Equipment Hire Manager

An Equipment Hire Manager oversees the daily operations of an equipment rental business, managing fleet inventory, customer bookings, and hire transactions across plant, tools, or vehicle categories. They ensure compliance with relevant safety standards and hire agreements, optimise asset utilisation, and supervise staff to maintain service quality and revenue targets.

Monitor equipment inventory levels and coordinate procurement of new plant, tools, or vehicles to meet customer demand forecasts. Process equipment hire requests, generate quotations, and manage booking systems to maximise utilisation and revenue. Conduct pre-hire and post-hire inspections of equipment, documenting damage, wear, and maintenance requirements. Ensure compliance with relevant safety standards including Safe Work Australia guidelines and state and territory work health and safety requirements for equipment operation. Supervise maintenance schedules and liaise with service providers to keep fleet roadworthy and compliant with registration and roadworthiness standards. Manage customer accounts, process payments, and reconcile hire invoices with bank records. Enforce hire agreement terms, manage late return charges, and pursue overdue accounts receivable. Develop and deliver site inductions and equipment operation briefings to customers on safe use and contractual obligations.

The standard entry pathway requires a diploma, advanced diploma or associate degree (ABS skill level 2). Specific qualification requirements vary by employer and state. Some employers may accept equivalent experience. Check yourcareer.gov.au for available courses and dewr.gov.au/skills-reform/free-tafe for subsidised training options.

You'll spend a lot of time chasing down unpaid invoices and dealing with damaged equipment disputes. Customers often argue about pre-existing damage, late fees stack up slowly, and collection is tedious.

Equipment hire concentrates in major metro areas where construction and plant rental demand is highest. Practically speaking, most opportunities are near construction hubs and industrial precincts. Remote work is minimal: you need to be on-site for inspections and customer contact.

Published for ANZSCO unit group 1499, the wider group this job sits in, not for this job on its own.

This is the median for full-time employees who are not managers and are paid at the adult rate, before tax and salary sacrifice. It is a guide to what the work pays, not a wage rate.

Source: ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025, customised report.

• Complaint Handlingcore
• Customer Needs Assessmentcore
• ERP and Inventory Systemscore
• Inventory Trackingcore
• Invoicing and Accounts Receivablecore
• Negotiationcore
• Policy and Procedure Adherencecore
• Problem Solvingcore
• Risk Identificationcore
• Supplier Communicationcore
• Team Collaborationcore
• Time Management and Prioritisationcore
• Verbal Communicationcore
• Written Communicationcore
• Basic Arithmetic and Numerical Accuracy
• Incident Reporting
• Microsoft Office Suite Proficiency
• Process Improvement Identification
• Regulatory and Legislative Awareness
• Reporting and Analytics
• Rostering and Scheduling Support
• Stock Counting and Stocktake
• Workload Self-Management

• ABS OSCA 2024, occupation definition and task statements
• ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025, customised report.
• ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on usual place of residence (Custom Report). OSCA Experimental Estimates.

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Last updated: 30 October 2026