Leading Hand (2IC) – excellent building contractor

Brisbane based building contractor

Initial Project - $40M unit and townhouse project in Ipswich

Carpentry Background with minimum 2-5 years+ Supervisory experience desired

$100,000 - $120,000 + Super on offer (D.O.E)

Growing contractor in Brisbane with an excellent reputation with a huge pipeline of work in the region.

Aspiring Site Foreman encourage to apply.

Great opportunity for a Leading Hand / Leading hand Carpenter to join a fantastic, building contractor based in Brisbane who pride themselves in their excellent reputation of staff retention and quality of project delivery. With approximately 50 permanent members if staff in Brisbane this contractor delivers new build projects to $50M across typically within medium density residential space of both private and Govt clients

In this position, reporting to the Site Manager you’ll work as a 2IC Leading Hand, playing a key support role to the Management and day-to-day running of the site. Your initial project will be joining the site team on a large $40M townhouse and unit project in Ipswich

In this position, your duties will include;

Site inductions and toolbox talks

WHSE / site safety management

Read and work off construction plans

Supervise apprentices and labourers while delegating tasks

Communication with and management of sub-contractors and trades on site

Setting-out

Construct/create access ways

Identify, rectify and manage defect works

Use initiative to keep job running smoothly in the absence of the Site Manager

Occasional Hands-on duties – carpentry

To be suitable for the role it is anticipated that you will possess the following;

A carpentry trade background – key. Cert lll a minimum

Will have built up some strong supervisory skills as a Leading Hand / foreman with recognised Australian commercial building contractors

Will have ideally worked for established, reputable mid-tier builders with established systems in place

Will have worked on large commercial sites

Multi-units and medium density town-house project experience is highly desirable.

Ideally a knowledge of the full project life cycle from structures and finishes.

Possess a ‘can-do’ positive attitude and happy to work on the tools from time-to-time

Career focused and a desire to progress through to Site Foreman.

On Offer:

Very good salary package

Clear path site foreman and management

Dynamic management who invest in staff development

Interesting, varied new build projects.

This is a full-time opportunity and the company are looking to recruit as soon as possible! If you are interested in this role and fulfil the criteria outlined above, please send your CV with contact details to [email protected] and we will contact you.

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