Automation and Systems Specialist (004 - 00414)

​​Looking for Philippines-based candidates

Job Role: Automation and Systems Specialist (004 - 00414)

Work Schedule: This role is expected to align with the AU business hours (approx. 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday) for collaboration, but as a contractor, you’ll have flexibility in how you manage your time.

Compensation range: up to 3,000 - 3,500 AUD / Month

Contract Type: Independent Contractor Agreement; Full-Time; Remote

Who We Are: At Hunt St, we help Australian companies hire top remote talent in the Philippines. For this role, you will be engaged directly by the client as an independent contractor. We are not an outsourcing agency. All of our roles are 100% remote so you'll be able to work from home.

Who The Client Is: The client is a Brisbane-based company providing a comprehensive range of HVAC, Mechanical Services, refrigeration, and electrical solutions to commercial businesses.

Specialising in commercial projects such as schools, hospital, full turn key solutions for brand new building, preventative maintenance programs for commercial and light industrial buildings.

Role Overview: We’re looking for a high-level Automation and Systems Specialist who can help rebuild the business from the ground up using smart technology, automations, and systems. This is not a VA role, this is a technical, strategic, and business-critical position.

You will work directly with the Owner & Business Manager to transform every workflow across:

• Sales & quote intake
• Estimating & pre-builds
• Scheduling
• Operations & project delivery
• Procurement
• Communication
• Handover & documentation
• Reporting & dashboards
• Internal systems & admin

Your mission: Turn a manual business into an automated, streamlined, systemised machine.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Audit manual processes across the entire business
• Build end-to-end automations in Make.com, Zapier, SimPro API, Google Workspace, WhatsApp API
• Integrate all platforms into one clean workflow
• Build internal tools, dashboards, and data flows
• Document systems and support the Business Manager in systemising the company
• Maintain and optimise automations for reliability and scale
• Proactively identify new automation opportunities every week

This role covers every corner of the business, not just quoting or scheduling — everything that can be automated, will be

Requirements

• Strong Make.com or Zapier expertise
• Very strong API + webhook + JSON understanding
• Ability to write scripts (Python or JS)
• Google Workspace automation
• Systems thinking & workflow design
• Excellent documentation practices
• Experience automating end-to-end business operations

Bonus:

• SimPro experience
• Experience in construction/HVAC/trades
• Dashboard building (Looker, Data Studio, etc.)

Who You Are

• A true problem solver
• Proactive and independent
• Obsessed with efficiency
• Able to understand business operations quickly
• A builder — someone who loves creating automated systems from scratch

Why Join Us

• Long-term, stable Australian employer
• You lead all automation across the business
• Massive impact — you’ll help rebuild the company’s systems from zero
• Flexible, remote work
• No micromanagement — full ownership of your area

Work Arrangement & Expectations:

This is a remote role that will be set up as an independent contractor engagement.

To ensure alignment and transparency, successful candidates will be expected to:

• Disclose any existing ongoing roles or client work
• Reflect this engagement on their LinkedIn profile (clearly marked as “Independent Contractor”)