Site Supervisor

Job Title: Site Supervisor
Duration: 12 months - highly likely to be extended
Schedule: 5:2, 50 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Location: Canberra, ACT

This opportunity is based on a major utility-scale renewable energy development and will provide full-time site oversight across solar farm, BESS, substation and grid connection works. The role will support construction, commissioning and energisation activities in an EPC project environment, with a strong focus on contractor performance, quality, HSE compliance and progress reporting. This position offers broad exposure across civil, structural, mechanical and electrical disciplines on a high-profile infrastructure project.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the Owner's primary site representative during construction activities.
• Maintain a full-time site presence and independently oversee daily construction activities.
• Monitor EPC contractor performance against project specifications, contract requirements, quality standards, HSE requirements and programme milestones.
• Attend and participate in daily pre-starts, toolbox talks, construction meetings and coordination meetings.
• Monitor progress across civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, solar PV, BESS, substation and grid connection works.
• Identify and escalate risks, constraints, non-conformances, quality issues and potential schedule impacts.
• Verify implementation and close-out of corrective actions by project contractors.
• Review contractor documentation including Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs), quality records, method statements, construction reports and inspection records.
• Conduct routine site inspections and maintain detailed site diaries, photographic records and monitoring reports.
• Verify contractor compliance with project HSE systems, statutory obligations and project approval conditions.
• Liaise with the EPC contractor, client representatives, consultants, network operators and project stakeholders.
• Support testing, commissioning, energisation and handover activities.
• Provide accurate and timely reporting to the Project Manager and Owner's team.
• No direct reports.

Required Experience:

• Demonstrated renewable energy construction experience
• Minimum 10 years of experience in site-based construction supervision, superintendent, owner’s representative, construction management or similar site leadership roles
• Demonstrated experience overseeing EPC contractors on major infrastructure, energy or renewable projects
• Strong understanding of utility-scale solar farm construction, including civil, structural, mechanical and electrical works
• Experience monitoring contractor compliance with contract requirements, quality standards, HSE obligations and construction programmes
• Experience reviewing Inspection and Test Plans, quality records, method statements, construction work packs and project reporting
• Ability to work independently in a regional site-based environment while maintaining strong working relationships with contractor and client-side teams

Required Skills:

• Ability to oversee daily construction activities and maintain a full-time site presence
• Capability to monitor contractor performance against project specifications, programme milestones and HSE requirements
• Strong risk identification and escalation skills covering non-conformances, quality issues, constraints and schedule impacts
• Ability to conduct site inspections and maintain detailed site diaries, photographic records and monitoring reports
• Strong HSE leadership capability and experience verifying compliance with project HSE systems and statutory requirements
• Effective stakeholder coordination across contractors, consultants, network operators and project teams
• Excellent communication and reporting skills

Required Certifications:

• White Card
• Current driver’s licence

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience on BESS, substation, high-voltage or transmission projects
• Utility-scale solar farm construction experience

About Airswift:
Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with unique project needs. With over 1000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 60 countries, Airswift's geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry.

Only candidates with the right to work in Australia will be considered. (Australia Citizen, PR Holder, or Valid Australia working VISA)

If you would like to be considered for the position, please apply directly to this advertisement or send your application via email to [email protected] with your updated CV/ resume & contact details. Alternatively, you may contact Louis at+61 (08) 6245 0671 for more information.