Construction Manager

7 months ago


Newcastle, Australia Symal Group Full time

Make it yours.

Experience the excitement of building a career in an evolving construction business where people and performance make amazing things happen.

This is Symal

Symal is a trusted partner in the building and construction industry.

We're an evolving and cohesive group of businesses offering fully integrated civil solutions across diverse sectors. Our group capabilities include self-performing civil infrastructure on large multi-million projects, plant and equipment hire, an Indigenous contractor, a waste resource and recovery business, and commercial, industrial and retail property development.

Together, we believe in fostering partnerships today to create a better tomorrow.

**The role**:
Reporting to the General Manager, Infrastructure, you will provide leadership to the group to strengthen its core values, cultivate strong relationships with stakeholders and drive quality; in turn delivering profitable growth.

**Your impact**:
You will lead from the front and coordinate a portfolio of projects to ensure a profitable and safe delivery on time.

**Your every day**:

- Support the delivery of the portfolio of projects, ensuring delivery is on or ahead of time with all client expectations met.
- Assist leadership with detailed financial and earned value reviews of projects identifying issues and opportunities and ensuring tendered expectations are met.
- Develop and maintain strategic business relationships with key clients and industry partners that result in viable projects and prospects
- Provide operational support to bid teams to assist in the conversion of new opportunities and to ensure construction methodologies are optimal in terms of safety, time, cost, quality and deliverability.
- Profit & loss management for the business

Who are you?
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent (preferred)
- A minimum 8 years relevant construction experience
- Have a sound understanding of typical construction specifications used
- Excellent stakeholder management skills
- Attention to detail and strong time management skills
- Demonstrated experience delivering civil infrastructure projects
- Ability to mentor, train and support Engineers and supervisors

A career with us

Symal is an equal opportunity employer. Our teams are made up of individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, with aligned ways of working, enabling us to overcome any challenge, advance our careers and outperform competitors.

Staff perks and benefits offered to build an engaged and talented workforce include:

- Tailored professional development opportunities for career advancement
- Opportunities to work on a wide variety of exciting and complex projects
- Annual social calendar of activities and events
- Bonus leave days including your birthday off and a wellbeing day
- Flexible working arrangements

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply.



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