Area Manager

About the Company

Join a leading contractor delivering some of Australia's most significant infrastructure projects. With a strong pipeline of work across major civil, energy and transport projects, this organisation is known for its commitment to safety, quality and project excellence while fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture.

About the Role

As an Area Manager, you will be accountable for the safe, efficient and commercially successful delivery of a major project area. You will lead multidisciplinary teams and subcontractors, ensuring works are delivered safely, on schedule, within budget and to the highest quality standards.

• Work in accordance with our client's values and demonstrate leadership in HSE, client, people, and financial accountabilities.
• Develop and maintain strong client, supplier, and subcontractor relationships, proactively managing expectations and resolving issues.
• Lead by example to maintain a strong safety culture, ensuring compliance with HSE procedures, risk management, training, and environmental requirements.
• Manage project budgets, forecasts, commercial performance, subcontractors, procurement, and resource allocation to achieve project and financial targets.
• Develop and execute project plans, monitor progress against schedules, manage outages/shutdowns, and ensure alignment with the client's project management methodology and systems.
• Ensure all works meet quality, technical, contractual, and compliance requirements through inspections, reviews, audits, and corrective actions.
• Provide strong leadership, communication, reporting, mentoring, and performance management while promoting teamwork, continuous improvement, and accountability across project teams.

What you'll need to succeed

• Tertiary qualification in Civil Engineering, Project Management or a related discipline.
• Significant experience delivering large-scale civil infrastructure or construction projects.
• Strong commercial acumen with experience in contracts, budgeting and risk management.
• Proven stakeholder management and client relationship skills.
• Current Driver's Licence

What you'll get in return

• 2/1 FIFO arrangement
• 12-hour workdays
• Opportunity to join a market-leading contractor on a high-profile infrastructure project

What you need to do now

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