Site Manager

MELROSE BUILT PTY LTD; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4 weeks annual leave

5 days wellbeing leave

Job summary

Melrose Built Pty Ltd in Caloundra is seeking an experienced Site Manager to lead multi-story residential builds from mobilisation to completion. You will drive delivery, supervise on-site teams, ensure WHS compliance and maintain program, cost control and quality assurance.

You bring senior site management experience in high-rise construction, strong leadership, and a calm, dependable approach to coordinating documentation and subcontractor performance on complex projects up to $25 million.

Qualifications

• Senior site management experience within the construction industry.
• Experience delivering high-rise residential projects.
• Strong sequencing and build method understanding.
• Capable of mentoring foremen and site teams.
• Experience with complex projects up to $25 million.

Responsibilities

• Lead all site coordination from mobilisation to practical completion.
• Drive programme outcomes via lookaheads and sequencing.
• Ensure WHS compliance across trades and teams.
• Oversee quality assurance and defect closeout prior to PC.
• Manage subcontractor performance and on-site communications.
• Identify risks and communicate cost/time/quality impacts.
• Maintain audit-ready site records and documentation.
• Support commercial discipline with timely instructions and variations.

Skills

Leadership

Organisational skills

Team collaboration

Stakeholder management

Risk management

Education

Relevant construction qualification or trade background

Tools

Procore

HammerTech

Jobpac

Bluebeam

Microsoft Project

Job description

Reporting to a Project Manager, you will take full ownership of site operations, leading your team to deliver safe, compliant and high-quality outcomes in line with structured delivery processes.

You will be trusted to run your site with autonomy, maintain strong client relationships and ensure program certainty, cost control and quality assurance throughout the project lifecycle.

What You Will Be Doing

• Lead all site coordination and delivery activities from mobilisation to practical completion
• Drive programme outcomes through realistic lookaheads and sequencing
• Champion a zero harm culture and ensure WHS compliance across all trades
• Oversee quality assurance including ITP implementation and defect closeout prior to PC
• Manage subcontractor performance, meetings and on-site communications
• Identify risks early and elevate cost, time or quality impacts promptly
• Maintain audit-ready records including diaries, permits, registers and site documentation
• Support commercial discipline through timely documentation of instructions, delays and variations

About You

• You are a seasoned Site Manager with demonstrated experience delivering new build multi-story residential projects.
• Experience managing projects of significant scale and complexity
• You're organised, dependable and committed to delivering coordinated documentation on time
• A values-led team built on Care, Dependability, Excellence and Courage
• Variety across new builds
• 4 weeks annual leave plus 5 days paid wellbeing leave

Required Licences and Certifications

• Relevant construction qualification or trade background
• Construction White Card
• First Aid and CPR
• Valid Driver Licence

Experience

• Senior site management experience within the construction industry
• Strong sequencing and build methodology capability
• Proven experience delivering projects up to $25 million
• Confidence managing live or operational environments
• Sound commercial awareness and ability to identify cost and programme risk
• Natural leadership capability with the ability to mentor foremen and site teams
• Experience with Procore, HammerTech, Jobpac, Bluebeam and Microsoft Project will be advantageous.

If you are an experienced Site Manager who has done this before, understands the demands of high-rise new build delivery, and is looking for a well-supported project in Caloundra, we would like to hear from you.