,000

$160,000

Emergency Response Coordinator

$75

$80

$85

$135,000

$140,000

$150,000

HSE Advisor

$75

$80

$85

$135,000

$140,000

$150,000

HSE Administrator

$50

$55

$60

$90,000

$95,000

$105,000

Environmental Officer

$60

$70

$80

$105,000

$125,000

$140,000

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Oil & Gas: Design/Drafting
Position Titles

Contract Rates

Permanent Salaries

low

mid

high

low

mid

high

Drawing Office Manager

$90

$95

$100

$160,000

$170,000

$180,000

Lead Designer

$80

$85

$90

$140,000

$150,000

$160,000

Senior Designer

$75

$80

$85

$135,000

$140,000

$150,000

Designer

$65

$70

$75

$115,000

$125,000

$135,000

Senior Draftsperson

$65

$70

$75

$115,000

$125,000

$135,000

Draftsperson

$60

$65

$70

$105,000

$115,000

$125,000

Senior Naval Architect

$115

$120

$125

$205,000

$215,000

$220,000

Naval Architect

$90

$95

$100

$160,000

$170,000

$180,000

Junior Designer/Drafter

$40

$45

$50

$70,000

$80,000

$90,000

Oil & Gas: QA/QC

Position Titles

Contract Rates

Permanent Salaries

low

mid

high

low

mid

high

Quality Manager

$90

$95

$100

$160,000

$170,000

$180,000

Quality Engineer

$75

$80

$85

$135,000

$140,000

$150,000

Quality Officer

$65

$70

$75

$115,000

$125,000

$135,000

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Oil & Gas: Project Controls
Position Titles

Contract Rates

Permanent Salaries

low

mid

high

low

mid

high

Project Controls Administrator

$40

$45

$50

$70,000

$80,000

$90,000

Project Controls Manager

$110

$120

$130

$195,000

$215,000

$230,000

Project Controls Engineer

$95

$100

$105

$170,000

$180,000

$185,000

Project Accountant

$65

$75

$85

$115,000

$135,000

$150,000

Senior Cost Engineer

$80

$85

$90

$140,000

$150,000

$160,000

Cost Engineer

$70

$75

$80

$125,000

$135,000

$140,000

Senior Cost Controller

$70

$75

$80

$125,000

$135,000

$140,000

Cost Controller

$60

$65

$70

$105,000

$115,000

$125,000

Lead Planner

$85

$90

$95

$150,000

$160,000

$170,000

Senior Planner

$75

$80

$85

$135,000

$140,000

$150,000

Planner

$65

$70

$75

$115,000

$125,000

$135,000

Lead Scheduler

$85

$90

$95

$150,000

$160,000

$170,000

Senior Scheduler

$70

$75

$80

$125,000

$135,000

$140,000

Scheduler

$65

$70

$75

$115,000

$125,000

$135,000

Estimating Manager

$90

$100

$110

$160,000

$180,000

$196,000

Senior Estimator

$70

$75

$80

$125,000

$135,000

$140,000

Estimator

$60

$70

$75

$105,000

$125,000

$135,000

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Oil & Gas: Administration
Position Titles

Contract Rates

Permanent Salaries

low

mid

high

low

mid

high

Project Secretary

$35

$40

$45

$60,000

$70,000

$80,000

Senior Administrator

$35

$40

$45

$60,000

$70,000

$80,000

Administrator

$30

$35

$40

$55,000

$60,000

$70,000

Administration Assistant

$25

$30

$35

$50,000

$55,000

$60,000

Document Control Manager

$70

$75

$80

$125,000

$135,000

$140,000

Senior Document Controller

$60

$65

$70

$105,000

$115,000

$95,000

Document Controller

$45

$50

$55

$80,000

$90,000

$95,000

Travel Coordinator

$30

$35

$40

$55,000

$60,000

$70,000

Village Administration Assistant

$30

$35

$40

$55,000

$60,000

$70,000

Village Coordinator

$45

$55

$65

$80,000

$95,000

$115,000

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Oil & Gas: Construction
Position Titles

Contract Rates

Permanent Salaries

low

mid

high

low

mid

high

Construction Manager

$120

$130

$140

$215,000

$230,000

$250,000

Construction Superintendent

$105

$110

$115

$185,000

$195,000

$205,000

Construction Supervisor

$95

$100

$105

$170,000

$180,000

$185,000

Civil Inspector

$75

$80

$85

$135,000

$140,000

$150,000

Site Manager

$100

$105

$110

$180,000

$185,000

$195,000

Commissioning Manager

$100

$105

$110

$180,000

$185,000

$195,000

Senior Commissioning Engineer

$85

$90

$95

$150,000

$160,000

$170,000

Commissioning Engineer

$75

$80

$85

$135,000

$140,000

$150,000

Commissioning Superintendent

$90

$95

$100

$160,000

$170,000

$180,000

Quantity Surveyor

$80

$85

$90

$140,000

$150,000

$160,000

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Oil & Gas: Contracts
Position Titles

Contract Rates

Permanent Salaries

low

mid

high

low

mid

high

Contracts Manager

$105

$110

$115

$185,000

$195,000

$205,000

Senior Contracts Engineer

$85

$95

$105

$150,000

$170,000

$185,000

Contracts Engineer

$75

$80

$85

$135,000

$140,000

$15,000

Contracts Administration Mangager

$85

$90

$95

$150,000

$160,000

$170,000

Senior Contracts Administrator

$65

$70

$75

$115,000

$125,000

$135,000

Contracts Administrator

$55

$60

$65

$95,000

$105,000

$115,000

Trainee Contracts Administrator

$40

$45

$50

$70,000

$80,000

$90,000

Senior Expeditor

$70

$75

$80

$125,000

$135,000

$140,000

Expeditor

$60

$65

$70

$105,000

$115,000

$125,000

Oil & Gas: Geology

Position Titles

Contract Rates

Permanent Salaries

low

mid

high

low

mid

high

Lead Geologist

$65

$70

$75

$115,000

$125,000

$135,000

Engineering Geologist

$55

$60

$65

$95,000

$105,000

$115,000

Geotechnical Engineer

$50

$55

$65

$90,000

$95,000

$115,000

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Oil & Gas: Purchasing
Position Titles

Contract Rates

Permanent Salaries

low

mid

high

low

mid

high

Procurement Manager

$85

$95

$105

$150,000

$170,000

$185,000

Senior Procurement Officer

$70

$75

$80

$125,000

$135,000

$140,000

Procurement Officer

$60

$65

$70

$105,000

$115,000

$125,000

Materials Manager

$85

$90

$95

$150,000

$160,000

$170,000

Senior Materials Controller

$75

$80

$85

$135,000

$140,000

$150,000

Materials Controller

$60

$65

$70

$105,000

$115,000

$125,000

Senior Buyer

$70

$75

$80

$125,000

$135,000

$140,000

Buyer

$55

$60

$65

$95,000

$105,000

$115,000

Oil & Gas: Projects

Position Titles

Contract Rates

Permanent Salaries

low

mid

high

low

mid

high

Senior Project Manager

$140

$150

$160

$250,000

$265,000

$280,000

Project Manager

$120

$130

$140

$215,000

$230,000

$250,000

Senior Project Engineer

$105

$110

$115

$185,000

$195,000

$205,000

Project Engineer

$80

$90

$100

$140,000

$160,000

$180,000

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Mining: Engineering
Position Titles

Contract Rates

Permanent Salaries

low

mid

high

low

mid

high

Engineering Manager

$125

$130

$135

$220,000

$230,000

$240,000

Principal/ Chief Engineer

$115

$120

$125

$205,000

$215,000

$220,000

Lead Engineer

$105

$110

$115

$185,000

$195,000

$205,000

Senior Engineer

$95

$100

$105

$170,000

$180,000

$185,000

Engineer

$75

$85

$95

$135,000

$150,000

$170,000

Mining: HSE
Position Titles

Contract Rates

Permanent Salaries

low

mid

high

low

mid

high

HSE Manager

$85

$90

$95

$150,000

$160,000

$170,000

Senior HSE Advisor

$80

$85

$90

$140,000

$150,000

$160,000

Emergency Response Coordinator

$75

$80

$85

$135,000

$140,000

$150,000

HSE Advisor

$75

$80

$85

$135,000

$140,000

$150,000

HSE Administrator

$50

$55

$60

$90,000

$95,000

$105,000

Environmental Advisor

$60

$70

$80

$105,000

$125,000

$140,000

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Mining: Design/Drafting
Position Titles

Contract Rates

Permanent Salaries

low

mid

high

low

mid

high

Drawing Office Manager

$90

$95

$100

$160,000

$170,000

$180,000

Lead Designer

$80

$85

$90

$140,000

$150,000

$160,000

Senior Designer

$75

$80

$85

$135,000

$140,000

$150,000

Designer

$65

$70

$75

$115,000

$125,000

$135,000

Senior Draftsperson

$65

$70

$75

$115,000

$125,000

$135,000

Draftsperson

$60

$65

$70

$105,000

$115,000

$125,000

Junior Designer/Drafter

$40

$45

$50

$70,000

$80,000

$90,000

Mining: Geology
Position Titles

Contract Rates

Permanent Salaries

low

mid

high

low

mid

high

Lead Geologist

$65

$70

$75

$115,000

$125,000

$135,000

Engineering Geologist

$55

$60

$65

$95,000

$105,000

$115,000

Geotechnical Engineer

$50

$55

$65

$90,000

$95,000

$115,000

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Mining: Project Controls
Position Titles

Contract Rates

Permanent Salaries

low

mid

high

low

mid

high

Project Controls Manager

$110

$120

$130

$195,000

$215,000

$230,000

Project Controls Engineer

$95

$100

$105

$170,000

$180,000

$185,000

Project Accountant

$65

$75

$85

$115,000

$135,000

$150,000

Senior Cost Engineer

$80

$85

$90

$140,000

$150,000

$160,000

Cost Engineer

$70

$75

$80

$125,000

$135,000

$140,000

Senior Cost Controller

$70

$75

$80

$125,000

$135,000

$140,000

Cost Controller

$60

$65

$70

$105,000

$115,000

$125,000

Lead Planner

$85

$90

$95

$150,000

$160,000

$170,000

Senior Planner

$75

$80

$85

$135,000

$140,000

$150,000

Planner

$65

$70

$75

$115,000

$125,000

$135,000

Lead Scheduler

$85

$90

$95

$150,000

$160,000

$170,000

Senior Scheduler

$70

$75

$80

$125,000

$135,000

$140,000

Scheduler

$65

$70

$75

$115,000

$125,000

$135,000

Estimating Manager

$90

$100

$110

$160,000

$180,000

$196,000

Senior Estimator

$70

$75

$80

$125,000

$135,000

$140,000

Estimator

$65

$70

$75

$105,000

$125,000

$135,000

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Mining: Administration
Position Titles

Contract Rates

Permanent Salaries

low

mid

high

low

mid

high

Village Coordinator

$45

$55

$65

$80,000

$95,000

$115,000

Project Secretary

$35

$40

$45

$60,000

$70,000

$80,000

Senior Administrator

$35

$40

$45

$60,000

$70,000

$80,000

Administrator

$30

$35

$40

$55,000

$60,000

$70,000

Administration Assistant

$25

$30

$35

$50,000

$55,000

$60,000

Document Control Manager

$70

$75

$80

$125,000

$135,000

$140,000

Senior Document Controller

$60

$65

$70

$105,000

$115,000

$95,000

Document Controller

$45

$50

$55

$80,000

$90,000

$95,000

Travel Coordinator

$30

$35

$40

$55,000

$60,000

$70,000

Village Administration Assistant

$30

$35

$40

$55,000

$60,000

$70,000

Mining: QA/QC
Position Titles

Contract Rates

Permanent Salaries

low

mid

high

low

mid

high

Quality Manager

$90

$95

$100

$160,000

$170,000

$180,000

Quality Engineer

$75

$80

$85

$135,000

$140,000

$150,000

Quality Officer

$65

$70

$75

$115,000

$125,000

$135,000

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Mining: Construction
Position Titles

Contract Rates

Permanent Salaries

low

mid

high

low

mid

high

Construction Manager

$120

$130

$140

$215,000

$230,000

$25,000

Construction Superintendent

$105

$110

$115

$185,000

$195,000

$205,000

Construction Supervisor

$95

$100

$105

$170,000

$180,000

$185,000

Civil Inspector

$75

$80

$85

$135,000

$140,000

$150,000

Site Manager

$100

$105

$110

$178,000

$185,000

$195,000

Commissioning Manager

$100

$105

$110

$178,000

$185,000

$195,000

Senior Commissioning Engineer

$85

$90

$95

$150,000

$160,000

$170,000

Commissioning Engineer

$75

$80

$85

$135,000

$140,000

$150,000

Commissioning Superintendent

$90

$95

$100

$160,000

$170,000

$180,000

Quantity Surveyor

$80

$85

$90

$140,000

$150,000

$160,000

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Mining: Contracts
Position Titles

Contract Rates

Permanent Salaries

low

mid

high

low

mid

high

Contracts Manager

$105

$110

$115

$185,000

$195,000

$205,000

Senior Contracts Engineer

$85

$95

$105

$150,000

$170,000

$185,000

Contracts Engineer

$75

$80

$85

$135,000

$140,000

$15,000

Contracts Administration Mangager

$85

$90

$95

$150,000

$160,000

$170,000

Senior Contracts Administrator

$65

$70

$75

$115,000

$125,000

$135,000

Contracts Administrator

$55

$60

$65

$95,000

$105,000

$115,000

Trainee Contracts Administrator

$40

$45

$50

$70,000

$80,000

$90,000

Senior Expeditor

$70

$75

$80

$125,000

$135,000

$140,000

Expeditor

$60

$65

$70

$105,000

$115,000

$125,000

Mining: Projects
Position Titles

Contract Rates

Permanent Salaries

low

mid

high

low

mid

high

Senior Project Manager

$130

$140

$150

$230,000

$250,000

$265,000

Project Manager

$110

$120

$130

$195,000

$215,000

$230,000

Senior Project Engineer

$100

$105

$110

$180,000

$185,000

$195,000

Project Engineer

$80

$90

$100

$140,000

$160,000

$180,000

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Mining: Purchasing
Position Titles

Contract Rates

Permanent Salaries

low

mid

high

low

mid

high

Procurement Manager

$85

$95

$105

$150,000

$170,000

$185,000

Senior Procurement Officer

$70

$75

$80

$125,000

$135,000

$140,000

Procurement Officer

$60

$65

$70

$105,000

$115,000

$125,000

Materials Manager

$85

$90

$95

$150,000

$160,000

$170,000

Senior Materials Controller

$75

$80

$85

$135,000

$140,000

$150,000

Materials Controller

$60

$65

$70

$105,000

$115,000

$125,000

Senior Buyer

$70

$75

$80

$125,000

$135,000

$140,000

Buyer

$55

$60

$65

$95,000

$105,000

$115,000

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Ambit Engineering Salary & Contract Index

About the Index
The Ambit Engineering Salary & Contract Index is based upon job offers in the Oil, Gas & Mining sector and employment activity in Western Australia
during the last three months.

Contract Rates
Please note that all $AUD hourly rates listed are the Rate to the Contractor only, including superannuation but not including management fees, bonuses,
commissions or any other benefits or fees.
Contract rates are generally determined by the skills and experience of the individual contractor combined with the market demand for those particular
skills at the time the contract was offered.
The figures provided are based on aggregate averages, some rates may fall slightly below the minimum or slightly over the maximum, however these
were generally considered as exceptions.

Permanent Salaries
All permanent salaries listed are in $AUD and inclusive of superannuation.

Position Locations
The index assumes that Construction roles are site based and all other roles are city based.

More Information?
To learn more about the Ambit Engineering Salary & Contract Index, please feel free to contact one of our recruitment specialists on 08 9423 1400
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