Works Manager (Get Off the Tools)

$80,000 - $100,000 + Super + Company Vehicle

South-Eastern Suburbs, Melbourne
Resource and Manpower management

About the Role

Have you had enough of grinding out frames or fit outs day after day? Are your knees and back telling you it’s time to hang up the tool belt, but your brain isn’t ready to retire?

Maybe you’re running your own show, and you’ve had enough of chasing invoices and running off to do quotes at the end of the day. Or perhaps you're tired of having to always chase down your next subcontractor job?

Our client is a well-known brand with 40,000 home projects successfully delivered across Australia since the 1980’s. They don’t need your muscle — they need your years or decades of carpentry experience.

As their Works Manager, you will oversee installation teams, manage relationships with clients and suppliers, and ensure their products are installed to the highest standard.

What You’ll Be Doing

Job scheduling: Reviewing new jobs to ensure framing, openings, and structural readiness before our installation crews arrive to ensure a trouble-free project.

Allocate resources: Plan the necessary materials deliveries using your direct reports in warehousing. Allocate the optimal manpower for smooth completion.

Troubleshooting:



Use your expertise to prevent common site issues, and resolve unforeseen problems

Mentoring: Train new installers. Pass down your knowledge to fast track their development.

Third-party liaison: Work with other service providers to bring the necessary supplementary services to projects.

What We Are Looking For

A qualified carpenter (1980s, 90s, or 2000s intake) with 20+ years of residential carpentry - builder experience.

An Eye for Detail: You know exactly what a good framing, lock-up, or facade job looks like and can spot a defect from a mile away.

You speak our installers’ language, command respect through your hands-on experience , and can handle difficult conversations with a calm, practical approach.

Tech-Literate: Comfortable using a smartphone or iPad to take site photos, respond to emails, or fill out simple digital checklists.

Put in a quick call to The Recruitment Partnership on 130 655 458 to have a confidential discussion to see if this prospect is right for you.

If you have a resume put together or just an overview of your career to date, send it through by clicking the “Apply” link at the bottom, or you can email us directly on ••••@trp.net.au

Job reference: TRP 6924

📌 Works Manager - (Get off the tools) (Dandenong)
🏢 The Recruitment Partnership
📍 Dandenong