General Manager

About the Company:
Established 25 years ago, our client is a privately owned company with headquarters located at Nerang on the Gold Coast.
The business is a leading subcontractor to Tier 1 builders. Led by a Founder/MD and a Director of Operations with many years’ experience and excellent reputations in their field, our client offers a stable, highly qualified management team and its own team of quality tradespeople.
The business has demonstrated expertise in successfully delivering projects across sectors including:

• High Rise Construction                                                
• Multi-Residential Construction
• Government
• Health                                                               
• Education
• Retail
• Defence
• Fitout
• Sport & Recreation

About the Role:
To enable the business to further professionalise and grow, the Directors are seeking to appoint a General Manager, the lead Executive role in the business.
You will assume ultimate responsibility for all round performance of the business, including financial performance, execution of business vision and strategic plans, and upholding of both cultural and ethical standards.
More specifically, your brief will include:

• Reviewing and enhancing procedures and policies business wide.
• Reviewing the effectiveness of current IT platforms and implementing enhancements, potentially including the scoping, selection and implementation of new systems.
• A strong focus on the coaching and development of your people, while at the same time ensuring a climate of accountability for performance.
• Ensuring high-quality financial governance and reporting.    

About You:
You are a construction industry professional, Degree-qualified in Construction or Engineering and likely having completed further education in Business/Management. You bring to the table:

• Proven success in roles at general management level in which you have been ultimately responsible for P&L performance. This could be at State, Regional or National level.
• Success in leading large labour forces, ideally as a subcontractor, and effectively managing the labour risk on sizeable projects.
• A demonstrated history of analysing, refining and implementing improvements to policies, processes and systems, including technology platforms.
• A track record of coaching and inspiring individuals and teams to higher levels of performance, evidenced by profitable, sustainable growth.
• Ideally, experience in privately held businesses involving direct engagement with owners/shareholders.

At a personal level, you:

• Are seeking an opportunity to make a positive, lasting impact in an environment where the difference you make will be both valued and rewarded.
• Appreciate and value the roles played by the people around you and understand that success is the result of a team performing, not just an individual.

Should you have questions prior to applying, feel welcome to contact Michael Simonyi on 0407 977 670 or michael@simonyi.com.au
Please do not forward applications to that address.