Site Manager

CitiPower and Powercor Australia; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work options

Purchased leave

15 weeks of gender neutral parental le

Job summary

Beon Energy Solutions is seeking an experienced Site Manager for our Melbourne-based utilities and infrastructure team. The role covers managing site-based construction projects, ensuring safety, quality, and timely delivery on a 12-month maximum-term contract with strong extension prospects.

You will lead multidisciplinary teams (Electrical, Civil, Mechanical), coordinate planning, manage stakeholders, and drive performance to support major infrastructure projects in Melbourne and beyond.

Qualifications

• Current trade or tertiary qualification in electrical, building or construction management (required).
• Detailed knowledge of construction practices in electrical distribution, sub-transmission, transmission and/or infrastructure.
• Knowledge of electrical and civil construction methodologies and project planning.
• Experience with subcontractor management.
• Knowledge of OH&S standards and practices.
• Proven ability to apply construction management principles in similar environments.
• Experience with substation construction.

Responsibilities

• Provide effective site leadership and management of multidisciplinary teams.
• Plan all site construction activities and identify resources.
• Manage on-site construction with accountability for safety, environment and quality.
• Implement a safe working culture and ensure health & safety policies are followed.
• Ensure contractors comply with scope, quality, and contractual obligations.
• Provide estimates of labour and resources for bids and tenders.

Skills

Site leadership

Stakeholder management

Planning & scheduling

Team coordination

Safety management

Education

Electrical, building or construction management qualification

Job description

Beon Energy Solutions is at the forefront of energy transition across Australia and New Zealand. We deliver safe, innovative and quality energy solutions that exceed our stakeholder ambitions.

We are a leader in delivery of large-scale renewable energy and infrastructure projects, with expertise in design, procurement, construction and maintenance. We strive to help the delivery of the energy transition by maintaining strong focus on supporting development of renewable generation.

About the role

An exciting opportunity for an experienced Site Manager to join our growing Utilities and infrastructure team, based out of our Melbourne CBD head office on an initial 12-month maximum-term contract, with a strong opportunity for extension and potential permanency.

Reporting to the Construction Management team, you will be responsible for managing and leading the delivery of site-based construction projects for Beon Energy Solutions, ensuring key safety, quality, schedule, and commercial outcomes are achieved.

The ideal candidate will bring proven experience delivering construction projects in a site-based environment, together with strong leadership, stakeholder management, planning, communication, and project coordination skills. This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing team and contribute to major infrastructure projects across Melbourne and beyond.

Key responsibilities

• Provide effective site leadership and management of multidisciplinary teams of employees and contractors (Civil, Electrical, Mechanical) to ensure that the agreed outcomes of the projects are met.
• Plan all site construction activities, identify risks and opportunities, assess and document plant, equipment services and materials required to complete the works
• Provide effective management and direction of construction on site having overall accountability for the project site, resources, health safety, environment, and quality of work
• Implement a safe working culture at all levels and ensure all health & safety policies, procedures and practices are clearly communicated and always followed
• Ensure all contractors and contractor activities comply with scope, quality, legislative, regulatory, and contractual obligations
• Provide estimates of labour, plant and other resources required for construction as inputs to bids and tenders.

What you’ll need from day one

• Current trade or tertiary qualification in electrical, building or construction management (required)
• Detailed knowledge of the construction practices particularly as they relate to the electrical distribution, sub-transmission, transmission and/or infrastructure industry.
• Knowledge of electrical and civil construction methodologies and the integration of this into the planning phases of a project
• Knowledge and experience in the concepts and principles of subcontractor management
• Detailed knowledge of technical standards, construction practices and OH&S
• Proven ability to apply construction management principles, preferably in an electrical distribution, sub-transmission, transmission and/or infrastructure environment.
• Significant experience with substation construction.
• Longstanding commitment to ensuring safety standards and procedures are communicated and followed throughout the project lifecycle projects.

If you believe you have what it takes but don’t meet every requirement—or if you’d like to discuss flexible working arrangements to meet the key responsibilities —we encourage you to get in touch.

We’re proud to offer an inclusive, supportive workplace where everyone feels safe, valued, and empowered to grow. Some of our benefits include hybrid work options, purchased leave, 15 weeks of gender neutral primary parental leave, health and wellbeing subsidiary, career development and planning opportunities, and exclusive discounts. Visit our company website to learn more .

Diversity, equity & inclusion to support a fair workplace for all

We are committed to building a safe, inclusive, and supportive workplace where people of all genders, ethnicities, sexual orientations, abilities and ages are valued for who they are and empowered to do their best. Through our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Strategy (DEI), Reconciliation Action Plans and initiatives like Women in Power and Sparkle, our LGBTQIA+ allies network, we’re working to create equal opportunities for all. We are proud to be a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for Women. Explore our partnership with Work180 .

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences, and strongly encourage First Peoples, women, people from the LGBTQIA+ community, culturally and racially marginalised people and people with disabilities to apply. We recognise how people from marginalised groups can face extra barriers and self-select out of recruitment processes. With this in mind, we’re committed to making reasonable adjustments to ensure a positive, barrier-free recruitment process.

To make a confidential reasonable adjustment query, please contact Nadya Kartika from the Talent team at [e-mail]