Senior Faculty Manager - Construction

Senior Faculty Manager – Construction

Lead People. Inspire Excellence. Shape the Future of Construction Education.

Salary: Competitive + Super
Location: Melbourne, Perth or Brisbane (Regular interstate travel required)

Ready to lead a faculty that makes a real impact?

At Everthought College of Construction, part of the Laurus Education Group, we're looking for an experienced and inspiring leader to take our Construction faculty to the next level.

This isn't simply another academic management role.

We're looking for someone who can bring people together, build trust, coach high-performing teams and create a culture of accountability while delivering exceptional outcomes for students.

If you're an experienced construction professional who enjoys developing people just as much as developing capability, we'd love to hear from you.

Why join us?

This is an opportunity to lead one of Australia's largest and most diverse vocational Construction faculties.

You'll have the opportunity to:

• Lead academic teams across Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane
• Shape the future of Construction education
• Influence learning quality across multiple campuses
• Work alongside an experienced executive leadership team
• Drive continuous improvement and innovation
• Build a high-performing culture where staff thrive and students succeed

About the Role

Reporting to the Director, Learning, you will provide strategic and operational leadership across our Construction faculty.

You will lead geographically dispersed teaching teams while ensuring consistency, quality and compliance across all campuses.

Success in this role is about far more than technical expertise.

We are looking for someone who can:

• inspire and motivate people
• build strong relationships
• coach and develop trainers
• manage difficult conversations confidently
• resolve conflict professionally
• drive accountability while maintaining a positive team culture
• create an environment where people enjoy coming to work

You'll also play a key role in improving:

• student progression
• student satisfaction
• teaching quality
• compliance
• industry engagement
• workforce capability

About You

You're an authentic leader who enjoys bringing out the best in others.

You know how to build credibility quickly and aren't afraid to tackle difficult people issues when required.

You'll bring:

Essential

✔ Significant leadership experience managing teaching or operational teams

✔ Outstanding people management and coaching skills

✔ Proven ability to improve team culture and performance

✔ Excellent conflict resolution and stakeholder management skills

✔ Experience leading geographically dispersed teams

✔ Strong organisational and planning skills

✔ Excellent communication and influencing ability

✔ TAE40116 / TAE50216 (or equivalent)

✔ Relevant construction qualifications and industry experience

Highly regarded

• Multi-campus leadership
• Experience in an RTO
• ASQA compliance knowledge
• Curriculum quality improvement
• Industry engagement
• Experience leading organisational change

What success looks like

Within your first 12 months you will have:

• Built a collaborative, engaged and accountable teaching team.
• Strengthened leadership capability across the faculty.
• Improved consistency of delivery across all campuses.
• Increased student satisfaction and progression.
• Enhanced academic quality and compliance.
• Developed strong relationships with industry and internal stakeholders.

Why you'll love working with us

We offer:

• Permanent full-time position
• Competitive salary package
• Supportive executive leadership
• Opportunity to shape a growing national faculty
• Professional development opportunities
• A collaborative and values-driven culture
• The opportunity to make a genuine difference to students' lives

Ready to make an impact?

If you’re passionate about developing people, building high-performing teams and shaping the future of vocational construction education, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply today by submitting your CV and a cover letter outlining your leadership experience and what makes you the right person to lead our Construction faculty.

For any questions, feel free to reach out at Dennise Loyo, HR Assistant, on (03) 7042 9838 7042 9838) or at [email protected]

Please note only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.