Earthworks Supervisor

Whittens is an Australian owned and operated multidisciplined civil construction company, proudly offering over 22 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.
  
Your Opportunity
Due to our continued growth, we are currently seeking applications from 
 Earthworks Supervisors with a genuine interest to positively influence construction crews and promote a memorable culture.
  
Reporting to the Project Manager, your overall responsibility is to provide onsite leadership coordination and oversite 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. 
  
As a Supervisor, you will be accountable for:

• Supporting Project management to champion a culture of high performance onsite
• Demonstrating strong and visible leadership skills through your behaviours, effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Providing input into the manning schedule to ensure adequately skilled and qualified candidates are planned for the project and take lead on the technical aspects of the job requirements during interviews
• Proactively manage employee performance and conduct thorough performance discussions
• Supporting the Project Manager and Construction Manager in the design and delivery of work program(s), including participation in weekly reviews Plan construction works and activities
• Ensuring agreed work program requirements are met for each component of the project and report variances to Project Manager
• Sound knowledge and understanding of the Contract to ensure ongoing compliance with the scope of work, specifications, drawings and subcontracts
• Supporting Construction Manager, Superintendent and Engineers to formulate, review and monitor work program(s) and programs for each section of work to be completed
• Monitoring and controlling costs within your remit, particularly direct costs of plant and labour ensuring optimisation of available resources
• Effective communication, information flows, procedures and records necessary to facilitate delivery of contract and quality requirements
• Managing QC testing making sure it is conducted as per client's specification
• Ensuring Whittens project specific Quality Management and Construction Management plans are complied with
• Ensuring that there is no deviation from drawings and relevant specifications without prior approval from Project Manager and/or the Client

To be successful, you will have the following:

• Previous experience as a Civil Supervisor overseeing earthworks on large construction projects
• Demonstrated experience working in a FIFO/DIDO capacity
• Excellent planning, monitoring and documentation skills
• Demonstrated safety and environmental leadership behaviour
• Self-starter, with well-developed organisational and stakeholder management skills
• Prior experience managing direct labour, subcontractors and plant crews
• Flexible and able to work under pressure and to deadlines
• Excellent interpersonal skills and communication skills with the ability to problem solve

What we offer
Whittens are committed to investing in our people, offering learning and development opportunities to build on the skills and experience you bring. With a strong pipeline of future works secured, you can be assured that there are opportunities beyond the current project to build your career with us.

• Generous and competitive salary package on Weekly pay
• Work amongst engaged leaders and collaborative teams
• High-performance supportive culture
• Paid Parental Leave
• Novated Lease options
• Safety being at the forefront of everything we do
• Eligibility for cash bonuses as part the employee referral program
• Discounted Health insurance
• 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.