Site Foreman | Ground-Up Commercial Construction | Brisbane

Location: On-site, Brisbane

Employment Type: Permanent, Full-Time

About the Company

Our client is a well-established Queensland commercial builder, founded in 2008 and now a team of around 80 across Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Townsville, turning over $100M+ a year. With 800+ completed projects across Defence, Health, Childcare, Education and Retail, they hold full ISO accreditation plus DISP accreditation for Defence work. The culture is straightforward and anti-ego — hard work, honesty, and autonomous people trusted to make decisions and back their own judgement.

The Opportunity

We're looking for an experienced Site Foreman to run the workface on new build commercial projects across South East Queensland — setting daily priorities, sequencing trades, holding the line on safety and quality, and keeping the Site Manager and PM informed.

The work is genuinely varied — Defence facilities, hospitals, childcare, education and retail — often on live or occupied sites. High-rise experience is not required; what matters is solid ground-up commercial experience, structure through to finishes.

Key Responsibilities

- Run the day-to-day workface, set priorities and sequence trades
- Coordinate subcontractors — inductions, pre-starts, toolbox talks
- Own site safety in practice: SWMS, permits, exclusion zones




- Drive quality via set-out checks, hold points, ITPs and inspections
- Track progress against the look-ahead programme, flag slippage early
- Manage materials, plant, deliveries and site presentation
- Maintain accurate site records and daily reporting
- Coordinate access and staging on live/occupied sites
- Run defect close-out through to practical completion and handover

What You'll Bring

- Trade background (carpentry preferred) or equivalent site experience
- Proven Foreman/Leading Hand experience on current build commercial projects
- Comfortable across the full build — civil, structure, services, fit-out and finishes
- QLD White Card plus relevant tickets; Blue Card and Defence clearance eligibility highly regarded
- Working knowledge of the NCC, Australian Standards and QLD WHS obligations
- Able to read architectural, structural and services documentation
- Experience with site software (HammerTech, Procore or similar)
- A direct, calm communicator who holds subbies to account

Why Apply

- Genuine project variety — not the same building on repeat
- Strong secured workbook and a clear path to Site Manager
- Structured mentoring and development, not sink-or-swim
- Direct access to leadership, backed by proper systems and support

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📌 Site Foreman | Brisbane | Ground-Up Commercial Construction (Queensland)
🏢 W Talent
📍 Queensland