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This time we're partnering exclusively with a fast-growing environmental construction and landscape business in Sydney's northwest. Four years old, $15M turnover, targeting $20M, with 5-year maintenance contracts already locked in providing real pipeline stability. This is not a startup. This is a business with systems, momentum and a clear growth trajectory.

Work is getting more complex. Projects have grown from $100k to $2M+. The business now needs a senior leader to sit between the Director and the project teams on the ground, someone who takes ownership of the entire construction operation and is ready to grow into the GM role within 2-3 years.

Are you looking for...

- A role where you genuinely own the operation, not just manage a piece of it?
- A clear and explicit pathway to become General Manager within 2-3 years?
- A business that backs systems, process and accountability above all else?
- Flexibility based on outcomes, not where you sit Monday to Friday?
- A Director who has built something real and wants someone to eventually take it over?

What's in it for you

- Up to $200,000 Base
- Super
- Fully maintained company vehicle (New Ford Ranger) for personal and business use
- fuel card
- etag
- profit share

- Flexible working, roughly 3 days in office as a minimum driven by what the role needs, not a set rule
- Explicit 2-3 year GM succession plan, the Director is moving into a full sales focus and you are being groomed to take his place
- 5-year maintenance contracts already in place with major developers providing genuine pipeline stability
- $7M of construction work currently being negotiated for this financial year
- A business targeting growth
- Work directly with a systems-driven engineer who has built a genuinely impressive operation

The company

This is an environmental construction and landscape business delivering commercial landscape, ecological restoration, civil works and maintenance programs across Sydney. Four years old and already turning over $15M, with five-year contracts locked in with major developers like Stocklands covering the maintenance pipeline for the next four years.

Projects have evolved from small council jobs to $2M+ contracts with direct council and developer relationships. The business runs on systems. Every process, every quality check,



every ITP has a reason behind it. The Director comes from an engineering background and this shows in how the business operates.

- The level of systems already in place
- How relentless the culture is about following them. That is the standard here.

The team

You will report directly to the Director and have responsibility for the QSE Manager and 2-3 Construction Project Managers as direct reports, with fractional HR also moving into the reporting line.

This is not a business where you hide behind a title. You are expected to take ownership as if it is your own business, because in 2-3 years, the plan is that you largely run it.

What you will do

Whole-of-Construction Leadership

- Provide leadership and whole-of-construction management across all projects
- Develop and implement management systems and structure with the Director to ensure business objectives are met
- Grow the construction team

Commercial and Financial Oversight

- P&L; responsibility across all construction streams, ensuring profit and income targets are met or exceeded
- Cost control, monitoring and reporting across all business streams
- Working closely with the accountant to deeply understand and manage the financial system
- Review, approval and pricing support for all variation works

Operational Delivery

- Ensure all projects are being created, followed and signed off correctly by clients at the right time
- Monitor project construction schedules on a weekly basis
- Scheduling, materials ordering and quantity take-offs support for site teams
- Maintain and enforce construction and maintenance standards and quality control

Client and Stakeholder Management

- Liaise with clients, architects, consultants and subcontractors at a senior level
- Act as the intermediary between the Director and the project teams on the ground
- Attend site meetings and ensure client programs are being met

QSE Leadership





- Provide senior leadership for the implementation of the QSE Management System across all elements of the business
- Maintain control and responsibility for the security and operation of company equipment on site

Who we are looking for

- Degree qualified in Construction Management, Landscape Architecture, Civil Engineering or a related field, OR significant demonstrated experience in an executive leadership role in a related field
- 3+ years in a senior construction management or senior PM role in a business turning over $10M-$30M
- Has led and grown teams from 20 to 50 headcount
- Commercial landscape or civil engineering background preferred
- Someone who understands that systems and accountability are non-negotiable
- Meticulous and systematic, an executor who follows and enforces processes, not a creative who wants to reinvent everything
- Commercially aware, able to read numbers, manage P&L; and understand the financial side of a construction business
- Strong personal brand, someone who takes ownership as if it is their own business
- Growth mindset, ready to help build something, not just maintain the status quo
- Leadership qualifications such as Cert IV or Diploma in Leadership/Management highly regarded

Who this isn't for

- People who have been in the same $10M business for 5+ years without growth and are comfortable maintaining the status quo
- Anyone from a very large corporate who wants to build brand current systems rather than work within an existing, well-built operation
- People who want to be on the tools or think construction management means site supervision
- Anyone who needs certainty and predictability over agility and growth
- People who want a title without the accountability that comes with it

Must-haves

- 3+ years in a senior construction management or PM role in a $10M-$30M business
- Degree or significant executive leadership experience in a related fieldHas led teams of 25+ people
- P&L; and financial management experience
- Growth mindset and ownership mentality
- Based in or willing to commute to Schofields, Northwest Sydney

Nice to haves

- Commercial landscape or civil engineering background
- Leadership qualifications, Cert IV or Diploma in Leadership/Management
- Experience growing a business and its team from 20 to 50 headcount
- Existing networks and supplier relationships in the Sydney construction and landscape market

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