Site Manager - High Rise Residential Projects

Amida Recruitment; Gold Coast City; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Amida Recruitment is seeking an experienced Site Manager for high-rise residential projects on the Gold Coast. You will lead on-site delivery, manage subcontractors, and ensure work aligns with drawings, specifications, and strict timeframes.

Ideal candidates will have 5–15+ years in site supervision on large-scale developments, strong HSE awareness, and excellent communication skills, with local or regional experience considered.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 to 15+ years’ experience in site supervision of construction projects

Responsibilities

• Conduct onsite HSE inductions with all staff and subcontractors
• Complete daily site diary entries
• Review and manage key project issues
• Liaise with statutory bodies and ensure all notifications
• Ensure site compound and amenities are established and maintained
• Organise site inspections with clients, authorities and consultants
• Assist Project Manager with scopes of work
• Understand head and subcontractor contracts, especially timeframes
• Produce and manage defect lists for subcontractors

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Reading drawings

Reading specifications

Team motivation

Site supervision

Education

Certificate IV in OH&S

Tools

MS Outlook

MS Word

MS Excel

Job description

Site Manager - High Rise Residential Projects

• Growing construction head contractor with a strong track record
• Ideally experience on $200m+ High Rise Residential projects, 20+ floors
• Excellent career opportunity and progression

• Growing construction head contractor with a strong track record
• Ideally experience on $200m+ High Rise Residential projects, 20+ floors
• Excellent career opportunity and progression

Exciting opportunity with dynamic and growing team with a great track record.

Our client is a construction head contractor and as a result of continued growth, they are looking for an experienced Site Manager to join their team to work on a $200m+ high-rise residential project amongst others.

The candidate will ideally have some experience working on head contractor side on 20+ storey high rise residential projects in the Gold Coast / Brisbane / Sunshine Coast market with local knowledge. They will also look at candidates without local experience too ideally looking with high rise residential experience.

As Site Manager, you will be responsible for the daily delivery of high quality and on-time construction projects, ensuring that the projects are completed to documented drawings, specifications and nominated timeframes.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Conduct onsite HSE and quality inductions with all onsite staff / subcontractors
• Complete daily site diary entries
• Review and manage key project issues
• Liaise with statutory bodies ensuring all relevant notifications are made
• Ensure site compound and amenities are established and maintained
• Organise all site inspections with clients, authorities and consultants
• Assist Project Manager with preparing scopes of work
• Understand head and subcontractor contracts, especially in relation to timeframes
• Produce and manage defect lists for subcontractors prior to finishing works

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Trade or building related qualification
• 5 to 15+ years’ experience in site supervision of construction projects including planning, programming and management of onsite staff / subcontractors
• Construction Safety Induction (White) card
• Senior First Aid Certificate
• Desirable – Certificate IV in Occupational Health & Safety
• Sound knowledge of legislation, regulations and standards relating to building sites
• Proven ability to lead and motivate subcontractors
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to read and understand construction drawings and specifications
• Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel

This is a full-time permanent position providing a great opportunity to work with an established organisation who offer challenging work.

Additional information

• Growing construction head contractor with a strong track record
• Ideally experience on $200m+ High Rise Residential projects, 20+ floors
• Excellent career opportunity and progression