Branch Manager — Shoring Hire | Civil Rents Melbourne

Shoring hire experience is essential for this role.

About Legend Hire

Legend Hire is a family-owned specialty rental business operating in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne. Shoring and propping come first, with traffic and earthmoving alongside. Our customers are civil, utility and construction contractors, from Tier 1 through to smaller operators.

We take execution risk out of utility and construction projects: early engagement, in-house engineers who find a better way, and gear on site on time. Our customer promise is simple: one call, the right solution, on site, on time, invoiced right.

The opportunity

We are backing our Melbourne Civil Rents branch in Spotswood with a new aluminium shoring fleet, with a focus on larger specialist projects. We need a Branch Manager who knows shoring hire inside out and wants to run the branch like it is their own business.

You will report directly to the CEO and lead a lean team of three: Account Manager, Hire Controller and Yard Team Lead.

Key responsibilities

- Own the branch P&L;: deliver EBITDA to budget, set and defend rates, control cost and manage debtors

- Drive financial and time utilisation of the shoring fleet; move idle gear rather than sit on it

- Personally hold and grow the top 50 customer relationships; 10+ customer contacts or site visits a week

- Win larger engineered shoring projects with our temporary works engineers and National Shoring Sales Engineer

- Recruit, lead and develop the branch team, with weekly 1:1s and clear KPIs for every role

- Keep the fleet compliant, tested and presentable, and build the case for what to buy, redeploy or sell

- Lead safety, Chain of Responsibility and load restraint at the branch

About you

Essential:





- Minimum 3 years of experience in the hire of shoring equipment, in a branch, depot, sales, operations or technical role. Applications without shoring hire experience will not progress.

- Working knowledge of trench shields and boxes, slide rail, manhole boxes, hydraulic struts and frames, and where each applies

- Familiarity with AS 4744.1 and trench and excavation safety

- Proven P&L;, budget or margin accountability for a branch, depot or territory

- Experience leading a team, including recruiting and managing performance

- Solid commercial pricing skills: you set rates, defend rates and manage discount

- Current driver licence and White Card

Highly regarded:

- Larger engineered shoring projects: slide rail, multi-stage and long-duration civil works

- An existing Melbourne network across plumbing, drainage, pipelaying, utilities and civil contractors

- Exposure to earthmoving or traffic hire

- Experience with Syrinx, HubSpot or a similar ERP and CRM

- Experience running an EOS-style operating rhythm (L10s, scorecards, quarterly rocks)

Why Legend

- Real ownership and autonomy: you run the branch, not a checklist

- A modern, newly invested aluminium shoring fleet

- Base + STI + fully maintained tool-of-trade vehicle

- Profit share above budget. Top performers are paid and promoted first

- Legend Academy training and a clear path to grow

- Live KPIs and real systems: Syrinx, HubSpot, Bloom and BI dashboards

- A culture built on our five values: Hungry for Growth, Move Fast to Get Results, WOW the Customer, We Care, Keep it Simple

- UNCAPPED PROFIT SHARE PLAN

How to apply

Apply via Seek with your CV and a short cover note covering your shoring hire experience and the largest branch, depot or territory result you have owned. All applications are treated in confidence.

📌 State Manager — Shoring Hire | Melbourne (Spotswood)
🏢 Legend Hire
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