At Brighton Homes, we understand being a Queensland home builder involves more than just building new homes. We offer a range of stunning architectural house plans full of sun-fringed spaces and generously sized rooms, perfect for the Brisbane, Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast lifestyle. Our home designs consistently win Master Builders Association State and National Awards.
We are proud to belong to the NEX Building Group, a diverse and expanding organisation with over 1300 passionate employees whose purpose is to build beautiful homes for Australians. Established in 1987 and continuing to evolve both organically and through acquisition, we are well positioned for growth and committed to achieving our vision of being Australia’s leading home building group.
Building new homes and better futures for Australians is a true honour and so rewarding. Here are some other rewards and benefits we offer our employees.
Our perks and benefits
We believe that our employee community is a key strength of our organisation, and we aim to attract the best talent to achieve our strategic goal of being Australia’s leading residential builder and employer of choice in our sector. We are committed to taking care of our employees, that’s why we offer a bundle of benefits:
- Discount on building a home with any of our building brands (after qualifying period)
- Income protection insurance– 100% funded by NEX. Covers up to 2 years at 75% of base salary in case of illness or injury
- Purchased leave – opportunity to apply for up to 2 weeks extra leave each year
- Paid Parental leave - 12 weeks for the primary carer and 4 weeks for secondary carer (we’re proud to be industry leading with this benefit!)
- Employee discounts on gym memberships (Fitness Passport), motor vehicles (Mitsubishi), home appliances, energy, health insurance and more
- AIA Vitality health and wellbeing program
- A genuine focus on diversity and inclusion (we’re proud of our Women in Construction Program and annual Building Inclusivity Awards)
- Employee assistance program to support your mental, financial and physical wellbeing
- A huge catalogue of online learning and ongoing professional development programs
- NAWIC and HIA corporate membership
- Attractive remuneration
- And so much more!
About the opportunity:
The Construction Area Manager is part of the Brighton Homes Construction team and reports to the Site Manager. The key focus of this role is to provide leadership and guidance to team of Site Managers whilst overseeing all construction projects. More specifically, you will:
- Lead, manage and support a team of Site Managers across your region, providing ongoing guidance, coaching, and performance feedback
- Oversee site performance by investigating delays, incidents, and defects, and implementing appropriate corrective actions
- Ensure high operational standards by monitoring reporting, client communication, system updates, and overall site presentation and compliance
- Promote and uphold safe working practices, ensuring adherence to safety requirements, use of PPE, and compliance with company policies and legislation
- Contribute to business performance through workforce planning, recruitment, onboarding, and performance management, while supporting cost control, supplier performance, and reducing delays and waste
- Collaborate with Construction Area Managers and Construction Managers to ensure effective communication and alignment across the Construction team
- Support Brighton Cares and assist with escalations as required.
About you
You will share a passion for our purpose and be aligned to our core values; better together, be accountable, people matter and think bigger. In addition, you will have:
- Excellent understanding of building regulations(inc. NCC and Australian Standards).
- Valid building trade certificate or similar
- A commitment to working as one team, demonstrating strong leadership with the ability to drive a team to deliver high quality projects
- Strong verbal and written communication
- Demonstrate an innovative approach to solving problems
- Approach all processes with a continuous improvement mindset
- You will hold a current-driver’s license
We are keen to improve female (and other marginalised groups) representation in our workplaces. If this role appeals to you but you don’t feel you tick every box, we encourage you to still apply. We’d love to have a chat with you about your career goals.
Interested?
The appointment of successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory employment screening and depending on the inherent requirements of the role, may involve the completion of a National Police Check and a pre-employment medical.
Apply today!
If you are determined to make a difference and want to join an innovative and inclusive organisation committed to building better futures, click on the APPLY button (you may be directed to our careers portal which we have kept very quick and simple. Be sure to click submit once you have completed your application). To find out more about NEX Building Group go to NEX Building Group or follow us on LinkedIn
Our Talent Acquisition Team and Hiring Leaders kindly request no unsolicited resumes or approaches from Recruitment Agencies. NEX Building Group and its brands are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
