Superintendent

We want someone who owns the outcome. Not someone who monitors it.

Urban Advisers is a planning, engineering and project-delivery consultancy. Urban Advisers is led by Alyce Kliese, a dual-qualified planning lawyer and civil engineer, and Mark Cremona, a civil engineer with more than 25 years' experience delivering complex infrastructure and development projects.

The role

You'll be appointed as Superintendent or Principal's Representative on land development and civil construction projects. This isn't a role where you fill in the register and send the emails. We want someone who drives the outcome - who understands what the contract says and what it means commercially, makes defensible decisions, and sees problems coming before they land in the client's lap.

You will:

• administer construction contracts (AS4000, AS2124, AS4902 or equivalent), including claims, variations and EOTs - promptly and decisively;
• track actual programme performance and drive corrective action, not just review the contractor's updates;
• drive RFI’s proactively using your engineering and construction experience;
• forecast commercial and time risk early and act to mitigate it;
• lead site inspections, progress meetings and the council and authority interface;
• own practical completion, defects management and project finalisation; and
• produce client reporting that is decision-useful, not just informative.

Who we're looking for

You'll need a Civil Engineering degree, at least 6 years' post-graduate experience in civil construction or land development, and demonstrated experience operating independently as a Superintendent or Contract Administrator - not just assisting one. Strong contract knowledge, solid civil works experience and a current driver's licence and White Card are essential.

Beyond the technical: we want someone who takes ownership. Someone who doesn't consider the job done because the progress claim has been processed or the meeting minutes sent. Someone who can make a decision, put their name to it, and explain why.

What you get

• A very competitive salary package - we're looking for someone genuinely excellent and we'll pay accordingly.
• Real flexibility - we care about delivery and quality, not presenteeism.
• Cross-disciplinary exposure - you'll work alongside planners, lawyers and project managers, not just engineers.
• A genuine opportunity to help build the project delivery practice - the clients we work with, the standards we set, the team we grow.
• Career progression without waiting for someone above you to leave - we're growing.

If you're a civil engineer with genuine independent Superintendent experience and the idea of helping build something excellent appeals to you, we'd like to hear from you.