Laboratory Foreman

Life at Fulton Hogan is about making the most of opportunities, taking responsibility, and making it happen. We appreciate our peoples’ courage, curiosity and unique perspectives, and look to collaborate as much as possible to explore safer, smarter and more efficient ways of working in this rapidly changing world. We don’t stand still – there are always opportunities to do more and do better.

• Keen to progress your career? Take full advantage of our tailored training, leadership, and mentoring programs; or leverage our partnerships with industry association such as Engineers Australia, Chartered Accountants, CPA Australia, Infrastructure Sustainability Council, The National Association of Women in Construction, plus many more.

• Looking to enhance your wellbeing? We will encourage you to explore flexible working arrangements where possible. We offer great benefits, including corporate health and fitness programs, health insurance discounts, personal banking support, a range of retailer discounts, up to 18 weeks paid primary carers parental leave and up to 10 days paid secondary carers leave, access to our Employee Assistance Program (including your immediate family), and the option to take more time for yourself throughout the year with our Purchase Leave Policy.

• Want to help us better the communities we live and work in? Our purpose of creating, connecting, and caring for communities is more than a saying to us – it’s a way of thinking, working, and living because we're locals too, and seek to give back in ways that strengthen and build resilient communities. We do this because we genuinely care, enjoy what we do, and even manage to have some fun along the way! You’ll find us partnering with local and national community groups, like Clontarf Foundation and Black Dog Institute, in addition to indigenous groups and social enterprises, to ensure that our good work positively impacts and brings about sustainable change within our industry.

• Do we offer a ‘competitive’ salary package? Of course! Speak to our Talent Acquisition or People & Culture team to learn more.

What’s on offer?

An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced Asphalt Laboratory Foreman to join our Northern Industries Team based in Townsville.

In this position you will be responsible for:

• The asphalt laboratory operations and possible regional mobile and fixed sites.
• Supervision of laboratory staff, laboratory assets and plant requirements, including engaging, training and developing laboratory staff.
• Ensuring laboratory and production facility compliance with NATA, and Department of Main Roads Construction Materials Testing Supplier Registration System, including annex laboratories.
• Ensuring compliance with all statutory health, safety and environmental requirements.
• Supervise, train and undertake compliance testing for samples of aggregate, asphalt, bitumen, polymer modified bitumen and emulsion.
• Ensuring compliance testing and mix designs are within the required specifications and timeframes.
• Maintaining a high level of internal and external customer/stakeholder communication and relations.

How will you connect to the role?

The successful applicant must have experience and knowledge in construction laboratories (asphalt, aggregates and binders) and have attained NATA signatory status for test methods.

You will have:

• Comprehensive knowledge of laboratory and production facility calibration requirements.

• Providing technical support to production and contracting departments.

• Sound knowledge of Queensland test methods and Australian standards for laboratories.
• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite and Questlab
• Demonstrated commitment to collaborative, ethical behaviour in a client-facing environment.
• Strong leadership and people skills and excellent communication skills.
• Ability to interpret and apply policies, procedures and relevant legislation and a keen eye for detail.
• Demonstrated skills in research, evaluation, interpretation and delivery of data.

This is a full-time position, and the successful applicant may also be required to work nights, weekends and, on occasion may also have to work away.

Our people share the same set of values that keep us REAL. Respect, Energy and Effort, Attitude and Leadership encapsulate what we stand for at Fulton Hogan and encourage us to foster a diverse and inclusive culture where we listen to, care for, celebrate, and respect everyone.

We are committed to reconciliation and building and nurturing respectful relationships with First Nations peoples. Through our First Nations Engagement Strategy and Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), we aim to promote opportunities, cultural understanding and partnerships that celebrate and acknowledge the contributions of Indigenous communities.

If our values resonate with you, please submit an application for the position. If you’re not sure that you meet 100% of the selection criteria, that’s okay, we would still like to hear from you and potentially discuss how your skills could be utilised at Fulton Hogan.

For over 90 years, Fulton Hogan has been delivering high-quality infrastructure to improve the lives of people every day. Our 10,000+ team works in every kind of weather and environment, creating, connecting, and caring for communities across Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific.