Pre-Construction Support Officer

Oly Homes; Yandina; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Oly Homes is an established, family-owned Queensland business with more than 50 years of experience in the modular building industry. As our Pre-Construction Support Officer, you'll take each job from signed agreement to construction-ready, ordering site reports, managing consultants and lodging approvals while keeping clients and our Sales team informed at every step.

Office-based in Yandina on the Sunshine Coast, you will report to the Head of Pre-Construction, supervise our Reception team

Qualifications

• Experience in pre-construction, building approvals, contracts or administration.
• Knowledge of Queensland building approval processes.
• Excellent organisation and ability to manage many jobs.
• Confident, friendly client communication.
• Certificate III or IV in Business Administration or building industry courses (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Review new jobs and determine required site reports and approvals.
• Order and manage soil tests, surveys and various reports.
• Coordinate town planners on MCUs, and lodge building and plumbing applications.
• Liaise with clients, certifiers, councils and consultants and keep everyone updated.
• Raise quotes and purchase orders and track preliminary costs.
• Maintain job records in Buildern and AgilePlace.
• Complete final QA checks before delivery and issue final certificates.
• Support Reception.

Skills

Pre-construction experience

Contract/administration

Client communication

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Education

Certificate III/IV in Business Administration

Building industry courses

Tools

Buildern

Microsoft 365

Job description

Every home we build starts with getting the groundwork right. As our Pre-Construction Support Officer, you'll take each job from signed agreement to construction-ready. That means ordering site reports, managing consultants and lodging approvals, while keeping clients and our Sales team informed at every step.

You'll report to our Head of Pre-Construction, supervise our Reception team member, and work closely with our contracts, estimating and drafting teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Review new jobs and work out which site reports and approvals each one needs.
• Order and manage soil tests, surveys and wastewater, flood, bushfire, slope, noise, energy and engineering reports.
• Coordinate town planners on MCUs, and lodge building and plumbing applications.
• Liaise with clients, certifiers, councils and consultants, keeping everyone up to date on progress.
• Raise quotes and purchase orders and track preliminary costs.
• Keep job records in Buildern and AgilePlace accurate and current.
• Complete final QA checks before delivery and issue final certificates.
• Supervise and support Reception.

About You

• Experience in pre-construction, building approvals, contracts or administration within the building or construction industry.
• A working knowledge of Queensland building approval processes (or a strong willingness to learn them quickly).
• Exceptional organisation and follow-through across many jobs at once.
• Confident, friendly communication with clients and consultants.
• A sharp eye for detail when reviewing plans and documents.
• Experience with job management software (Buildern or similar) and Microsoft 365.
• Certificate III or IV in Business Administration, or building industry courses (desirable).

Why Join Oly Homes?

Oly Homes is an established, family-owned Queensland business with more than 50 years of experience in the modular building industry.

• A permanent, full-time role with a long-established Queensland builder.
• Varied work across residential, government, community and commercial projects.
• A supportive team that lives its values, and a business that's investing in growth.
• Office-based in Yandina on the Sunshine Coast.