Dewatering Supervisor

Morson Edge Australia; Gold Coast City; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Long-term role

Gold Coast projects

Autonomy over site delivery

Challenging projects

Job summary

Morson Edge Australia is seeking an experienced Dewatering Supervisor/Manager to lead dewatering operations across Gold Coast and South-East Queensland. The role offers autonomy, stability, and ownership of groundwater control works on challenging construction sites.

You will plan, supervise, and optimise dewatering systems to support excavation and piling, working with project managers and site teams to deliver safe, efficient results in line with project and environmental requirements.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a Dewatering Supervisor, Dewatering Manager, or Senior Dewatering Technician role.
• Strong technical understanding of groundwater control systems and pump operations
• Background in civil construction, piling, shoring, or ground engineering
• Confident leading crews and managing site activities
• Strong safety leadership and problem-solving skills
• Ability to read and interpret drawings and dewatering designs

Responsibilities

• Supervise and manage dewatering operations including wellpoint and deep well systems
• Lead site crews and coordinate plant, pumps, and equipment
• Install, commission, monitor, and adjust dewatering systems
• Identify and resolve groundwater and site-specific challenges
• Ensure compliance with WHS, environmental, and discharge requirements
• Liaise with project teams, clients, and regulators as required
• Maintain site records, reporting, and dewatering documentation

Skills

Groundwater control

Dewatering systems

Crew leadership

Reading drawings

Safety leadership

Pump operations

Tools

Wellpoint systems

Pumps & equipment

Job description

Our client is a well-established specialist piling and ground engineering contractor is seeking an experienced Dewatering Supervisor / Manager to lead and manage dewatering operations across projects in the Gold Coast and broader South-East Queensland region.

This is a senior, hands-on role offering autonomy, stability, and the opportunity to take ownership of critical groundwater control works on complex construction sites.

The Role

You will be responsible for planning, supervising, and optimising dewatering systems to support excavation, piling, and shoring works. Working closely with project managers and site teams, you will ensure dewatering activities are delivered safely, efficiently, and in line with project and environmental requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise and manage dewatering operations including wellpoint and deep well systems
• Lead site crews and coordinate plant, pumps, and equipment
• Install, commission, monitor, and adjust dewatering systems
• Identify and resolve groundwater and site-specific challenges
• Ensure compliance with WHS, environmental, and discharge requirements
• Liaise with project teams, clients, and regulators as required
• Maintain site records, reporting, and dewatering documentation

About You

• Proven experience in a Dewatering Supervisor, Dewatering Manager, or Senior Dewatering Technician role
• Strong technical understanding of groundwater control systems and pump operations
• Background in civil construction, piling, shoring, or ground engineering
• Confident leading crews and managing site activities
• Strong safety leadership and problem-solving skills
• Ability to read and interpret drawings and dewatering designs

What’s on Offer

• Competitive salary package based on experience
• Long-term role with a strong and growing contractor
• Gold Coast-based projects (minimal FIFO / travel)
• High level of autonomy and influence over site delivery
• Opportunity to work on technically challenging projects

If you have any questions and would like to discuss the role in further detail, please contact Rachel on 0406 168 580.