Performance & Production Manager (Electrical Construction) | Mission Critical Construction Projects

Building Services Recruitment Australia; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Building Services Recruitment Australia seeks an experienced Electrical Construction - Performance & Production Manager to lead site teams on Melbourne projects. This hands-on, on-site role translates plans into productive field execution across electrical and communications spaces.

The role requires proven ability to manage labour productivity, apply construction methodologies, and drive continuous improvement with Lean Six Sigma principles.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing labour and productivity on major projects.
• Strong grasp of construction methodologies and sequencing.
• Hands-on leadership with time on site.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement with supervisors and leadership.
• Certified safety training and site inductions are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and manage labour productivity across major construction sites against program.
• Implement strategies to lift labour utilisation and reduce non-productive time.
• Provide hands-on leadership on site with clear standards for supervision.
• Build a site culture of accountability, safety, and performance.
• Collaborate with project leadership to resolve productivity barriers and align labour deployment with schedule.
• Support sequencing, resourcing, and lookahead planning and labour forecasting.
• Escalate delays and progress risks with clear reporting to leadership.
• Apply Lean Six Sigma to reduce waste and improve workflow.
• Assist rollout of standardised productivity tracking tools and reporting.

Skills

Labour productivity management

On-site leadership

Analytical data interpretation

Stakeholder engagement

Construction methodologies

Education

Trade or tertiary qualification (e.g. Quantity Surveying)

Lean Six Sigma certification

White Card / site safety induction

Job description

Our client is a progressive, customer-centric, and technology-driven provider of electrical and communications services delivering across the technical, mission critical, commercial and industrial project spaces.

As they continue to grow their presence on large-scale, mission critical construction projects across Melbourne, they are seeking an experienced Electrical Construction - Performance & Production Manager to join their team.

This is a hands-on, site-based leadership role for an experienced superintendent, construction manager, or senior supervisor who thrives on turning plans into productive field execution.

What You Will Do

• Monitor and manage labour productivity across major construction sites, tracking output against program to identify risks early
• Implement strategies to lift labour utilisation and reduce non-productive time
• Provide visible, hands-on leadership on site, setting clear standards for supervisors and leading hands
• Build a site culture of accountability, safety, and performance
• Partner with project leadership, supervisors, and leading hands to resolve productivity barriers and align labour deployment with schedule
• Support sequencing, resourcing, and lookahead planning, and contribute to labour forecasting
• Escalate delays and progress risks to project and executive leadership through clear, regular reporting
• Apply Lean Six Sigma or similar continuous improvement principles to reduce waste and improve workflow
• Support the rollout of standardised productivity tracking tools and reporting

What You Will Bring

• Proven experience managing labour and productivity within construction, industrial, or a similar project-based environment, at superintendent, construction manager, or senior supervisor level
• Strong grasp of construction methodologies, sequencing, and labour-intensive delivery
• A confident, hands-on leadership style with a genuine appetite for time on site
• Strong analytical skills, able to interpret labour and productivity data to drive decisions
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, building trust and influence with supervisors, leading hands, and senior leadership
• Trade or tertiary qualification (e.g. Quantity Surveying), Lean Six Sigma certification, or equivalent demonstrated experience
• Current site safety inductions/tickets (e.g. White Card)
• Mission critical, data centre, or major industrial construction experience will be advantageous.

If you are a hands-on construction leader who can improve labour productivity, remove barriers to progress and help site teams deliver safely, efficiently and on program, we would like to hear from you.