Construction Graduate

Three months ago we brought on a graduate to support delivery across our project portfolio. That role worked — well enough that we're now doing it again.

We're not backfilling. We're growing, our pipeline has grown with us, and we need another sharp graduate on the ground.

If you're finishing a Construction Management or Civil Engineering degree — or you've just finished and you're looking for the role where you actually learn the trade rather than fetch coffee — read on.

Datlas is a residential and commercial builder based in Mosman, delivering projects right across Sydney. We're a lean team, which means two things: you'll be given real responsibility early, and there's nowhere to hide. Both are the point.

Working across both residential and commercial is the part worth paying attention to if you're a graduate. Most builders will put you on one project type and leave you there. Here you'll see how a residential build differs from a commercial fitout — different clients, different programmes, different subcontractor bases, different ways a job goes wrong. Three years in, that breadth is what separates the people who can run a job from the people who can only run their job.

Have a look at our website to see the range of work we do — it's the fastest way to get a feel for the kind of projects you'd be on. We work in Procore, we run tight programmes, and we take site safety seriously — not as a poster on the wall, but as the thing that determines whether everyone goes home.

You'll sit alongside our Project Managers and Site Managers as a genuine part of the delivery team:

• Coordinating construction activities on live sites, day to day

• Chasing, reviewing and comparing subcontractor quotes through the procurement process

• Managing project documentation — drawings, RFIs, scopes of work

• Tracking progress against programme, cost and quality, and reporting on it

• Liaising directly with subcontractors, suppliers and consultants

• Supporting variations, claims and cost tracking

• Attending site meetings, capturing minutes and chasing the action items to closure

• Keeping project records accurate and organised in Procore

• Supporting defect inspections and project close-out

• Upholding WHS requirements and site standards, every day

Essential

• A Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering or a related field — completed or nearing completion

• A current driver's licence

• Strong organisational and time management skills

• Clear verbal and written communication — you'll be dealing with subbies, consultants and clients from week one

• Genuine attention to detail

• A developing ability to read and interpret construction drawings and specifications

• Working proficiency in Word, Excel and Outlook

• A proactive attitude and real appetite to learn

• Exposure to Procore, Aconex or similar

• Site experience of any kind — cadetship, labouring, a family business, anything

Nice to have

• First Aid Certificate

• White Card