Head of Construction

Posted 01 April 2025
SalaryCompetitive Salary Negotiable
LocationNew South Wales
Job type Permanent
DisciplineManufacturing & Operations
ReferenceBH-16097

Job description

•      Award winning, collaborative, Eastern Seaboard business delivering growth across NSW, QLD, Victoria & ACT

•      Responsible for leading and directing improvements across project management and construction teams, having direct responsibility for on-time & on budget delivery of projects

•      Reporting to the MD, as a senior national leader, responsible for pre-construction, design and construction

Client Details

Our client is a Award winning, collaborative, Eastern Seaboard business delivering growth across NSW, QLD, Victoria & ACT. With numerous high profile projects completed across Australia with an impressive group of key customers; including publicly listed developers, state and local government, and tier one infrastructure firms. They are a people first business, focused on delivering an exceptional employee experience, through their innovative, entrepenierial culture.

Description 

It requires a commercially minded individual who will deliver results without compromising best practice, processes, and compliance. Reporting into the MD, as a senior national leader responsible for entire project management lifecycle across sales, pre-construction, and construction.
The constructive tension between profit, and safety, is something that this candidate will need to successfully navigate. It’s paramount that our clients risks are mitigated on every job and a compliance and safety culture is adhered to. The role requires candidates who have a clear understanding of the interaction of three key elements – Construction, Management, and Team. They need to understand the integration of each of these processes, and their role in bringing all three elements together seamlessly.
The head of construction will be responsible for the entire project lifecyle across sales, pre-construction, and construction, and needs to have involvement at every stage. 

Profile

The right candidate will be passionate about the design and constrcution industry, be comfortable ‘on site’ with ‘steel caps on’, and be visible on each project. The need to successfully strike the right balance between client relationship management, team manement, and contract compliance. The team want a leader who will advocate for them internally with key senior leaders and support them on site on key jobs with customers and act as a spokesperson and trusted partner.
The project lifecycle has 3 key components – Sales, Project Management, Construction. The Head of construction needs to have involvement at every stage of entire project lifecycle. 

- A high performing construction manager / project manager with 10 - 15 years experience from a 'bespoke quality builder'
- An exceptional people leader that is a industry expert with strong customer lens 

Please note candidates from the landscape, civil, residential developers, and drag and drop construction will not be considered for this position.

Job Offer

- Senior leadership position
- Highly competetive remureration and benefits package
- Career development opportunities