SMP Manager - Structural, Mechanical & Piping

Alfabs Group; Kurri Kurri; Hybrid; AUD 220,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Alfabs Group is expanding its SMP Projects and Services portfolio in Australia. The SMP Manager will own safe, profitable growth across our structural, mechanical and piping offerings, guiding teams and relationships with clients and estimators to win and deliver high-value work.

You’ll lead a broad cross-functional group, ensure governance, and drive commercial success while maintaining safety and quality across multiple sites and projects.

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ management experience in construction, SMP, or major projects.
• Experience as Construction Manager or Site Manager.
• Exposure to Tier 1/Tier 2 construction and engineering environments.
• Strong understanding of structural, mechanical and piping construction.
• Demonstrated experience leading large teams and high-value projects.
• Strong construction estimating capability across project and brownfield/maintenance environments.
• Commercial awareness and understanding of project margins, forecasting and cost control.
• Experience developing project governance and managing a portfolio of work.
• The confidence to negotiate, manage conflict and have difficult conversations when required.
• Ability to build credible relationships with customers, site teams and senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own the performance and growth of the SMP business portfolio.
• Secure new SMP projects and services work with clients.
• Drive site-based construction, brownfield and maintenance services growth.
• Lead and develop SMP Superintendents, Project Teams and trades.
• Own the commercial performance and profitability of the SMP portfolio.
• Work with Estimating to sharpen tenders and convert opportunities into work.
• Balance labour, resources and forward workload across multiple projects and clients.
• Maintain strong project governance across safety, cost, schedule, quality, risk and margin.
• Identify issues early and make decisions to avoid costly problems.
• Build systems, rhythm and capability to support growth.

Skills

Leadership

Construction management

Site management

SMP knowledge

Estimating

Project governance

Commercial awareness

Driver's license

Negotiation

Education

Relevant tertiary qualifications

Job description

SMP Manager – Structural, Mechanical & Piping

Don’t just manage projects. Build the business.

Alfabs Group is looking for an SMP Manager who wants more than another construction management job.

We’re an established ASX listed, Australian Engineering and Manufacturing group with the capability to design it, fabricate it, deliver it, install it and maintain it. Our customers operate in industries where performance matters. They need partners who can solve problems, mobilise quickly and deliver safely in demanding environments. That’s where Alfabs comes in.

And we’re not standing still.

We’re growing our Structural, Mechanical & Piping (SMP) Projects and Services capability — and we’re looking for the person who can take it to the next level.

This is your business to drive.

As SMP Manager, you’ll take ownership of the safe, profitable and sustainable growth of Alfabs’ SMP Projects and Services portfolio.

You won’t be sitting on the sidelines administering projects someone else has won.

You’ll be in the market, with the clients and alongside the delivery teams — identifying opportunities, winning work, building capability and making sure we deliver what we promised.

You’ll lead the SMP operation across superintendents, project teams, controllers, administration and trades, while working closely with estimating, engineering, commercial and senior leadership.

Win the work. Build the team. Deliver it well. Make it profitable. Then do it again.

What you’ll own

• You’ll have genuine accountability for the performance and growth of the SMP business, including:
• Building strong relationships with clients and actively securing new SMP projects and services work
• Driving the growth of our site-based construction, brownfield and maintenance services
• Leading and developing our SMP Superintendents, Project Teams and trade workforce
• Taking ownership of the commercial performance and profitability of the SMP portfolio
• Working with our Estimating Team to assess opportunities, sharpen tenders and turn opportunities into executable work
• Balancing labour, resources and forward workload across multiple projects and clients
• Maintaining strong project governance across safety, cost, schedule, quality, risk and margin
• Identifying issues early and making decisions before they become expensive problems
• Building the systems, operating rhythm and capability required to support continued growth
• Creating a culture where people take ownership, perform and deliver for our customers
• Safety isn’t a paragraph buried at the bottom of the position description. It is fundamental to how we operate.
• You’ll champion that standard across every SMP project, site and team you lead.

Who we’re looking for

This role needs someone who understands both sides of the equation:

You can win work — and you know how to deliver it.

You’ll likely bring:

• 10+ years’ management experience across construction, engineering, SMP or major projects
• Experience as a Construction Manager, Site Manager, SMP Manager or similar senior delivery leader
• Exposure to Tier 1 / Tier 2 construction and engineering environments
• A strong understanding of structural, mechanical and piping construction
• Demonstrated experience leading large teams and high-value projects
• Strong construction estimating capability, particularly across project and brownfield/maintenance environments
• Commercial awareness and a strong understanding of project margins, forecasting and cost control
• Experience developing project governance and managing a portfolio of work
• The confidence to negotiate, manage conflict and have difficult conversations when required
• The ability to build credible relationships with customers, site teams and senior stakeholders
• Relevant tertiary qualifications and/or extensive industry experience
• A current driver’s licence

Most importantly, we want someone with drive.

Someone who sees an opportunity and goes after it. Someone comfortable making decisions and being accountable for the result. Someone who can walk onto site and connect with the crew, then sit across the table from a client and talk strategy, risk, delivery and commercial outcomes.

Why Alfabs?

Because this role comes with room to move the needle, excellent salary package & employee benefits with discounts at Major Retailers & Gyms.

You’ll be joining an established business with engineering, fabrication, project delivery and site capability already behind you — but with a clear mandate to grow our SMP offering further.

This is an opportunity to put your fingerprints on the next stage of the business.

More clients. More services. Bigger capability. Better delivery. Sustainable margins.

If you’re looking for a role where you simply inherit a program and keep it ticking over, this probably isn’t it.

If you want build something, lead from the front and own the outcome, we should talk.

Ready to build what’s next?