Site Manager Contractor - Construction - Adelaide CBD - Competitive Pay

*** NOTE THAT THIS IS A CONTRACT ROLE, NOT PERMANENT SALARY***

The Company

Active Metal Pty Ltd is a progressive and fast-growing company specializing in turnkey stair and balustrade installations in commercial fit-out and new build projects in Adelaide and across Australia.

See www.activemetal.com.au for more details.

Do Not Apply For This Position if:

• You do not live in Australia currently
• You do not have any relevant experience

The Position

We require a contract Site Manager to oversee a major Adelaide CBD project in 2023, for a minimum of 6 months, from February to August.

The type of work that the Site Manager will be required to oversee includes:

• Structural steel installation, mainly staircases and support beams
• Handrail and balustrade installation
• Timber treads and timber handrail installation
• Site painting of elements
• Glazed balustrade installation
• Miscellaneous trades associated with stair projects including joiners, plasterers, floor layers

Typically, a fit-out type site manager or registered builder could be ideal for the role, but prior experience in structural steel is also a major plus.

The main role is to oversee all aspects of the installation process, including:

• Organizing and scheduling labour/ subcontractors for each site such as:
  • Carpenters, steel-erectors, riggers, welders, glaziers, painters, core-drillers
• Liaising with Company Project Managers and office staff
• Liaising with workshop to ensure parts and materials are ready for each site as required
• Problem solving and quality control
• Site setouts for positioning of items
• Liaising with builder at each site
• Limited site measuring
• Programming of site install timelines

The Site Manager reports to the Project Management team and if any office space is required this will be made available at our Adelaide CBD office. 

The Qualities Required

In selecting a suitable candidate, we will be looking for the following:

• The candidate will require all skills needed within South Australia and any that are specific to the sites such as:
  • Rigging training
  • Traffic Control training
    • Note! If the candidate is right for the role, has the experience but is lacking formal training, we will provide necessary training.
  • Familiarity with EBA requirements/sites
• Training and background from the building and construction industry, with particular emphasis on fit-out experience or specific stair and structural steel installation experience
• Able to drive performance from subcontractors without getting off-side.
• An eye for detail. Our work is high quality and the candidate needs to be their own quality control officer. For example, you may not know how to weld but you need to know what is acceptable as far as appearance and strength.
• Trustworthy and responsible. The candidate will be required to keep a log of their activities and be accountable for their time
• Problem solving ability. The best problems are the ones that the PM never hears about.
• Very well presented, well spoken etc. This role is the face of the Company on our sites and must fit with our values of integrity and professionalism.
• History of similar work, overseeing other trades etc. The candidate may have even had their own building business or similar, or worked on large building sites in a similar role. The candidate will have to demonstrate the length of time that they have spent in a similar role.
• Computer literate. Must be competent in the use of basic computer functions such as Outlook, Word and Excel
• A great communicator
• Able to demonstrate organizational skills, especially personal
• Flexible with hours and no stranger to early starts
• All ages considered as long as the person was motivated, fit and energetic

Remuneration and conditions

• Hourly rate or day rate will be agreed upon and captured in a Sub-Contract Agreement
• Hours of work are generally to be 5 days 7.00am to 4.30pm, however we note that most mornings, especially if a site is to be started that day, the Site Manager may have to start at 6am or 6.30am. Also there may be the requirement occasionally to attend a site on a Saturday to oversee out of hours works or deliveries etc. We expect the candidate to be flexible as to the needs of the sites
• It is expected that your hourly rate will cover the supply of computer, phone and vehicle
• On the job training provided to cover any knowledge or capability gaps.

This position will be required in approximately 4-6 weeks.

Please only apply via Seek to Tom Sanderson