About Us:
Established in 2001, Guidera O'Connor is a privately owned and respected Design and Construct contractor and have a successful track record delivering Water and Wastewater treatment projects to the Australian Water Industry. Our clients include SA Water, Water Corporation, Sydney Water and SEQ Water.

About the Role:
We are currently recruiting for a Leading Hand with a background in Water and Wastewater Infrastructure to work on various sites across Adelaide and Regional South Australia.
As the Leading Hand you would be responsible for key construction aspects of a projects, in particular the planning of the work to ensure that it is completed safely, on time and meets environmental, community, quality and cost requirements.  They also prepare and implement Safe Work Method Statements for the work to be undertaken and can conduct daily prestart meetings. 

More specifically you will:

• Maintain a safe workplace for all site personnel and ensure that environmental impacts are minimised 
• Ensure that work is completed to a high quality in accordance with project specification requirements 
• Ensure that work is completed in a timely manner 
• Ensure that all project documentation is completed to a high standard  
• Maintain close working relationships with clients, suppliers and subcontractors  
• Procure equipment at competitive prices 
• Effectively manage team resources 

About you:

As our ideal candidate, you will:

• Have experience as a Leading Hand within the Construction industry, leading Trades teams with enthusiasm and a strong safety focus  
• Be able to understand Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID) 
• Have a Cert 3 or higher Mechanical trades certificate 
• Have solid experience working on major infrastructure projects, Water Industry experience is preferred 
• Be familiar with rules, regulations, best practices and performance standards relating to the construction industry 
• Enjoy building infrastructure and solving problems 
• Value our Guiding Principles of Health & Safety, Integrity, Trustworthiness, Excellence and Respect

About our Benefits:

In return for your skills and experience, we offer you supportive colleagues and inspiring leadership; training & development opportunities; meaningful and interesting work all within a great culture and work environment. More specifically they include:

•  Additional annual leave for service milestones 
• Paid Parental leave 
• 15 days personal leave  
• Generous Employee Referral bonus 
• Regular celebrations of success and recognition of service milestones 
• Company funded wellbeing program to assist you in your chosen health related goals 

At Guidera O’Connor we respect and value a diverse, inclusive, and belonging workforce.  We strongly encourage applications from all people, regardless of age, sex, or culture.  In line with our RAP, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people for all positions.  

Please apply online but do feel free to contact Lesley Mackman on Lesley.mackman@goc.net.au for any further information.