Licensed Builder and Construction Manager - Modular Accommodation

Position Purpose

This is a foundational leadership role in VanHomes' expansion into modular home construction. As the company's licensed Builder and Construction Manager, you will be the critical link between our factory-based manufacturing capability and compliant, high-quality onsite delivery — ensuring every modular home we build translates seamlessly from production line to finished, certified handover.

This is a genuinely ground-up opportunity: you won't just be supervising projects, you'll help build the systems, standards, and team the modular division runs on for years to come — from buildability feedback that shapes our pattern book, to setting the installation methodology and safety systems for a fast-scaling site team. For an experienced builder ready to move beyond running someone else's playbook, this is a rare chance to write it.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the licensed construction supervisor / qualified supervisor for building works undertaken by the business.
• Supervise and oversee modular building works to ensure compliance with NSW contractor licence obligations, approved plans and specifications, NCC and Australian Standards, engineering and consultant documentation, and WHS requirements.
• Coordinate onsite installation and construction activities for modular accommodation projects.
• Work closely with the internal installation team to manage installation sequencing, site readiness, and project completion activities.
• Coordinate and supervise onsite trades, suppliers, subcontractors, and external service providers as required to support project delivery.
• Liaise with certifiers, engineers, consultants, trades, and regulatory authorities as required.
• Coordinate inspections, certification activities, and compliance documentation.
• Monitor workmanship, construction quality, and site compliance, and coordinate rectification of defects, non-conformances, and compliance issues.
• Oversee site safety, day-to-day construction activities, and project progress across active project sites.
• Support effective coordination between factory production, installation, and onsite construction activities to ensure safe, compliant, and efficient project execution.
• Support successful project completion, handover, and continuous improvement across construction and installation processes.
• Lead, supervise, and coordinate the site/installation team's day-to-day work, including task allocation, performance, and on-the-job training.
• Build team capability and capacity as the modular division scales, including input into recruitment of trades and site staff.
• Run toolbox talks and site briefings to keep the team aligned on program, safety, and quality standards.
• Review draftsman's plans and construction drawings from a constructability perspective, providing advisory feedback on practical issues before they reach site (e.g. tolerances, transport/cranage constraints, service penetrations, panel jointing).
• Provide buildability feedback into the Pattern Book / design selection process, helping ensure chosen designs are genuinely suited to modular/prefab delivery.
• Work with drafting and engineering to raise and help resolve design queries and variations quickly, minimising rework and site delays.
• Assist in establishing site-based construction processes, standard work sequences, and quality checkpoints specific to modular delivery.
• Contribute practical construction knowledge to factory fit-out and production line planning, helping ensure factory processes translate to a compliant, efficient site install.
• Help shape installation methodology (crane lift sequencing, site prep standards, foundation/footing interfaces) as part of the division's setup phase.
• Support development of the division's site safety management system and standard operating procedures.

Essential Experience & Capability

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in residential, modular, prefabricated, transportable, or commercial construction supervision, installation coordination, or project delivery roles.
• Demonstrated experience supervising and managing residential, modular, or commercial construction projects in a site-based delivery environment.
• Strong understanding of NSW building licence obligations and construction supervision requirements.
• Experience coordinating onsite construction and installation activities.
• Strong understanding of NCC, Australian Standards, and WHS requirements.
• Ability to liaise effectively with certifiers, engineers, consultants, trades, and project stakeholders.
• Strong communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to read and interpret architectural and engineering drawings and provide constructive, practical advisory feedback to designers/draftsmen.
• Experience leading a construction/installation crew, including rostering, supervision, and performance management.
• Experience contributing to the establishment of new construction processes, product lines, or business units (advantageous, given the greenfield nature of this role).

Essential Licensing / Certification Requirements

• NSW Contractor Licence or Qualified Supervisor Certificate – Building / General Building Work
• Current White Card (General Construction Induction)
• Current Driver Licence

Highly Desirable

• Certificate IV or Diploma in Building & Construction
• Experience in modular, prefabricated, or transportable building projects
• Experience coordinating modular installations and cranage activities
• WHS or site safety qualifications
• First Aid certification

Key Success Measures

• Safe and compliant project delivery
• Effective supervision of building works and installation activities
• Compliance with builder supervision and contractor licence obligations
• Successful coordination between factory, installation, and site activities
• Minimal defects, rework, and compliance issues
• Constructive, timely advisory input into design and drawings that reduces onsite rework
• Strong team engagement, retention, and performance under his/her supervision
• Successful establishment of practical site processes supporting the modular division's launch