Chief Information Officer

Overview

At Karan & Co, we know that the most effective leaders in technology are those who understand people first. We're exclusively partnering with a leading, family-built organisation to appoint a Chief Information Officer who doesn't just drive systems but inspires transformation. Someone who can connect strategy, culture, and technology across complex environments where projects are delivered not only from corporate offices but from quarries, remote sites, and major infrastructure projects.

Why this role matters

This is a newly created executive role within an award-winning organisation with over 800 employees and a billion-dollar growth trajectory. With operations spanning civil construction, mining, plant, and fleet services, the business has a proud history of delivering projects that shape the future of communities across Queensland and beyond. The CIO will unify business systems and integration teams, embed a proactive IT roadmap, and ensure remote sites are enabled with the same seamless, secure solutions as head office.

Why this role is different

• Executive-level influence with direct impact: As CIO, you'll sit at the executive table and shape how technology drives business performance, safety, and growth in a company on the cusp of $1B turnover.
• Transformation in action, not theory: This is a newly created role designed to move IT from reactive operations to proactive strategy. You'll lead cultural change, unify teams, and deliver a roadmap that supports long-term success.
• Work that empowers people across industries and sites: From corporate offices to remote quarries and construction sites, your leadership will enable teams on the ground to work more safely, efficiently, and collaboratively with the right systems behind them.

What you'll lead

• Transformation & Strategy: Deliver a long-term IT roadmap aligned with a $1B growth journey, driving digital transformation that improves efficiency, safety, and decision-making.
• Change Management & Culture: Unite teams, shift culture from reactive fixes to proactive planning, and bring people on the journey with simplified, accessible technology solutions.
• Continuous Improvement & Innovation: Embed smarter ways of working through integration, automation, and data-driven insights. Create efficiencies that reduce cost and downtime, particularly across remote projects.
• Risk, Compliance & Resilience: Strengthen cybersecurity, compliance, disaster recovery, and business continuity across corporate and project environments.

Who we're looking for

You are a people-centric technology leader with a proven record of:

• Leading change management initiatives that unite diverse teams.
• Implementing ERP, data analytics, cloud, and cybersecurity solutions across complex, project-based industries.
• Balancing technical innovation with financial discipline and risk management.
• Building trust and influencing stakeholders across all levels of an organisation.

What you'll gain

• An executive role in a high-growth, values-driven organisation.
• The opportunity to directly shape how technology enables construction, mining, transport, and infrastructure projects.
• A legacy of transformation through embedding systems and culture that position the organisation for the future.

Karan & Co are exclusively partnering on this appointment.

Apply now on the details listed below. A comprehensive role overview and position description will be provided prior to interview or for further information and a confidential discussion please contact our helpful Senior Resource Specialist on email at jolein@karanandco.com.au.

Seniority level

• Executive

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Information Technology

Industries

• Civil Engineering and Construction

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