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Wood

Construction Manager

Wood

Construction Manager supporting a multiyear WA based project for Wood, leading onsite construction activities and managing contractors while ensuring safety and quality.

Posted 4/13/2026full-timePerth • 🇦🇺 AustraliaSeniorLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies
PMP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Lead and manage all onsite construction activities in accordance with the approved Project Execution Plan
  • Ensure construction is delivered safely, to scope, specification, schedule, and budget
  • Provide visible, strong HSE leadership, ensuring compliance with Wood, client, and statutory safety requirements
  • Manage day-to-day site operations, logistics, interfaces, and construction sequencing across multiple work fronts
  • Lead, coordinate, and manage EPC/EPCM contractors, subcontractors, and direct hire workforces
  • Ensure contractor performance aligns with schedule, quality, safety, and commercial expectations
  • Chair site coordination meetings, toolbox talks, and construction reviews
  • Foster a collaborative, accountable, and high-performing site culture
  • Drive schedule certainty through effective planning, progress tracking, and mitigation of construction risks
  • Monitor construction productivity, cost performance, and forecast requirements
  • Support cash flow management and cost-to-complete forecasting in conjunction with Project Controls
  • Identify, assess, and manage construction-related risks, opportunities, and change events
  • Ensure construction quality meets design intent, specifications, and applicable standards
  • Oversee inspections, testing, punch listing, and handover activities
  • Ensure site documentation, reporting, and governance requirements are maintained and audited
  • Enforce adherence to corporate policies, procedures, and best practices
  • Act as Wood’s primary onsite representative with the client, contractors, and regulators
  • Build strong working relationships with site stakeholders and resolve issues proactively
  • Provide accurate, timely reporting on construction progress, risks, and performance

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline (or equivalent experience)
  • Formal construction or project management certification (e.g. PMP, AIPM, or equivalent) preferred
  • 15+ years of relevant industry experience, including at least 10 years in site-based construction leadership roles
  • Proven delivery of large-scale, complex construction projects within Resources, and Energy sectors
  • Strong leadership experience managing large multidisciplinary and multicultural site teams
  • Excellent understanding of construction sequencing, constructability, and execution strategies
  • Deep knowledge of HSE systems and a demonstrated track record of safety leadership
  • Strong commercial acumen, including contract administration, variations, claims, and negotiations
  • Experience managing multiple contractors and vendors across varied work scopes
  • Demonstrated ability to recover schedule, productivity, or cost underperforming work packages
  • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Meaningful and interesting projects delivered in partnership to leaders of industry across energy and materials markets
  • Global connections, joining an inclusive and diverse international community of inquisitive minds and recognised industry innovators, partnering to create new possibilities
  • Flexible working arrangements balance client, team and individual needs with opportunities for hybrid and remote working
  • Commitment to your Wellbeing, with discounted Private Health Insurance and free 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Program
  • Access to a variety of leave: Annual (20 days), Carers & Sick (10 days), Purchased, Study, Family, Cultural, Reproductive Health & Wellbeing
  • Range of Financial Health benefits with Salary Continuance Insurance, Salary Packaging, Discounts at over 400 retailers and access to discounted hotels
  • Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business
  • Commitment to continued professional development; development plans tailored to your individual needs and aspirations, access eligibility to education assistance and one paid annual professional membership
  • Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market

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Hard Skills & Tools
construction managementproject execution planningHSE complianceEPC/EPCM managementconstruction sequencingrisk managementcost performance forecastingquality assurancecontract administrationschedule recovery
Soft Skills
leadershipstakeholder managementcommunicationcollaborationproblem-solvingaccountabilityteam managementnegotiationproactive issue resolutionperformance tracking
Certifications
PMPAIPMengineering degreeconstruction management degree