Construction Superintendent

Wood; Chinchilla; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful projects

Flexible working arrangements

Diversity and Inclusion

Competitive remuneration package

Professional development

Global connections

Job summary

Wood is seeking a dynamic Construction Superintendent to lead the Surat Basin projects in western Queensland. This role reports to the Construction Manager and focuses on delivering safe, timely execution on-site with Wood resources and subcontractors.

The ideal candidate will drive planning, support recruitment and maintain high safety and quality standards while coordinating with client and head office teams.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates strong safety commitment and the ability to influence others.
• Ability to work with clients, contractors and Wood entities to achieve goals.
• Experience communicating impacts of industrial relations trends to the business.

Responsibilities

• Plans and controls the construction interface between client, site teams and head office.
• Champions Wood's HSE policies, procedures and behaviours.
• Conducts daily toolbox talks with site labour at the start of each day.
• Manages site planning and resource coordination including subcontractors to ensure safe, timely execution.
• Supports recruitment, selection, transfers and promotions of Wood resources.
• Oversees site progress reporting and flags opportunities or issues promptly.
• Identifies productivity, efficiency and cost-improvement opportunities.
• Manages site HR/IR issues to ensure performance and project delivery.
• Ensures drawings as-builts are updated and signed off; certifies materials and tools fit for purpose.
• Contributes to project estimates and CTRs with Construction Engineers.
• Provides leadership to the site team and defines roles and responsibilities.
• Contributes to Project and Engineering Design inputs and change management.

Skills

Technical expertise

Integrity and ethics

Fact-based decision making

Stakeholder management

Safety culture

Communication skills

International experience

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 on work 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

Responsibilities

• 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

Qualifications

Qualifications for Internal Candidates

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.

If you’re an experienced Construction Superintendent, ready for your next project, then we are keen to hear from you today.

About Us

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.

Job Info

• Job Identification 32741
• Job Category Construction & Commissioning Delivery
• Posting Date 10/07/2026, 11:46 PM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations Chinchilla, Queensland, Australia