Construction Superintendent

Amec Foster Wheeler Group; Chinchilla; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Competitive remuneration package

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Meaningful and interesting projects

Global connections

Commitment to continued professional

Professional development

Job summary

Wood is seeking a Construction Superintendent for the Surat Basin operations in western Queensland. The role reports to the Construction Manager and focuses on coordinating the construction interface between client, site teams and head office, while championing Wood's HSE standards.

Ideal candidates will have strong technical expertise, stakeholder management skills and the ability to lead diverse teams on risk-aware projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related field is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of construction methods, safety standards and project controls.
• Proven ability to lead diverse teams and coordinate with clients, site teams and head office.

Responsibilities

• Plans and controls the construction interface between client, site teams and head office.
• Champions HSE policies, procedures and behaviours.
• Conducts daily toolbox talks with site labour at the beginning of each day.
• Accountable for site planning and resource management including client subcontractors and Wood personnel to ensure safe and timely execution of work.
• Actively supports recruitment, selection, transfers and promotion of Wood resources.
• Accountable for site progress reporting and identifying opportunities or issues.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve productivity, efficiency and cost effectiveness.
• Dealing with site HR/IR related issues to ensure performance and contract delivery.
• Sets and maintains the quality of drawings as builds, timely certification sign-off and closeout of work packs.
• Ensure materials, tools and equipment are fit for purpose, checked and certified prior to use.
• Provide roles and responsibilities guidance to the site team.
• Construction input into the Project and Engineering Design.
• Deputising for Contract Manager as required.

Skills

Construction mgmt

Safety leadership

Stakeholder mgmt

Team leadership

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/related field

Job description

Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design, construct and advance the world.

Wood is recruiting a dynamic and result-driven Construction Superintendent with strong focus onwork in the Surat Basin of western Queensland, this role reports to the Construction Manager.

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What we can offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects
• Flexible working arrangements
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
• Competitive remuneration package
• Commitment to continued professional development
• Global connections
• Plans and controls the construction interface between client, site teams and head office
• Champions Woods HSE policies, procedures and behaviours
• Conducts daily toolbox talks with site labour at the beginning of each day
• Accountable for site planning and resource management including client subcontractors (as required), Wood direct and subcontractors to ensure safe and timely execution of work activities as per project plans
• Actively supports recruitment, selection, transfers and promotion of Wood resources to meet business plans.
• Accountable for site progress reporting and identifying any opportunities / issues in a timely manner
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve productivity, efficiency and cost effectiveness.
• Dealing with site HR/IR related issues to ensure effective individual and team performance and overall successful contract delivery to the client.
• Sets and maintains the quality of the drawing as builds, timely certification sign off and close out of work packs
• Ensure material, tools and equipment are fit for purpose, checked and certified prior to use
• Actively input to Construction estimate / CTR’s (in collaboration with the Construction Engineers)
• Provide roles and responsibilities guidance to the site team
• Construction input into the Project and Engineering Design
• Change Management controls
• Deputising for Contract Manager as required

What makes you remarkable?

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.

Ideally you will have:

• Demonstrates technical expertise, integrity and the ability to influence and challenge others to behave in ways consistent with the interest of the organisation
• Demonstrates sound, fact-based decision making, and the ability to work collaboratively with colleagues, clients and contractors to help teams achieve goals
• Able to understand changing trends and developments within the Industrial Relations arena and understand and communicate their impact to the business
• Actively develops relationships with customers and Wood entities via regular contact and involvement. Demonstrates ability to develop long and short-term service relationships
• Demonstrated strong commitment to safety
• Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills, both written and oral
• International assignment/project experience in similar roles will be highly regarded

Candidates must have full work rights in Australia to be considered for this role.

Wood is a global leader in consulting, engineering and operations for the energy and materials sectors. With 33,000 people in around 50 countries, Wood supports clients across the full asset lifecycle, delivering safe, predictable outcomes while enabling resilient operations and a lower carbon future. Wood forms the Energy & Materials pillar of Sidara - a global partnership uniting leading multidisciplinary engineering, design, and project management companies. www.woodgroup.com

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.