Employment Opportunities
Site Supervisor - WA - Onslow

About Us:
Established in 2001, Guidera O’Connor (GO) is a privately owned and respected design and construct contractor and have a successful track record delivering water and wastewater treatment projects to the Australian Water Industry. Our clients include SA Water, Water Corporation, Sydney Water and SEQ Water. 

Our Opportunity:
Due to GO winning the contract to design and construct a desalination plant situated within Onslow, near the Beadon Creek Maritime Facility, we seek an experienced Site Manager to work a 2/1 roster. Commencement of the project on-site is scheduled for June 2024.
The project encompasses various components, including marine infrastructure, civil excavation, concrete foundations, sewer and below-ground service pipework, pressure pipework, instrumentation and pumps, modular building structures, and water storage tanks.

As the Site Supervisor, you will be responsible for the site construction aspects of the project, in particular the daily planning, programming, and resourcing of the project to ensure that the project is completed safely, on time and meets environmental, community, quality and cost requirements.  You will also assist the Project Manager to prepare and implement Project Management Plans, Safe Work Method Statements and conduct daily prestart meetings and weekly toolbox meetings.

More specifically you will:

  • Maintain a safe workplace for all site personnel and ensure that environmental impacts are minimised
  • Ensure that work is completed in accordance with project specification requirements
  • Complete works in a timely manner
  • Ensure that all project documentation is completed and submitted in a timely manner
  • Maintain close working relationships with all relevant stakeholders
  • Procure equipment at competitive prices
  • Effectively manage labour resources

To be successful in this role you will have:

  • Strong experience in a similar role in construction, preferably the water industry
  • A trade qualification and a Safety Supervisor Qualification
  • An ability to effectively lead teams and to manage competing priorities and meet strict deadlines  
  • An ability to solve problems effectively and have a strong safety focus
  • An affinity for  our Guiding Principles of Health & Safety, Integrity, Trustworthiness, Excellence and Respect

In return for your skills and experience, we offer you supportive colleagues and inspiring leadership; training & development opportunities; meaningful and interesting work; amazing employee benefits as laid out below, all within a great culture and work environment.

Our amazing benefits include:

  • Additional annual leave for service milestones and 15 days personal leave
  • Excellent employee referral bonus
  • Regular celebrations of success
  • Company funded wellbeing program
  • Paid parental leave
  • Fortnightly pay

At Guidera O’Connor we respect and value a diverse, inclusive, and belonging workforce.  We strongly encourage applications from all people, regardless of age, sex, or culture.  In line with our RAP, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people for all positions. 
Feel free to contact Lesley Mackman via Lesley.mackman@goc.net.au for any further information.