Branch Manager, Shoring Hire – Melbourne | Own P&L + Profit Share

Legend Hire; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit share

Company vehicle

Legend Academy

Performance bonus

Job summary

Legend Hire in Melbourne is seeking a Branch Manager for Shoring Hire to lead our Civil Rents operation. You will own the branch P&L, defend rates, and drive utilization of the shoring fleet while maintaining safety and compliance.

You will manage a lean team of three, nurture top customer relationships, and win larger engineered shoring projects with our engineers. A strong pricing mindset and White Card are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in the hire of shoring equipment in a branch, depot, sales, operations or technical role.
• Working knowledge of trench shields and boxes, slide rail, manhole boxes, hydraulic struts and frames.
• Familiarity with AS 4744.1 and trench and excavation safety.
• Proven P&L, budget or margin accountability for a branch, depot or territory.
• Experience leading a team, including recruiting and managing performance.
• Strong commercial pricing skills: you set rates, defend rates and manage discount.
• Current driver licence and White Card.

Responsibilities

• Own the branch P&L: deliver EBITDA to budget, set and defend rates, control cost and manage debtors
• Drive financial and time utilisation of the shoring fleet; move idle gear rather than sit on it
• Personally hold and grow the top 50 customer relationships; 10+ customer contacts or site visits a week
• Win larger engineered shoring projects with our temporary works engineers and National Shoring Sales Engineer
• Recruit, lead and develop the branch team, with weekly 1:1s and clear KPIs for every role
• Keep the fleet compliant, tested and presentable, and build the case for what to buy, redeploy or sell
• Lead safety, Chain of Responsibility and load restraint at the branch

Skills

Shoring hire experience

Team leadership

Pricing skills

Customer relationship management

Tools

Syrinx

HubSpot

Job description

Legend Hire in Melbourne is seeking a Branch Manager for Shoring Hire to lead our Civil Rents operation. You will own the branch P&L, defend rates, and drive utilization of the shoring fleet while maintaining safety and compliance.

You will manage a lean team of three, nurture top customer relationships, and win larger engineered shoring projects with our engineers. A strong pricing mindset and White Card are essential.