ACT Operations Manager

Austek Roads; Canberra; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Austek Roads in Canberra seeks an experienced ACT Operations Manager to lead day-to-day operations from our Hume base. You will supervise work crews, manage budgets, coordinate across departments, and ensure safety, quality, and timely delivery of asphalt and roadworks.

Strong PM skills, ERP experience, and stakeholder engagement are essential for driving growth and project success. Join a collaborative team focused on delivering high-quality infrastructure projects while maintaining compliance

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in business, asphalt, road building or similar.
• Current drivers license.
• Proven ability to lead large, diverse teams.
• PMBOK knowledge and project management fundamentals.
• Experience with paving equipment and project requirements.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day activities of work crews and enforce best practices.
• Deliver project objectives within time, scope and budget.
• Control costs and support profitability.
• Coordinate across departments to keep operations running smoothly.
• Manage labour, materials and equipment costs.
• Support bids with production and logistics insights.
• Carry out HSEQ/EHS reporting and environment compliance.
• Plan future works and scoping.
• Coordinate onsite staff and resources.
• Monitor progress and adapt work to changing needs.
• Ensure project deadlines are met.
• Conduct quality reviews and generate completion reports.
• Drive growth opportunities and initiate new projects.
• Ensure plant & equipment check sheets are completed and submitted.
• Provide advice to technical staff on operation techniques.
• Coordinate workplace inspections and team communications.

Skills

People leadership

HSEQ leadership

Budget & cost control

Production insights

Project management

Quality assurance

Stakeholder communication

Team coordination

Safety reporting

Equipment knowledge

Education

Business, Asphalt, Road Building

Tools

ERP systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Austek Roads (ACT) are seeking an experienced ACT Operations Manager to join our team based in Hume, ACT.

The ACT Operations Manager is responsible for the management of delegated operational aspects of contract works ensuring the day-to-day operations run efficiently, effectively and align with the Austek business goals. This includes taking a leadership role in respect of HSEQ and the management of all asphalt and seal activities.

• Manage day to day activities of work crews. Ensuring that good practice standards are implemented.
• Ensure that project objectives are delivered within agreed time, scope and budget constraints.
• Control costs and support profitability
• Coordinate across departments to keep operations running smoothly
• Manage labour, materials and equipment costs
• Support bids with accurate production and logistic insights
• Carry out all Health & Safety / Environmental reporting requirements
• Carry out future planning works (scoping)
• Coordinating of all onsite staff, internal and external resources
• Managing project progress and adapt work as required
• Ensuring project deadlines are met
• Conducting project reviews (Quality), and generating detailed completion reports
• Securing growth opportunities and initiating new projects
• Ensuring all plant & Equipment check sheets are completed and submitted in a timely manner
• Managing large and diverse teams
• Provide advice to technical staff on operation techniques, procedures and processes.
• Co-ordinate and carry out workplace inspections and team communications

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions

Tertiary qualification – Business, Asphalt, Road Building or similar

Current Drivers Licence

Demonstrated ability in proactively building relationships with key stakeholders / team members

Ability to work within a team.

Project Management fundamental knowledge, [PMBOK].

Computer literacy, particularly experience working with Microsoft Office applications and ERP systems.

Knowledge of local laws for transporting of equipment

Understanding and skill set associated with paving equipment & project requirements