Foreman/ Supervisor

At John Holland, our purpose is simple – we transform lives with everything we do.

We've always known that infrastructure is about people — our customers, our employees, and the communities in which we work every day.

That's our difference. Deep experience and capability with a genuine care about creating better lives for people along the way.

Be part of the team that's up for the challenge of transforming lives for good.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Supervisor with high-rise Commercial to join our team on the Waterfront project. The Supervisor will coordinate on-site teams to deliver relevant scopes of work in accordance with project plans and specifications, to achieve effective performance in accordance with detailed short term programs and schedules within the designated time and budget. 

• Contribute to the development of work methods and rolling short term construction programs and plan daily/weekly production work
• Complete progress reporting, and activities, reports for shift handovers and consistent regular reporting to the Superintendent or Project Manager
• Read and understand plans, review design documentation, read drawings, and provide constructive review and implementing of final designs
• Identify and mitigate risks prior to works commencing, communicate with and engage relevant stakeholders to control risk and contribute to build a risk management culture
• Train and develop leading hands and ensure the observance of safety, other work standards and fair and reasonable application of industrial agreements

• High-rise Commercial tower experience on 40+ floors
• Significant experience in a Supervisor or Leading Hand role with a Tier 1 company 
• Trade qualification or equivalent
• Skill in review of design documents, ability to understand drawings, provide constructability review and implement final design plans
• People and Performance Management of subcontractors, suppliers and direct labour

Your success is reflected in ours, so we're committed to being an employer of choice. We pride ourselves on having a diverse and inclusive workplace, as we understand that different perspectives and ideas are critical to our long-term success.

We want you to be with us for the long term, so providing you with rich career experiences and ongoing development is our priority.

We're about connecting your sense of purpose to ours. We understand that your career is one of the biggest ways to have an impact on the world. We also believe in supporting you as a whole person, not just an employee.

We reward and support our people in so many ways. This starts with being flexible about how different people like to work. From generous leave policies to wellbeing and relationship support, your needs sit at the heart of our employee benefits.

We offer:

Competitive remuneration with salary continuance, and salary sacrifice options.

Great leave benefits including 18 weeks paid parental leave with super and up to an extra 18 weeks of super paid on further periods of unpaid parental leave, multicultural leave exchange and two extra days to prioritise your wellbeing.

Career progression underpinned by our exciting pipeline of work means you'll have the opportunity to work on iconic projects that are shaping cities and communities.

Learning and development opportunities where you'll have access to emerging talent programs, building your career through clear career pathways, plus technical and leadership training and development opportunities.

Inclusion, diversity and equity is part of how we work. We want everyone at John Holland to feel that they belong – that's why we're working hard every day to foster a more inclusive culture, backed by a business-wide inclusion strategy to bring about meaningful change. We've also got active employee resource groups that support our commitments including those around gender equality and reconciliation.

Flexibility means different things to different people. Whether it's flexi-hours, flexi-parenting, flexi-leave, flexi-shifts or flexi-work, we're committed to helping our people work flexibly.