Construction Manager, Major Projects
Melbourne, VIC
This is not a single project delivery role.
It is full operational ownership of a large scale construction and installation business unit where performance is measured across people, programme, cost, and customer outcomes simultaneously.
You will lead the Victorian delivery operation for a major international building systems and people movement organisation, overseeing a complex portfolio of installation and modernisation projects across multiple live construction environments.
At the centre of this role is leadership.
Not just of projects, but of a full construction delivery workforce of 60 plus people, including 10 direct reports across project management and field leadership, and a strong focus on leading and aligning a unionised workforce environment to ensure productivity, safety, and consistent delivery outcomes.
The Role
You will sit above the project layer, accountable for end to end operational performance across multiple concurrent projects.
You will be responsible for leading both the office based project leadership team and the field delivery workforce to ensure consistent execution, commercial control, and programme certainty.
Core accountabilities include:
Leading and developing a team of 10 direct reports across Project Managers and delivery leaders
Managing a construction and installation workforce of 60 plus personnel
Driving operational performance across multiple live projects simultaneously
Owning forecasting, budgeting, and financial outcomes across the business unit
Managing labour planning, workforce allocation, and productivity performance
Overseeing subcontractor performance and delivery outcomes




Managing key customer relationships and senior level escalations
Ensuring programme certainty across complex live construction environments
Supporting tendering, bid review, and delivery strategy alignment
Leading within a unionised workforce environment and EBA framework
Driving continuous improvement across systems, reporting, and operational discipline
This is a role where you are expected to take full ownership of outcomes, anticipate risk early, and drive accountability across both people and performance.
What You Will Likely Come From This role suits senior leaders from complex delivery environments such as:
HVAC or mechanical services contracting
Fire protection or building services delivery
Electrical contracting or infrastructure delivery
Lift and escalator installation or modernisation
Security or integrated systems installation
Large scale commercial construction
Critical infrastructure or staged live environment projects
You may currently be working as a:
Operations Manager
State Manager
Construction Manager
Regional Delivery Manager
Installation Manager
Senior Project Manager overseeing multiple teams
Delivery Lead managing both PMs and field teams
Experience Required
Proven experience leading large teams across construction or technical delivery environments




Demonstrated leadership of 10 plus direct reports
Experience managing workforces of 50 to 100 plus personnel
Robust operational and financial management capability
Ability to drive performance across multiple concurrent projects
Experience managing labour planning and workforce productivity
Strong stakeholder and customer management skills at senior level
Experience within high pressure, deadline driven delivery environments
Unionised workforce or EBA exposure will be highly regarded
Why This Role
Full ownership of a state based delivery operation
Leadership of a 60 plus person construction workforce
Direct management of 10 senior delivery leaders
Exposure to large scale, complex, high profile projects
Significant autonomy and decision making authority
Strong commercial and operational accountability
Long term career pathway into broader senior leadership roles
Competitive package including bonus and vehicle allowance
This role is not defined by managing projects.
It is defined by leading an entire delivery machine and ensuring it performs consistently under pressure, across multiple moving parts, every single day.
What can I earn as a Construction Manager
Your application will include the following questions:
Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Australia?
What's your expected annual base salary?
Have you managed a unionised workforce and/or operated under an EBA?
Briefly describe the largest operation you have personally led, including team size, number of direct reports and financial responsibility.
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