General Manager

**About us**

Buildsafe is an innovative leader within the building and construction space, providing height safety systems and solutions. We are fast paced, ever evolving, and constantly challenging ourselves to do things better Many of our products are designed in house and hold exclusivity within the marketplace, involving; Platform, Scaffold and Guardrail systems.

As a company, we place strong emphasis on developing and building strong relationships with our partners and clients, including our most important partnership - Our people.

**About the role**

This position will play a key role in collaborating with all levels of management in implementing, monitoring, and reviewing organisational strategy to increase Buildsafe’s footprint and brand within Queensland, ensuring financial sustainability, profitability and revenue growth.

This is a hands on role based predominantly out of our QLD head office in Arundel, with regular travel to various branches in South east QLD. You will lead the QLD Sales team and the QLD State Operations Manager who oversees a passionate team of Branch Managers, to drive and optimize performance. The industry is forever changing, with this in mind you will thrive in both reactive and proactive environments. You will grow key areas of the QLD business, whilst identifying needs for development and enforcing innovative initiatives.

Your role will include:

- Strategy - Execution of strategic operational business plan to ensure the business delivers within the national framework.
- Operations - Ensuring day to day business activities are running effectively and liaison with internal Departments including Branches, Sales, HR, Compliance to drive business performance, efficiencies and continuous improvement
- Business Development - Drive sales and brand, for the overall profitability and growth of the business within the SE QLD region. Portfolio $52M annual turnover
- Financial - Budget Management, Capital and Product. Business forecasts, KPI targets, profitability and cashflow
- Culture - Empower and motivate the team to achieve a shared sense of vision and promotion of Buildsafe Core Values retention and people growth

**About you**

We are looking for a natural servant leader that leads from the front, that wants the best for their people. A leader who will prove confident in overseeing the management and operations of a fast paced, ever evolving business. You will play a pivotal role in our Buildsafe family, as a senior leader you will encourage a culture of continuous improvement; whilst ensuring the safety, health, job satisfaction and well-being of all staff.

You will adopt and align with our Buildsafe Core Values including Ownership, Excellence, Growth, One Team, Innovation, and Customer Experience.

Other skills and experience to aid with your success include:

- Ability to lead, engage and empower a team
- Construction industry experience preferred although not essential
- Recent extensive Senior Management experience
- Strong business acumen, strategic and analytical thinker
- Strategic economic planning/forecasting skills
- Highly developed stakeholder engagement skills, a demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with internal and external parties
- The ability to demonstrate agility and adaptability in line with the business growth

**What Buildsafe can offer you**
We are committed to providing a platform for individuals to succeed both personally and professionally. This is the opportunity to take on a transformational role with a leading business that has a 22-year track record of consistent top line growth.