Civil Construction Manager

Why work with us?

At Council, we’re proud of our region. We collaborate with community to achieve truly sustainable outcomes, enhance our enviable lifestyle, and create award-winning places and spaces that are uniquely Sunshine Coast. So, if you love it here as much as we do, and you want to shape our region for the future – you’ll want to join our team!

With the vision to be Australia’s most sustainable region -Connected. Liveable. Thriving, our region is a model of sustainability, where caring for our environment, creating vibrant communities and growing our local economy is a way of life.

About the Role

The Transport Assets & Operations Branch delivers safe, reliable and sustainable transport infrastructure across the Sunshine Coast, including roads, bridges, drainage and pathways. With a strong focus on safety, innovation and service excellence, the branch plays a critical role in supporting a rapidly growing and connected community.

As Civil Construction Manager, you will provide strategic and operational leadership for Council’s civil construction delivery function. This senior role oversees the delivery of a diverse capital works program, combining commercial discipline with construction expertise to achieve safe, efficient and high‑quality outcomes across the region.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational oversight of civil construction delivery, ensuring works comply with approved designs, technical specifications, WHS obligations, environmental legislation and contractual requirements.
• Plan, program and deliver a complex portfolio of civil infrastructure projects aligned with Council’s capital works program, optimising construction methodologies, staging, resources and delivery strategies.
• Lead commercial and financial management of the construction function, including capital cost estimation, budget development, forecasting, procurement strategies and contract administration to achieve value‑for‑money outcomes.
• Champion safety, quality and risk management across all construction activities, embedding robust governance, assurance systems and continuous improvement in productivity, compliance and performance.

About you

You are a highly experienced civil construction professional with strong technical capability in delivering complex infrastructure projects, ideally within a local government or large commercial construction environment. You bring a deep understanding of civil works methodologies, staging, constructability and site‑based delivery.

You have proven expertise in commercial and financial management, including cost planning, budget development, forecasting, cash flow, procurement strategies and contract administration under contemporary general conditions of contract and Australian Standards.

You are an accomplished people leader with experience managing multidisciplinary construction teams. You set clear expectations, actively develop capability and drive a high‑performance, safety‑focused culture aligned with WHS, environmental and quality assurance obligations.

You hold formal relevant qualifications in Engineering or a related discipline and bring strong project management capability. Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland (RPEQ), or the ability to obtain it, is highly desirable and will be well regarded.

Our Culture & Employee Benefits

Council is committed to creating an inclusive, culturally diverse, healthy, skilled and dedicated workplace culture. As an employee you will enjoy a range of benefits and working styles to suit you:

• Wellbeing: Your wellbeing is important to us therefore we offer a number of different initiatives such as discounted health related memberships, fitness passport, employee assistance program and development opportunities. 
• Extras: Those extras make a difference therefore we offer salary packaging options on novated leases, superannuation, smartphones and devices.

How to apply

Your written application should include:

• A 1-2 page cover letter demonstrating your ability to fulfil the mandatory and desirable requirements on the Position Profile. Keep the key responsibilities in mind when addressing this criteria; and
• A current resume or curriculum vitae.

Once you have these two documents ready, click ‘Apply Now’ and follow the prompts to complete your application.

Further Information

Helpful information to assist you in completing your application is available on the Sunshine Coast Council website.

To learn more about Council’s vision and projects, you can view the Corporate Plan 2025-2030.

For specific enquiries contact Michael Barbagallo during business hours on 0439 717 952.

We're working hard to create an inclusive workplace that reflects the diverse community we serve. If you require adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please reach out to the Recruitment Team [email protected].

At Sunshine Coast Council, we embrace differences in gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background including First Nations, disability, religion and sexual orientation. To deliver the best service to our region we want a workforce that reflects the diverse community that we serve. Sunshine Coast Council strongly encourages all suitable applicants to apply for this role.