About Neumann Contractors

Neumann Contractors is a family-owned Gold Coast business established in 1948. Neumann Contractors builds and supports dredging plant and heavy equipment, backed by in-house fabrication, engineering services, industrial coatings, and a dedicated fleet maintenance division.

We are proud of our long history, strong reputation and commitment to quality, safety and our people.

What’s on offer

• Based in Currumbin on the southern end of the Gold Coast, along the Gold Coast World Surfing Reserve

• Flexible work arrangements on offer (hours and days by agreement)

• A workplace that is family and employee focused, with a long-term view on keeping good people

• A growing workload with ongoing work

• A role that supports work-life balance, whether you already live on the Coast or are considering a sea change

• Exciting opportunity for our Manufacturing Business Unit

The Role

We're looking for a General Manager who can be responsible for leading the value generation and commercial performance across three Neumann business units within Manufacturing: Equipment, Industrial Coatings, and Construction.

The role holds accountability for operational and financial performance, including P&L outcomes, margin management, and disciplined cost control across manufacturing, coatings, and structural fabrication activities.

Strong commercial and financial acumen is critical to driving profitable delivery, improving productivity, and ensuring operational resources are deployed to maximise business value.

The position exists to strengthen enterprise value through manufacturing performance, robust financial governance, leadership capability, and market reputation in specialised industrial, structural, and engineered manufacturing services.

Responsibilities:

• Strategic Business Leadership

• Commercial Performance & Financial Management

• Project Execution & Operational Governance

• Engineering & Technical Integration

• People Leadership & Culture

• Safety, Risk & Compliance

• Client, Stakeholder & Market Engagement

• Systems, Data & Continuous Improvement
  

About You

You are a strong strategic and commercially minded leader, known for high accountability, strong communication and effective stakeholder engagement. You bring a collaborative, safety-first leadership style, while making decisive decisions under pressure and balancing long-term strategies with daily operational execution.

You bring:

• Tertiary qualification in Engineering, Business, Operations Management, or related discipline.

• Senior leadership experience in fabrication, industrial manufacturing, construction, trade, project management or heavy engineering environments.

• Certification in formal project management (e.g. PMP or equivalent) preferred.

• WHS or safety leadership certification (desirable).

• Commercial or contract management training.

• P&L ownership in project-based delivery businesses.

• Strong commercial and financial management capability.

• Proven ability to improve operational systems and margin performance.

• Understanding of structural steel, coatings, and custom industrial equipment delivery.

• The ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive cultural change.