Site Manager - High Rise Residential Projects

Amida Recruit AU; Gold Coast City; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Amida Recruit AU seeks a Site Manager for high-rise residential projects. You will lead on-site operations, ensuring delivery of quality work to schedule while coordinating with subcontractors and clients on a $200m+ portfolio.

The role requires 5–15+ years in site supervision, a trade qualification, and strong knowledge of drawings, specs, and safety regulations. Local market knowledge plus leadership and communication skills are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Trade or building related qualification is required.
• Experience supervising construction sites with planning and onsite staff management.
• Excellent reading of construction drawings and specifications is essential.

Responsibilities

• Conduct onsite HSE and quality inductions with all onsite staff/subcontractors.
• Maintain daily site diary entries and monitor progress against drawings and specs.
• Review and manage key project issues and liaise with authorities as required.
• Organise site inspections with clients, authorities and consultants.
• Assist Project Manager with scopes of work and contracts understanding.
• Ensure efficient management of subcontractors and on-site coordination.

Skills

Site supervision

Contract understanding

Reading drawings

Team leadership

Education

Trade qualification

Certificate IV in OH&S

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Microsoft 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 experiencedSite Managerto 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.

AsSiteManager,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.