Site Manager / Construction Foreman

About the Company:

We launch rockets! It’s a pretty cool industry and we are at the heart of it.

Equatorial Launch Australia’s (ELA) mission is and aspires to be the pre-eminent multi-user commercial Space Launch company, providing world-class Launch services supporting testing, launch and recovery of space vehicles and payloads flown to and from all space orbits.

The Executive Chairman and Group CEO leads a seriously professional and highly qualified leadership team who are trusted leaders in the development of the space industry in Australia and globally. Our team’s experience and capability spans across aerospace, commercial enterprise, regulation, asset development, and complex project management along with space strategy and systems engineering.

ELA owns and operates the Arnhem Space Centre (ASC), a multi-user commercial spaceport in East Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory, Australia at 12° S. ELA were contracted by NASA to launch Australia’s first commercial rockets to space from our site in June and July 2022. We are heading into the next phase of our development and we have some bold plans for the future where we will be conducting around 50 orbital space launches every year.

What type of company is ELA:

We are a world and Australian industry leader in our field, but we are still relatively small and in scale up mode.

We pride ourselves on being relaxed professionals and want the industry and all who deal with us to say, “wow these guys are really good!”.

We don’t care about your background, or personal situation, but we care about you, and it is compulsory for you to be good at what you do and to have fun while you’re doing it.

Two of the things we don’t want are: precious people who say “that’s not my job”, or people who say “that’s my responsibility, get out of it”. We value teamwork, respect and a ‘can do’ attitude couple with a desire for excellence.

Job Description

As Site Manager / Construction Foreman you will be required to: 

• Work with Construction Manager, Project Engineer, Consultants, Client, Sub-contractor teams. 
• Liaise and co-ordinate with subcontractors, ensuring that the job is delivered on time & to a high standard 
• Management of all structural, Services & Finishing elements including coordination of secondary subcontractors 
• Scheduling weekly work programmes 
• Conduct/lead site coordination meetings with subcontractors 
• Providing clear leadership and direction to the site team 
• Ensuring the safety of all personnel on site, including holding regular toolbox meetings and a solid understanding of OH&S processes. 
• Implement any audit or incidenit action plans improving site safety 

Qualifications

Ideally, the successful applicant will be a hands-on foreman from a trade background or similar with sufficient industry experience to prove capacity of fulfilling this role. 

You will possess: 

• A trade background highly regarded with experience in a Site Manager role on similar construction projects 
• Exposure to Procore and MS Project highly regarded 
• Reading and interpreting plans and specifications accurately 
• Experience in commercial construction especially civil works and concrete structures 
• Demonstrated experience in subcontractor management, site supervision and an understanding of safety systems 
• Ability to lead and push the job forward to ensure the completion of the project is on time and on budget 
• Reliable, hardworking, strong work ethic and an ability to work as part of a team 
• Excellent communication skills along with the ability to build good working relationships. 
• Exposure to site plans, contract administration, claims, reporting, budget, expenditure and finance. 
• Distribute project coordination information to site teams, consultants, and contractors. 
• Ensure compliance of our Safety Management Plans, project scopes and plans and participate in audits, inspections, toolboxes and compliance reporting.  
• You don’t know the phrase “that’s not my job” and are a real “can do“ person. You’re fun and casual but very good at what you do. 
• You will be hardworking and a team player, looking to become part of a vibrant and supportive team. 
• You are comfortable engaging with people both internally and externally and will have a strong technical grounding to support hitting the ground running as well as the opportunity for further growth in your career. 
• Fundamentally, you will have a great attitude, strong aptitude and want to fit in with ELA