General Manager, Electrohire

McNab Group; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 220,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Birthday leave

Parental leave

Uniform allowance

Employee wellbeing program

Job summary

McNab, a trusted Queensland-based group, seeks a General Manager to take ownership of Electrohire’s growth across Australia. You’ll lead an experienced team, uphold safety standards, and shape strategies for profitable expansion.

You’ll be visible with clients and on-site, translating numbers into growth opportunities. You’ll manage people, safety, operations, customers, and commercial performance, with the backing of a growth-oriented group.

Qualifications

• Significant leadership experience in construction, construction services, or equipment hire.
• Strong safety culture and risk understanding with practical governance.
• Proven track record in growing a business or business unit and delivering results.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Electrohire operations and performance across Queensland and expansion markets.
• Provide visible safety leadership and uphold safe systems of work.
• Own P&L, drive financial and commercial performance.
• Develop and execute strategic plans for profitable growth and market expansion.
• Set direction with Sales on key client relationships and opportunities.

Skills

Leadership

Safety leadership

Commercial acumen

Strategic thinking

People management

Client relationships

Job description

Backed by McNab, Electrohire delivers specialised lifting, access and temporary site solutions to Australia’s construction and development industry. Our growing fleet includes construction hoists, loading platforms and specialised site equipment, supported by a responsive maintenance and service team.

With an established presence across Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast, and a growing footprint in Toowoomba, we’re looking to expand our offering and reach. We’re investing in technology, automation and robotics to make our solutions safer, smarter and more transparent – helping our customers improve productivity and keep projects moving.

Elevate your future with a business that’s going places.

We’re looking for a General Manager to take ownership of the business and lead its next phase of growth – building on our strong Queensland foundations and taking Electrohire into new markets across Australia.

You’ll have accountability across people, safety, operations, customers, commercial performance and growth. You’ll inherit an experienced team, an established market presence and a business with the backing and resources to grow – but what comes next will be yours to shape.

We’re looking for a leader who understands that safety, operational discipline and commercial performance all matter equally. You’ll be visible across the business, connected to your people and customers, and equally comfortable on site, in front of a client, or working through the numbers and strategy behind the business.

You’ll bring a practical, decisive leadership style with the ability to build trust, challenge and hold people accountable. If you’ve strengthened, grown or elevated a business or business unit before and want the ownership and resources to do it again, we want to hear from you.

What you'll be doing:

Reporting to the Head of Supply & ESG, you’ll have overall accountability for Electrohire’s performance and direction. You will be responsible for:

• Leading and developing the Electrohire team, creating clear expectations, accountability and a strong performance culture.
• Providing visible safety leadership across a high-risk environment and keeping safe systems of work at the forefront of how the business operates.
• Owning the Electrohire P&L and driving financial and commercial performance.
• Developing and executing the business plan and strategic priorities for profitable, sustainable growth.
• Drive the adoption and implementation of new technology with a strong focus on innovation, delivering safer, smarter and more transparent solutions across our sites while enhancing the capability and efficiency of our internal maintenance and service teams
• Setting the strategic direction for business development, working with the Sales Manager to grow key client relationships and pursue opportunities across existing and new markets.
• Working closely with the Delivery Manager to ensure the people, fleet and operational capability are in place to deliver and grow.
• Identifying opportunities to strengthen Electrohire’s market position, service offering, systems and overall performance.

About you:

You’re an experienced leader who knows how to earn the trust of both an operational workforce and your customers.

You understand that credibility in this environment isn’t built from behind a desk. You know what it takes to lead experienced people in operational, site-based and high-risk environments. You’re comfortable setting clear expectations, giving direct feedback and making tough calls while building the trust and respect of your team.

Ideally, you’ve come from construction, construction services, equipment hire, lifting and rigging, access equipment, temporary works or a similar operational environment that allows you to understand site processes. You may have led your own business, run a business unit or held a substantial operational or commercial leadership role with genuine accountability for performance and growth.

We’re looking for someone who can demonstrate:

• Significant leadership experience in construction, construction services, equipment hire or a comparable operational environment.
• Credibility leading operational, trade or site-based teams, with a strong understanding of safety and risk.
• Demonstrated success strengthening and growing a business or business unit, with the ambition to scale operations and capitalise on the backing of a growth-oriented group.
• Strong commercial acumen and accountability for financial performance.
• The ability to identify opportunities, win work and build long-term commercial relationships.
• A strong understanding of commercial construction, site operations and the expectations of builders and project teams.

About McNab

At McNab, you'll be part of a business that genuinely invests in its people. We provide the support, opportunities and career pathways to help you grow, backed by a financially strong business where your contribution is valued and your success is shared.

You'll also enjoy a range of benefits that support your wellbeing, reward your contribution and make life a little easier, including:

• Additional leave benefits, birthday leave and buy back leave options
• Competitive parental leave program with flexible options, no employment lead time required
• Annual allowances for items such as health and fitness passport and uniforms
• Employee referral program and bonuses
• Access to the Employee Assistance Program and McNab Wellbeing Program, covering everything from finances to fitness to mental health
• Internal development opportunities through tailored training programs
• Social club events and general awards and celebrations