Regional Workforce Manager

Pandanus Workforce; Darwin; On-site; AUD 108,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully maintained company vehicle

13% Superannuation

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

Pandanus Workforce is on the lookout for an experienced leader to head up their Northern Territory operations. The role involves driving growth, establishing client relationships, and developing workforce solutions across various sectors including construction, defence, and energy.

With autonomy to shape the strategy and the opportunity to build your own team, you will play a crucial role in the company's ambitious plans for national growth.

This position offers a base salary of $120,000 plus benefits including a fully maintained vehicle and career progression opportunities.

Qualifications

• Proven business development success.
• Strong client relationship management skills.
• Able to operate autonomously.

Responsibilities

• Lead business development activities across Northern Territory.
• Develop long-term client partnerships.
• Grow workforce solutions across key sectors.

Skills

Commercial acumen

Client relationship management

Communication skills

Education

Experience in recruitment or workforce solutions

Tools

Software for workforce management

Job description

Pandanus Workforce is seeking an experienced and commercially driven leader to establish, grow and lead our Northern Territory operation.

This is not a traditional recruitment role.

This is an opportunity to take ownership of a market, build strategic client relationships, develop a sustainable workforce operation and play a key role in the next phase of growth for a business with national ambitions.

Reporting directly to the General Manager, you will be responsible for leading business development activities across the Northern Territory, developing long‑term client partnerships and growing workforce solutions across key sectors including construction, infrastructure, defence, resources, energy and renewables.

Initially operating as a standalone office, you will have the autonomy to shape strategy, build relationships and drive growth, with the opportunity to recruit and lead your own team as the operation expands.

About Us

Pandanus Workforce is a nationally recognised workforce solutions provider specialising in workforce management, recruitment and project mobilisation across Australia.

With Triple ISO Certification (ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001), a strong reputation within major projects and over 50 years of connection to Northern Australia, we partner with clients across infrastructure, defence, resources, renewables and industrial sectors.

Our vision is simple:

Empowering Humanity to Achieve Greatness.

The Opportunity

• Growing and leading the Northern Territory business unit
• Developing new client relationships and strategic partnerships
• Managing existing accounts and identifying expansion opportunities
• Recruiting and mobilising workforce solutions across multiple industries
• Building contractor and candidate networks
• Developing market strategies and growth plans
• Managing commercial performance and revenue growth
• Representing Pandanus Workforce within the NT market
• Contributing to national growth initiatives

About You

• Senior Recruitment Consultant
• Branch Manager
• Business Development Manager
• Workforce Manager
• Labour Hire Manager
• Operations Manager
• Regional Manager

Most importantly, you are commercially driven, relationship‑focused and motivated by the opportunity to build something meaningful.

Qualifications

• Proven business development success
• Strong client relationship management skills
• Recruitment, labour hire or workforce solutions experience
• Experience managing blue and/or white collar workforces
• Ability to operate autonomously
• Strong commercial acumen
• Exceptional communication skills
• A growth mindset and leadership potential

Experience

• Civil Construction
• Infrastructure
• Mining & Resources
• Defence
• Energy
• Renewables
• Industrial Services

What's On Offer

• $120,000 base salary
• 13% Superannuation
• Fully maintained company vehicle (Toyota LandCruiser Prado)
• Company mobile phone
• Company laptop
• Autonomy and flexibility
• Career progression into future leadership opportunities
• Opportunity to build and lead your own team
• Support from an experienced national leadership team

Why Join Pandanus?

This role offers something increasingly rare in today's market.

The opportunity to genuinely build a business unit, create your own success and leave a lasting impact on a growing organisation.

If you are looking for more than just another recruitment or sales role and are ready to take ownership of a market, we would love to hear from you.

Apply now or contact Peter Remfrey for a confidential discussion.