Job Description

We want someone who owns the outcome. Not someone who monitors it.

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Urban Advisers is a planning, engineering and project-delivery consultancy. Urban Advisers is led by Alyce Kliese, a dual-qualified planning lawyer and civil engineer, and Mark Cremona, a civil engineer with more than 25 years' experience delivering complex infrastructure and development projects.

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The role

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You'll be appointed as Superintendent or Principal's Representative on land development and civil construction projects. This isn't a role where you fill in the register and send the emails. We want someone who drives the outcome - who understands what the contract says and what it means commercially, makes defensible decisions, and sees problems coming before they land in the client's lap.

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You will:

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- administer construction contracts (AS4000, AS2124, AS4902 or equivalent), including claims, variations and EOTs - promptly and decisively;
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- track actual programme performance and drive corrective action, not just review the contractor's updates;
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- drive RFI's proactively using your engineering and construction experience;
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- forecast commercial and time risk early and act to mitigate it;
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- lead site inspections, progress meetings and the council and authority interface;
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- own practical completion, defects management and project finalisation; and
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- produce client reporting that is decision-useful, not just informative.
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Who we're looking for

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You'll need a Civil Engineering degree, at least 6 years' post‐graduate experience in civil construction or land development, and demonstrated experience operating independently as a Superintendent or Contract Administrator - not just assisting one. Strong contract knowledge, solid civil works experience and a current driver's licence and White Card are essential.

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Beyond the technical: we want someone who takes ownership. Someone who doesn't consider the job done because the progress claim has been processed or the meeting minutes sent. Someone who can make a decision, put their name to it, and explain why.

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What you get

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- A very market-competitive salary package - we're looking for someone genuinely excellent and we'll pay accordingly.
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- Real flexibility - we care about delivery and quality, not presenteeism.
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- Cross‐disciplinary exposure - you'll work alongside planners, lawyers and project managers, not just engineers.
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- A genuine opportunity to help build the project delivery practice - the clients we work with, the standards we set, the team we grow.
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- Career progression without waiting for someone above you to leave - we're growing.
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If you're a civil engineer with genuine independent Superintendent experience and the idea of helping build something excellent appeals to you, we'd like to hear from you.

📌 Superintendent (New South Wales)
🏢 Urban Advisers
📍 New South Wales