Construction Manager - FRP

Job Description

Whittens Karratha, Western Australia, Australia Join or sign in to find your next job Join to apply for the Construction Manager - FRP role at Whittens Whittens is an Australian owned and operated multidisciplined civil construction company, proudly offering over 23 years' experience throughout Western Australia, New South Wales, and Queensland. With a growing reputation, we continue to partner with some of Australia's major Infrastructure, Mining, Oil and Gas and Defence clients, specialising in the delivery of large scale and technically complex concrete construction, roadworks, earthworks, and piping works projects. Our mission, as an agile and people centric business, is to be the market leader in civil contracting, achieving sustainable growth through high performing people who safely deliver successful project outcomes for their clients. We are currently seeking a 2/1 FIFO Construction Manager with extensive experience in FRP projects and a genuine interest in positively influencing project delivery and promoting a memorable culture at Whittens. About The Role Reporting to the Project Manager, your overall responsibility is to provide onsite leadership coordination and oversight of the construction workforce including direct labour, subcontractors, and plant, ensuring all construction works are executed safely, efficiently, and effectively meeting client, HSE, quality, time, budget, and contractual requirements. Supporting the Project management team to champion a culture of high performance onsite Demonstrate strong and visible leadership skills through your behaviours, effective communication and interpersonal skills Champion the manning schedule to ensure adequately skilled and qualified candidates are planned for the project Support the Project Manager in the delivery of work program(s), including participation in weekly reviews Contribute to and build a strong safety culture Consistently monitor resource and plant productivities to ensure program requirements are met. Proactively manage our Superintendent's and Supervisors performance, leading down to our blue-collar workforce Sound knowledge and understanding of the FRP Contract to ensure ongoing compliance with the scope of work, specifications, drawings and subcontracts Monitor and control costs within your remit, particularly direct costs of plant and labour ensuring optimisation of available resources Provide effective communication, information flows, procedures and records necessary to facilitate delivery of contract and quality requirements About You To Be Successful, You Will Have the Following Demonstrated experience as a Construction Manager overseeing large remote complex concrete structural projects Experience working for a Civil Contractor Excellent planning, monitoring and documentation skills Demonstrated safety and environmental leadership behaviour Self-starter, with well-developed organisational and stakeholder management skills Flexible and able to work under pressure and to deadline What we offer Whittens are committed to investing in our people, offering opportunities to build on the skills and experience you bring. In addition, we will offer Generous and competitive salary package on Weekly pay Work amongst engaged leaders and collaborative teams High-performance supportive culture Safety being at the forefront of everything we do Eligibility for cash bonuses as part of the employee referral program Discounted Health insurance Novated Lease Options Long term permanent role and the opportunity to work on a range of projects across Australia Whittens is committed to workplace diversity. We support women in civil construction, champion Indigenous partnerships and encourage people of all cultural backgrounds to apply. Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type Full-time Job function Engineering, Strategy/Planning, and Other Industries Construction and Civil Engineering #J-18808-Ljbffr