Site Foreman

Site Foreman – Melbourne CBD

Location: Melbourne, VIC
Company: BGIS, Critical Environments Department
Employment Type: Full-Time, Permanent, On-Site

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About BGIS

BGIS is a global leader in integrated facilities management, delivering innovative and sustainable solutions to clients across various industries. We pride ourselves on maintaining high standards of safety, efficiency, and operational excellence.

Purpose of the Role

BGIS is seeking an experienced Site Forman to support the delivery of projects across critical operational environments including data centres, healthcare facilities, laboratories, and other essential infrastructure sites. Reporting directly to the Projects Team, you will work collaboratively with clients, contractors, consultants, and BGIS teams to ensure projects are delivered safely, efficiently, and with minimal disruption to ongoing operations.

The ideal candidate will be organised, solutions-focused, and comfortable working with a variety of stakeholders. You will enjoy coordinating multiple activities, supporting project outcomes, and maintaining strong relationships while working within complex and operationally sensitive environments. 

Key Responsibilities

• Manage projects within live and operational critical environments.
• Support project planning, scheduling, budgeting, reporting, and project controls.
• Coordinate contractors, consultants, suppliers, and stakeholders throughout project delivery.
• Manage site activities, isolations, permits, and risk controls to support safe project outcomes.
• Oversee project quality, compliance, and documentation requirements.
• Coordinate construction, commissioning, testing, and project handover activities.
• Support communication and collaboration between operational teams and project stakeholders.
• Travel to client sites across metropolitan Melbourne to oversee project delivery.  

Education, Experience & Skills

Essential:

• Proven experience delivering projects within critical environments such as data centres, hospitals, laboratories, or similar operational facilities.
• Strong understanding of electrical infrastructure including HV/LV systems, UPS, generators, switchgear, and associated services.
• Relevant electrical trade qualification or related technical qualification.
• Experience supporting project delivery from planning through to completion.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Ability to coordinate multiple contractors and workstreams within live operational environments.
• Sound understanding of safety, risk management, and compliance requirements.

Desirable:

• Project Management qualifications or further studies in Construction, Engineering, Electrical Trade or a related discipline.
• Experience working within facilities management or technical services environments.
• Experience with critical infrastructure upgrades, refurbishments, or capital works projects.
• Exposure to commissioning, testing, and operational readiness processes.
• Strong knowledge of electrical systems (HV/LV, UPS, generators, switchgear, etc.).

Workplace Flexibility

To support project delivery and stakeholder engagement, this position is based on-site and includes regular travel to client locations across metropolitan Melbourne. The role is connected to our Melbourne CBD office while providing exposure to a variety of critical environment projects.

Why Join BGIS?

Key Benefits Include:

✔ Spot recognition vouchers and $2,000 employee referral bonus.
✔ Access to Flare for discounts across retailers, energy, utilities & much more!
✔ Fitness Passport (access for you and your family to gyms and aquatic centres nationwide), employee discounts, and optional yearly paid flu vaccination vouchers
✔ AFR Best Places to Work 2024 & 2025
✔ Winner of Inspiring Workplaces Award 2025
✔ Career progression through secondments & internal mobility
✔ Health perks including EAP, wellness programs & flu vaccinations
✔ 2 paid volunteer days annually
✔ Over 1,000 initiatives powered by our Innovation Council

How to Apply

If you are a proactive, skilled, and engaging Site Delivery professional looking to join a forward-thinking company, we would love to hear from you!

BGIS is an equal opportunity employer and we strongly encourage applications from women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTQ+ individuals, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.

Eligibility

To be successful in the role, applicants must have full working rights in Australia.

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